Welcome to EPRI Current – bringing you the latest on new and evolving research and findings on the generation, delivery and use of electricity, and how this work benefits society as we shape the future of energy.
Your host, Samantha Gilman, talks to EPRI experts and industry guests who provide insight, context and science-based observations on what’s new – and what is yet to come – in the energy transition.
Latest Episodes
Why the Wait? Unpacking Gas Turbine Delays
Host: Samantha Gilman
Guests: Bobby Noble, Sr. Program Manager, EPRI
Around the world, the energy sector faces a shared challenge: significant delays in acquiring gas turbines, a critical technology for grid expansion. In this episode of the EPRI Current, host Samantha Gilman sits down with EPRI Sr. Program Manager Bobby Noble to explore a topical question for industry stakeholders and EPRI members: Why are the wait times for gas turbines so long? Bobby sheds light on the implications of a 5-year wait time, addressing the leading causes behind these delays, EPRI’s efforts to support and inform the industry, and practical measures the industry can implement to expand near-term capabilities using existing assets.
What is the AI EFFECT on Europe’s Power Industry?
Host: Samantha Gilman
Guests: Gianluca Lipari, Technical Leader - European Projects Coordinator, EPRI; Massimo Bolognessi, Senior Electrical Design Engineer, ENEL Grids; Johanna Vorwerk, Assistant Professor, Wind and Energy Systems, Technical University of Denmark
The AI EFFECT project aims to establish a European Testing and Experimentation Facility (TEF) for the energy sector to develop, test, and validate AI applications. Funded by Horizon Europe, the project addresses the integration of AI into critical energy infrastructures to optimize operations, reduce costs, enhance resilience, and support decarbonization efforts.
This episode of the EPRI Current examines AI's role in improving efficiency, smart grids, generation, distribution, and customer tools as well as some challenges emerging from use cases such as the need for mathematical guarantees to trust AI.
For more information about AI EFFECT and AI in the power industry:
AI EFFECT: AI-EFFECT | acquiacmsminimaltemplate
OPEN POWER AI: Open Power AI Consortium | EPRI Micro Sites
Lights out! Understanding the Iberian Peninsula Blackout
Host: Samantha Gilman
Guests: Eamonn Lannoye, Director, EPRI Europe; Sean McGuiness, Senior Technical Executive, EPRI Europe
More than 52 years after EPRI was born as a result of a massive North American blackout, EPRI Current host Samantha Gilman speaks with Eamonn Lannoye, Director, EPRI Europe and Sean McGuiness Senior Technical Executive, EPRI Europe, to discuss the recent power blackout in Spain, Portugal and parts of France. The whole system went down in five seconds. What do we know about why it happened? What do we not yet know, and why can it take time to fully understand the root causes? Are observers jumping to conclusions before all the data is in? Lannoye has been a frequent contributor to international media stories about the event. He and McGuiness share their expertise on the series of events and caution about drawing conclusions too quickly.
For more information: EPRI Webcast of Initial Findings from April 28, 2025 Iberia Blackout
