FR⚡︎EE Energy Summit 2026
by FREE Madeira
14 May 2026 · Tumo Lisboa, Beato Creative Hub
9:00AM - 5:30PM
Flexible Power: the missing piece of Europe’s energy transition
Harnessing Bitcoin mining to optimise infrastructure, stabilise grids, and support Europe’s decarbonisation goals.
The FR⚡︎EE Energy Summit is a focused, in-person event dedicated to real-world projects at the intersection of Bitcoin mining and energy systems. This second edition centres on concrete, live initiatives – presented by the people directly responsible for them – offering technical, economic and operational insight rather than theory.
CURATED BY INDUSTRY LEADERS
Rachel Geyer
Vice-President and Company Spokesperson at Terahash.Space, a Bitcoin mining company. Founding member and Chairman at EBEA (European Bitcoin Energy Association).
Daniel Batten
CEO of CH4Capital, Bitcoin mining researcher, and ClimateTech investor.
MEET OUR SPEAKERS
Bastien Desteuque
MD of the Institut National de Bitcoin and board member of EBEA
Bert de Groot
Founder of Bitcoin Brabant
Javier Hermosa
Head of Energy and Mining at Braiins
Charlie Fritzsche
Lead Product Manager & Customer Success at Terahash
Kenji Tateiwa
CEO of Agile Energy X
Paulo Gonçalves
Founder of SAIGRENE
Moderator
Joe Nakamoto
Journalist, documentary maker & MC
SPONSORED BY
WHO IS THIS EVENT FOR?
Energy producers and grid operators · Find out how projects across Europe are already using Bitcoin mining as a flexible load to reduce curtailment and improve grid stability.
Renewable energy developers and investors · Understand how Bitcoin mining makes renewable projects more economically viable – and how early movers are benefiting today.
Engineers and infrastructure professionals · Hear directly from the technical teams behind live operations, with real data on performance, integration and operational challenges.
Policymakers and regulators · See how other markets are approaching Bitcoin mining as an energy tool – and what that means for Portugal's energy strategy.
WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND?
Europe's grids are under growing pressure – the April 2025 Iberian blackout is a good example. As renewable energy capacity expands, so does curtailment – power that is generated but wasted because the grid cannot absorb it. The economics of new projects are increasingly difficult to justify without finding smarter ways to use that surplus.
Bitcoin mining offers a practical answer that’s already working in the field.
At this year's summit, you will hear from the people operating these projects directly:
- How Bitcoin mining is being embedded into modern energy systems as a flexible, interruptible load – from kilowatts to gigawatts
- How surplus renewable energy is being converted into heat and revenue in greenhouses, warehouses and homes across Europe
- How France is positioning its electricity mix to double the Bitcoin network hashrate – and what that means for grid strategy across the continent
- How the economics work in practice: real deployments, real data, five-plus years of operational experience
These are not case studies from a textbook. They are real projects, presented by the people who built them – and they could be the blueprint for what comes next in your market.
Why now?
The window for early movers is open. Energy producers, developers and policymakers who understand this intersection today will be better positioned to act on it tomorrow.
ABOUT FREE MADEIRA
FREE stands for Fórum Regional para a Educação Económica – Regional Forum for Economic Education.
Madeira is a non-profit organisation focused on education, community building, and supporting Bitcoin adoption during the transition to a new monetary paradigm. One of our goals is to support energy sustainability by contributing to local mining projects based on sustainable energy.