Connect | London // Major Panel: Securing onsite power - What does responsible deployment look like in the AI era?
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- Main Stage - Connect Show Floor | Mezzanine Level
- Mission Critical Power
- Management & Operations
- Open Session
Speakers
Adrian Del Maestro
Vice President, Global Energy Markets, AECOM
Liam Newcombe
SVP Product, Energy Strategy & Innovation, GreenScale Data Centers
CEO, S.A.S Transition
Portfolio Director - EMEA & Awards, DCD
Europe’s power system is already strained, and AI‑era deployments are intensifying that pressure. As operators race to add capacity faster than grid reinforcements can support, the focus is shifting decisively toward onsite power solutions. That shift raises the need for onsite systems to actively support system stability. The core question becomes how to deploy onsite power responsibly as architectures grow more complex, more distributed, and more essential resilience.
This session will explore:
- Which onsite power technologies can be deployed safely at scale, avoiding unacceptable risk
- How operators balance onsite generation, storage, and grid reliance in real‑world deployment
- Whether operational teams are prepared for the complexity of hybrid onsite architectures
- How to future‑proof onsite deployments to protect assets and avoid locking in stranded or non‑compliant systems
