Energy Insights: The future of green energy - Renewable certifications, AI and smart management

As the energy transition accelerates, how can businesses navigate decentralization, carbon tracking, and smart energy management? In this episode of Energy Insights, Tarun Arora sits down with Rob Pringle, CTO of Smartest Energy, to explore how data platforms, the rise of renewable energy certifications as commodity within the industry, and AI-driven automation are reshaping the industry. Key topics include: ✅ The rise of renewable energy as a commodity ✅ How AI is driving smarter energy trading and regulation ✅ The role of data in tracking energy consumption and ESG goals ✅ Predictions for the future of decentralized energy 0:00 Introduction 01:07 Who are Smartest Energy and what role are they’re playing in the changing energy system? Combined commodity trader, power retailer and energy generation aggregator. 01:55 The role of CTO in an energy company 02:33 What are guarantee of origination certifications? With the rise in green and renewable energy generation, how is this accounting system working in practice? 04:49 Decentralization of energy and the challenges. 06:34 How are organisations accounting for carbon intense/grey energy? How does it differ from renewables? 07:55 How are renewable energy certifications becoming a commodity in the energy market and how do they work? 11:28 What are the consumer benefits of tracible energy? 15:22 Energy management and achieving environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals 16:58 Precise energy consumption tracking and how it’s benefiting energy consumers. 18:18 Why are data platforms essential for energy tracking and smarter energy management? 21:13 How are companies that have made the green energy transition giving back to the energy industry? 23:43 Solving data challenges in green energy distribution 26:36 Upcoming projects for Smartest Energy 28:55 How does the energy market differ from country to country? 30:20 What opportunities does generative AI present in energy regulation globally? 34:39 Predictions for the energy market from an energy CTO: Increasing penetration of renewable assets into the energy grid and what that means for energy companies 35:58 Increased automation of energy trading 36:37 The risk of automation in energy trading