Towards a New Energy Landscape foreshadowing a major paradigm shift for our society

The world's first event dedicated to #DirectCurrent (DC) and electrification of uses, DC World Event was a resounding success, attracting visitors, exhibitors, and speakers from around the globe. The numerous conferences highlighted the pivotal role of DC in the global energy transition. Without opposing DC⚡AC, it was emphasized that this transition is now:

➡️ Inevitable

🔹 To address global challenges of electrical grid congestion, driven by exponential growth in electricity consumption (+50% over the next decade) and massive deployment of renewable energy sources (RES), leveraging power efficiency as a key source of flexibility.

🔹 To decarbonize energy by significantly improving the efficiency of renewables and enabling native DC electricity storage, while drastically reducing the carbon footprint of installations and equipment.

➡️ Strategic

🔹 To allow industrial sectors to retain their expertise and leadership.

🔹 To enhance regional autonomy and resilience by promoting collective self-consumption.

DC is no longer just a concept but a reality, with equipment, standards, and concrete implementations across all industries and continents, shaping a #NewEnergyLandscape. This represents a true paradigm shift toward a hybrid electrical ecosystem (#AC/DC and centralized/decentralized) spanning the entire chain: Production & Storage / Transmission / Distribution / Consumption. Managing this requires complex systems for real-time decision-making, with digital tools like #AI, #DigitalPlatforms, and #DigitalTwins being inseparable from his transition. Access to high-quality, secure, and reliable data is essential, underscoring the need for #DataSpaces based on shared #DataModels.

This global #EnergyTransition rests on two inseparable pillars: #DC & #Digital, driving the ongoing #IndustrialRevolution and impacting all economic sectors, starting with #buildings, #mobility, and #ElectrotechnicalEquipment.

The transition demands prioritizing digital technologies in technical specifications (#IT vs. #OT) and adapting professions and organizations accordingly. The convergence of DC and Digital is materializing through shared networks combining Data & Power (PoE, SPE, FMP...), becoming the digital infrastructure of buildings and cities. While some countries, like China, have taken a clear lead, the market is expected to mature within 10 years.

Because this technological transition aligns with the principle of "Consume less but consume better," it should garner universal support despite potential conflicting interests, particularly regarding timelines.

It also fosters new service models for buildings and cities: Hardware as a Service (#HaaS) / Software as a Service (#SaaS), with long-term service commitments for specific uses, promoting an economy of usage alongside ownership.

This transition requires standards and norms to build trust among industries and users, with a race underway to define them—likely determining both market maturity and leadership.

Finally, most participants agreed that this paradigm shift foreshadows a broader societal transformation, favoring hybrid models combining micro and macro, distributed and centralized, top-down and bottom-up approaches. Similar shifts are emerging in water management (microgrids separating potable from utility water) and electric vehicles (acting as both mobility enablers and #SmartGrid assets via #V2X).

To support this rapid and essential transformation, we call for a biennial-quinquennial plan to unilaterally mobilize all relevant sectors, potentially advocated at global (e.g., #COP), European, national, or regional levels.