ESTELA, the European Solar Thermal Electricity Association, has appointed Bérénice Crabs as its new Secretary General.
As former Secretary General of Synergrid, the Belgian Association for gas and electricity TSO and DSO, Bérénice Crabs has an in-depth experience of both the challenges of energy transition and the management of associations and stakeholders´ engagement. Prior to Synergrid, Bérénice has held various positions at Fluxys, the Belgian gas TSO. She took on the new role on September 1st, 2022. Bérénice will be replacing Marcel Bial, who is retiring. The President Jose Luis Martinez Dalmau and the Executive Board want to thank Marcel for his work and efforts in developing the association and supporting its members since 2013 and wish Bérénice success in her new position at the association in this exciting and transformative phase in the European and worldwide energy markets. Concentrated solar power technology (CSP) is a renewable solar energy technology that will play a decisive role for the production of electricity, heat and green hydrogen, thanks to its inherent storage technology and capability offering heat and electricity 24/7, including ancillary services.