Representatives from across the energy industry at the third Erasmus Energy Forum in June 2014 showed support for a common European framework and foresaw a reliance on smartgrids – but other changes are also required if it is to successfully transition to sustainable sources of energy, according to speakers from the top echelons of politics, business and academia. This Erasmus Energy Forum drew attention from organisations at the highest level with EU Commissioner for Energy Günther Oettinger as a speaker at the Wereldmuseum in Rotterdam. He described the Erasmus Energy Forum as an excellent opportunity to discuss advances.