Name: EPS Conference: The Contribution of Physics to Energy Storage, Production, and Distribution
Start: 2026-04-13T12:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-04-14T15:00:00+02:00
Location: Palais des Académies

EPS Conference: The Contribution of Physics to Energy Storage, Production, and Distribution

from Monday, 13 April 2026 (12:00) to Tuesday, 14 April 2026 (15:00)

Monday, 13 April 2026

12:00 Welcome Coffee
Welcome Coffee
12:00 - 13:00

13:00 The Role of Physics in Addressing Global Energy Challenges and the Contribution of the EPS
The Role of Physics in Addressing Global Energy Challenges and the Contribution of the EPS
13:00 - 13:30
**Speaker**: Prof. Mairi Sakellariadou EPS President, King's College London, UK
13:30 Generation: Generation
Generation
13:30 - 16:00
Contributions

13:30 Energy Production in Europe

14:00 TotalEnergies’ Energy Outlook

14:30 Securing supply and sustainability of nuclear energy through recycling and transmutation in a Double-strata approach with ADS

15:00 Panel Discussion
16:00 Coffee
Coffee
16:00 - 16:30
16:30 Storage: Storage
Storage
16:30 - 18:45
Contributions

16:30 In the conquest of my precious: Sustainable Materials for Energy

17:00 Beyond Lithium: Sustainable Pathways for Next-Generation Energy Storage

17:30 Storage solutions for a innovative, flexible and resilient energy system, based on renewables sources

18:00 Panel Discussion
18:45 Future of Nuclear Energy : The ITER Project and a perspective on nuclear fusion
Future of Nuclear Energy : The ITER Project and a perspective on nuclear fusion
18:45 - 19:15
**Speaker**: Dr Pietro Barabaschi General Director, ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor), Cadarache - St Paul lès Durance, FR

19:15 Cocktail
Cocktail
19:15 - 21:15
Tuesday, 14 April 2026
09:00 Distribution
09:00 - 12:00
Contributions

09:00 Reliable power systems in energy transition. A global perspective and the need for R&D

09:30 Enabling transformational Operational Policy Change for a modern EU power grid

10:00 The Iberian incident in April 2025

11:00 Panel Discussion
12:00 EU Commission perspectives on EU energy future
EU Commission perspectives on EU energy future
12:00 - 12:30
**Speaker**: Dr Gianfranco Brunetti Head of Unit Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Waste and Decommissioning, European Commission, LUX

12:30 Summary & Conclusion
Summary & Conclusion
12:30 - 13:00
**Speaker**: Prof. Mairi Sakellariadou EPS President, King's College London, UK

13:00 Lunch
Lunch
13:00 - 14:00