Recording of Wednesday, May 07, 2025 | The smarter E Europe Conferences 2025 | Conference Program | Language: English | Duration: 10:08 .

Germany Launches Inertia Market to Boost Grid Stability with Battery Solutions

The transcript provides an overview of the future German market for inertia and SMA's role in it. SMA is a power conversion company working with PV, batteries, and hydrogen across various scales. The need for inertia arises from system splits where European power systems separate into different areas, causing frequency imbalances that can lead to blackouts if not managed properly. Inertia helps stabilize frequencies during such disturbances by providing time to react before implementing load shedding plans. Germany forecasts a requirement of 1,200 gigawatt seconds of additional inertia by 2037 to maintain grid stability. Large-scale batteries with grid-forming control are proposed as solutions due to their ability to emulate rotating mass found in conventional generation systems. An emerging German inertia market incentivizes battery operators through long-term contracts under a fixed-price mechanism regulated by Bundesnetzagentur; however, the exact price remains undefined. This initiative aims at encouraging more participation until the target is met. A successful example from Scotland demonstrates how similar markets function effectively using advanced battery technology equipped with SMA conversions—highlighting potential revenue streams including energy arbitrage and frequency control services alongside new opportunities like offering enhanced inertial support capabilities via projects developed collaboratively between companies like Wärtsilä & Zenobi featuring cutting-edge installations such as Europe's largest transmission-connected facility currently operational there today! SMA offers products ready-made specifically designed towards first movers interested within this burgeoning sector: namely its SunnyCenter Storage App S capable delivering up-to-18-gigawatts per second capacity output ensuring optimal performance levels achieved consistently over sustained periods throughout each deployment cycle undertaken globally moving forward!

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Speaker

Dr. Daniel Duckwitz
Product Manager
SMA Solar Technology AG
Deutschland

Talk of session: New Challenges, New Opportunities: Next Level

Energy storage is usually not an end in itself. The technical and financial benefits are always the main concern. However, it is often difficult to prove the profitability of use cases. Acquisition or operating costs are often still too high in relation to returns. But the market is changing, and new framework conditions and regulations are creating opportunities for new use cases. The most attended session of the ees Europe Conference 2024 already gave attendees an overview. In 2025, we will take this format to the next level. In this session, you will learn more about the latest challenges and how to overcome them to create financially profitable use cases.

Further Talks of this session:

Welcome & Introduction

Speaker

Prof. Dr. Holger Hesse
Head of Smart Energy Systems Research Group
University of Applied Sciences Kempten
Germany

To Talk

Key Insights from Marketing a Behind-The-Meter Energy Storage Model

Speaker

Matthias Masschelin
Product Management
Bnewable
Belgium

To Talk

BESS and EV Charging: A Good Fit! - How Battery Storage Supports the Integration of EV Charging Infrastructure

Speaker

Evelyn Maier
Product Manager
sonnen GmbH
Germany

To Talk

Dynamic Curtailment and Energy Storage Integration in Offshore Wind Parks

Speaker

Dr. Benjamin Lehner
CEO
Dutch Marine Energy Centre
The Netherlands

To Talk

Sizing Large Scale Storages Towards Grid Serviceability

Speaker

Franz Hartleitner
Energy Data Scientist
ECO STOR GmbH
Germany

To Talk

Q&A and Panel Discussion

To Talk