From mine to megawatt: Why raw materials decide the energy transition?

Dr. Roman Stiftner’s keynote, “From Mine to Megawatt: Why Raw Materials Decide the Energy Transition,” explores the often-overlooked foundation of the clean energy shift: critical raw materials. He will examine how lithium, nickel, copper, aluminium, graphite, and rare metals directly influence energy storage deployment, system costs, and long-term supply security.
The keynote connects global mining, processing, and supply-chain realities with real-world implications for batteries, grids, and renewable infrastructure. By linking resource availability to scalability and resilience, Dr. Stiftner offers a clear perspective on why the energy transition ultimately begins far upstream, long before power reaches the megawatt scale.