Emerging Solutions for Grid Efficiency

Andre Canelhas's IREF Paris publication set translates grid-efficiency constraints into a practical Speed to Power playbook, spanning operating models, bridge-to-grid solutions, and long-term high-performance AC/DC grid architecture.

4 files · PDF paper + PDF presentation + PDF executive brief + PDF playbook

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Complete forum publication set

Read the technical paper, Paris presentation, executive brief, and one-page playbook online, or download the original PDFs.

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PDF · 35 pages · 1.4 MB

Technical paper: Practical and Emerging Approaches to a More Efficient Electric Grid

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PDF · 15 slides · 893 KB

Paris presentation: Emerging Solutions for Grid Efficiency

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PDF · 2 pages · 348 KB

Executive briefing note

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PDF · 1 page · 329 KB

Speed to Power — The Bridge-to-Grid Playbook

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Research note

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Updated Aug 31, 2026 · Andre Canelhas · HVDC Tech · International Rethinking Electricity Forum, Paris · August 25, 2026

Frames speed to power as a coordinated operating, commercial, and infrastructure challenge rather than a single technology choice.

Presents a Bridge-to-Grid model for mobilizing existing assets, flexible demand, storage, automation, and temporary supply while permanent interconnection advances.

Includes the full technical paper, the Paris presentation, an executive briefing note, and the one-page playbook in their original PDF formats.