Secretariat

Antonella Battaglini is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Renewables Grid Initiative.

Antonella is currently a member of the European Commission's expert group on electricity interconnection targets and of the World Economic Forum (WEF)'s Global Future Council on Clean Electrification, after having participated between 2014-2016 on the WEF's Global Agenda Council on the Future of Electricity. In 2015 she was named one of Tällberg's 2015 five Global Leaders for her commitment to a sustainable energy future and combating climate change. She is also a senior scientist at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) where she leads the SuperSmart Grid (SSG) process, a concept she developed together with her team to reconcile different approaches to the system integration of renewables. By adopting a holistic approach, the SSG addresses the challenges of the transformation of the power sector considering generation, transmission and demand management. In this concept, both centralised and decentralised options play an undisputed role.

Stephanie joined the Renewables Grid Initiative in 2013. Her main responsibilities lie with RGI’s communications and media work and she is leading the good practice award activities. She previously worked in the communications team of the European Climate Foundation.
Stephanie has studied at the Universities of Marburg and Hamburg, Germany, and the University of Southern Queensland in Australia. She holds degrees in political science and journalism.

Dení joined the Renewables Grid Initiative in 2018. She is currently coordinating the work of the ‘Offshore Energy and Nature’ team, and previously was responsible for RGI's Business Plan and fundraising strategies. Prior to RGI, Deni worked as a consultant, managing and implementing international projects between the EU, Asia-Pacific and Latin-America in diverse sectors. She studied Sociology and Political Sciences at the National Autonomous University of Mexico and La Trobe University in Australia, and she holds a Master’s degree in International Relations from Xiamen University in China.

Sophie joined the RGI team in January 2021 as Personal Assistant to the CEO. She has previously managed the communication for a sustainability project funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union and has experience in advocacy and event management. Sophie holds degrees in Politics and International Relations (BA) and Media, Communications and International Journalism (MA) from the Universities of Bristol and Glasgow.