Paddy Finn, CEO at Viotas, joins us to discuss how software can make energy systems more efficient and pave the way towards more wide-spread renewable energy adoption. Dr Paddy Finn is the CEO at Viotas - a technology company in the energy sector that focuses on balancing supply and demand in the electricity grid and helping us ease into a low-carbon world of energy. Viotas won the Deloitte Fast50 in 2019 on the back of exceptional growth in the preceding years.Optimizing The Grid Through Energy Management Software "The energy industry is going through a huge transition at the moment. Power systems operated largely in the same manner for 80 to almost 100 years and in the next decade we're going to see possibly as much change and advancement as we've seen in the last decade almost. There is a huge amount of food for thought to be able to solve some very complex problems. " (Dr Paddy Finn, CEO at Viotas) Electricity production is among the highest sources of greenhouse gas emissions (accounting for 25% of the 2019 GHG emissions in the US), with the majority of electricity still coming from burning fuels. There are many challenges and opportunities facing the energy sector in its strive towards sustainability, and some big ones include optimizing existing energy systems and allowing for the smoother wide-spread adoption of renewable energy.Some of the topics covered in this episode include:The current and future technological opportunities for optimizing energy systemsThe challenges of using renewable energy at scale and how technology can help address thoseThe technological advances that will help us move towards a lower-carbon futureAdvice for entrepreneurs planning to enter the energy sector We hope you enjoy listening to this tech podcast and feel free to share any feedback with us: [email protected] Story of Software Podcast is produced by Zartis.

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