Alive Capital

Today is 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗮𝘆, and we celebrate , the often unseen force behind every successful project: the ability to solve complex problems, make critical decisions, and turn challenges into progress.

In the energy sector, engineering is no longer only about infrastructure. It is about data, forecasting, optimization, flexibility, storage, digitalization, and thousands of decisions made every day.

At Alive Capital, many of those decisions are made by women.

From energy forecasting and portfolio optimization to technical project management, financial analysis, asset management and renewable energy development, their expertise helps shape projects, support operations and contribute to a more resilient energy system.

This perspective is part of how we understand our work every day.

More than half of the Alive Capital team is made up of women. Professionals whose intelligence, judgment, dedication and courage contribute every day to building the future of energy.

To all women engineers and technical professionals helping drive innovation forward: thank you.

𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗮'𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

At Energy Strategy Summit 2026, organized by Energynomics , Alive Capital Founder & CEO Giacomo Billi joined industry leaders in discussing how Southeast Europe can strengthen its role in the region's energy future.

One conclusion stood out: adding new renewable capacity is only part of the equation. The next stage requires stronger cross-border interconnections, large-scale energy storage, digitalization and market integration capable of transforming variable generation into reliable, dispatchable energy.

Romania has already demonstrated its ability to attract investment and accelerate renewable deployment. The challenge ahead is turning this growth into long-term system resilience.

Storage, flexibility services and regional cooperation will play a central role in achieving that objective.

Across Southeast and Central Europe, energy security is becoming increasingly linked to the ability to balance, optimize and connect energy systems beyond national borders.

At Alive Capital, these developments are already shaping investment decisions, technology partnerships and the next generation of energy infrastructure projects.

Many discussions at the Summit focused on where the region should go next. The more important question may be: how quickly can the industry execute?

𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟬𝟬 𝗠𝗪 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝘆𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆.
𝗧𝘄𝗼 𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲𝘀. 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲.

PVPP Stâlpu 1 and PVPP Stâlpu 2 have entered the energization and testing phase, marking an important step for hybrid renewable infrastructure in Romania.

Both projects combine photovoltaic generation with battery energy storage systems, showing where the energy sector is heading: more flexibility, better integration and stronger grid-ready infrastructure.

Special recognition to everyone involved in bringing these projects to this stage, from the technical and project management teams to the developers, contractors, suppliers, operators, institutions and on-site teams whose work made this milestone possible.

Energy infrastructure is built through ex*****on.

Regional electricity markets are entering a period of accelerated transformation, where flexibility, coordination and regulatory alignment are becoming just as important as generation capacity itself.

This was one of the key takeaways from the 𝗔𝗗𝗘𝗫 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 “𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 & 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀: 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗘𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻”, attended in Belgrade by our collegues, Raluca David and Pavle Radojević.

The discussions brought together some of the most relevant topics currently shaping the energy sector - from market coupling and CBAM developments to collateral frameworks, exchange evolution and the increasing importance of cross-border market coordination.

As renewable pe*******on continues to grow across the region, the focus is shifting beyond capacity expansion toward the ability of markets to adapt, synchronize and maintain stability in a far more dynamic environment.

Workshops like ADEX remain valuable not only for the insights shared, but also for the practical dialogue between market participants navigating the same transition from different perspectives and markets.