FR⚡︎EE Energy Summit 2025

Lisbon · May 14 2026

Bitcoin mining is increasingly becoming part of real-world energy infrastructure. In May 2026, FREE Energy Summit brought together industry leaders, engineers, and operators from across the world to explore how Bitcoin mining is being used today to stabilise grids, monetise surplus energy, and support the future of energy systems. Watch the talks below.

Recap

Talks

Morning - Part 1

Rachel Geyer | Joe Nakamoto | Charlie Fritzsche | Bastien Desteuque

Opening Statements 

Rachel Geyer

Documentary Preview + Talk

Joe Nakamoto

Balancing Europe's Grid

Charlie Fritzsche

The 150 TWh Ghost

Bastien Desteuque

Morning - Part 2

Bert de Groot | Bipin patel

Turning Renewable Surplus into Heat and Bitcoin Revenue

Bert de Groot

Bitcoin Mining for Grid Stabilisation

Bipin Patel

Afternoon

Daniel Batten | Kenji Tateiwa | Paulo Gonçalves | Javier Hermosa

Opening Statements

Daniel Batten

Creating an Antifragile Energy Infrastructure w/ Bitcoin Mining

Kenji Tateiwa

Stranded Energy to Bitcoin: A New Life for Legacy Power Plants

Paulo Gonçalves

There's no second best (flexible load)

Javier Hermosa Martín