Cutting-Edge Hybrid Energy Storage System

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Recording of Wednesday, May 07, 2025 | The smarter E Europe 2025 | Exhibition Program | Language: English | Duration: 13:35 .

CyberGrid Transforms Energy Storage in Europe with Cutting-Edge Hybrid System and Streamlined Project Tenders

CyberGrid, based in Vienna, Austria, offers SaaS products and flexibility services for energy management across several European countries. Their platform supports peak shaving and integrates assets totaling 400 megawatts. They are involved in seven research projects focusing on market integration via their CyberKnock platform. A key project involves converting an oil-based hub into a renewable one using battery storage systems integrated with power-to-heat units to optimize electricity and heat coupling; this includes a hybrid system featuring a 5-megawatt battery that now requires larger capacities due to technological advancements. Partnerships with entities like EVN Group aim at optimizing operational parameters while providing insights for future strategies involving multi-market batteries co-located with other assets. Initially facing high-cost challenges convincing municipal partners, the project's early adoption has positioned it well as technology becomes more affordable today enabling scalability of business models. The evolution of tendering processes over five years shows a shift from complex specifications to streamlined approaches enhancing participation by vendors through standardized KPIs saving time and money while improving quality standards. Flexibility quantification is crucial within trading systems such as CyberNOC where transparency ensures trust among asset owners despite ecosystem complexities involving pooled flexibilities managed by solutions generating revenues through balancing markets or intraday trades tracked meticulously ensuring financial accountability per trade's impact on individual assets every four seconds fostering customer confidence amidst intricate operations underscoring simplicity’s role alongside transparency managing complex energy initiatives effectively.

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Alexander Kofink
CEO
CyberGrid GmbH

Join us for this session to discover the latest top innovations and projects for a renewable 24/7 energy supply. Here, the finalists and winners of The smarter E AWARD in the categories Smart Integrated Energy and Outstanding Projects will present their innovations in greater detail. Their products and services pave the way for a future-proof, intelligent energy system and include solutions for grid management and energy monitoring, the integration of prosumers, electricity marketing and much more. The lighthouse projects presented demonstrate how new technology can be used in a creative and successful way to drive forward the energy transition on a global scale. Let yourself be inspired by the energy industry's pioneers!

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