Ursula von der Leyen's newly-appointed EU Commission is facing an early test of its credentials with the European Council caught in the crossfire over citizen data rights. The renewables industry voiced fears yesterday, at a digitalization conference in Berlin, that overstrict data protection rules could kill data-driven business models while the media is set to portray any perceived weakening of the legislation as evidence of EU lawmakers being in thrall to the Silicon Valley internet giants.Blockchain, virtual power plants (VPPs) and other data-driven renewable energy business models continue ...Den vollständigen Artikel lesen ...