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⚡ Last week, our team, represented by Ákos Koloszár, joined the Corporate Energy Management 2026 conference, together with 250+ business leaders to discuss what’s reshaping energy decisions right now: volatility, regulation, and the need for actionable strategies. Key takeaways from the discussion: 💶 Energy pricing & procurement: navigating current market dynamics while geopolitical pressure continues to influence risk and contracting decisions. 🔋 Energy storage: clarifying where storage creates value, and why the winning models increasingly combine hardware with an energy management strategy and software, often as part of a hybrid system. 🏭 Energy-efficient operations: reducing consumption remains the fastest lever for cost reduction, but the right investment pathway differs widely by industry and site conditions. 📜 Energy Efficiency Obligation Scheme (EEO): how companies can turn compliance into competitive advantage, and what new strategies are emerging as the regulatory environment evolves. 📈 One message came through clearly: the energy sector is changing on multiple fronts at once, markets, technology, and regulation. In that environment, a sustainable energy strategy isn’t a “nice to have”; it’s one of the few reliable tools to stay resilient in the short term while building competitiveness for the long term. At Drees & Sommer, we support companies across markets and industries - from energy efficiency and renewable expansion to decarbonizing heat, green grids & molecules, hydrogen imports, and sector coupling. Find out more 👉 https://lnkd.in/dNdCzV7E #EnergyManagement #EnergyEfficiency #EnergyStorage #Decarbonization #Industry #DreesSommer