Jade van Zuydam | Junior Programme Manager
techUK
Jade joined techUK in September 2025, leading their data centres work on energy, heat and water. As Junior Programme Manager, she works with industry and government to shape energy policy and advance innovation and resilience. She brings a background in research, journalism and advocacy. Prior to joining techUK, Jade worked at The Economist developing international conferences to debate the most important ideas of our time, before moving into freelance journalism for their daily newsletter, The World in Brief. Her writing explores the intersection of environmental and social justice issues, from climate litigation and energy grids to sustainable agriculture. As programme manager at Digital Leaders, she engaged a network of over 100,000 members on digital transformation and its implications for policy, public services and decarbonisation.
Appearances:
Day 3 - 24th September @ 11:10
Keynote Panel: Behind the cloud: powering data centres with solar and storage
- How should data centres access clean power? Exploring the balance between connecting to an increasingly renewable grid, procuring off-site renewable energy through Corporate Power Purchase Agreements (CPPAs), and investing in dedicated energy infrastructure.
- Can flexibility and storage unlock faster growth? Examining how battery storage, Virtual Power Plants (VPPs) and emerging regulatory reforms could reduce grid congestion, improve resilience and help meet rising electricity demand.
- Will data centres become energy investors? Discussing the shift towards front-of-the-meter investments, on-site storage and generation, and the commercial and regulatory drivers behind these evolving energy strategies.
Day 3 - September 24 @ 11:10
Keynote Panel: Behind the cloud: powering data centres with solar and storage
- How should data centres access clean power? Exploring the balance between connecting to an increasingly renewable grid, procuring off-site renewable energy through Corporate Power Purchase Agreements (CPPAs), and investing in dedicated energy infrastructure.
- Can flexibility and storage unlock faster growth? Examining how battery storage, Virtual Power Plants (VPPs) and emerging regulatory reforms could reduce grid congestion, improve resilience and help meet rising electricity demand.
- Will data centres become energy investors? Discussing the shift towards front-of-the-meter investments, on-site storage and generation, and the commercial and regulatory drivers behind these evolving energy strategies.
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