On Wednesday, May 20, 2025, the Institute held a highly topical webinar, highlighting the energy dimension of an issue that is currently at the forefront of the global technological agenda. This online seminar, on “AI and Energy Transition”, examined, with the help of leading experts from different parts of the world, the relation between Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Energy and its impact on energy demand and the management of energy systems.
Speakers of this latest IENE webinar, which was fully conducted in English, included:
Prof. Vassilios Vescoukis of Greece’s National Technical University of Athens, Electrical & Computer Eng., Ph.D. Greece, who outlined the principles of AI and its use in energy applications
Dr. Alexandros Papaspyridis, Managing Director of the UAE-based Nefos Consulting, who described the applications of AI in data centres
Ms. Dimitra Apostolopoulou, Research Fellow at the “Oxford Institute for Energy Studies”, a well-known UK think tank, who referred to Artificial Intelligence and its implications for electricity systems.
Mr. Nadav Mantel, Energy and Climate Investment Associate at the “Our Crowd” online global venture investing platform and Research Associate at the Reichman University in Israel.
Dr. George Atsalakis, Associate Professor at the Technical University of Crete School of Production Engineering and Management (Laboratory of Data Analysis and Forecasting), who analyzed AI use in optimizing modern energy markets: Limitations and Prospects
IENE’s Chairman and Executive Director, Mr. Costis Stambolis, contributed introductory remarks, presented the speakers and moderated this online seminar.
IENE’s webinar on “AI and Energy Transition” focused on the role of Artificial Intelligence in the development and use of advanced energy systems capable of meeting the expected increased energy demand in the coming years, while ensuring compliance with sustainability goals. In addition, the speakers stressed the energy dimension of AI, since the continuous operation, renewal and interaction of the various data bases requires high electricity consumption. This explains the great interest expressed recently in the construction and operation of energy-intensive data centers.
As the energy transition accelerates and global and regional energy mixes shift towards clean energy solutions, a much greater need emerges in order to improve and optimize the operation of complex functions across all different energy applications. Artificial Intelligence is already playing a significant role in this process and is likely to prove a catalyst in further driving technological progress.
All presentations, the video from the event and other information on IENE’s "AI and Energy Transition" webinar is available here.
