Recording of Wednesday, May 07, 2025 | The smarter E Europe Conferences 2025 | Conference Program | Language: English | Duration: 10:54 .

Integrated Energy System Planning Key to Optimizing Europe's Renewable Growth and Grid Reliability, Expert Highlights at ArcGy Event

The speaker, invited by ArcGy to discuss integrated energy system planning, emphasizes the benefits of such an approach in optimizing renewable energy deployment. The talk highlights Europe's shift towards solar PV as a dominant new capacity due to cost reductions and faster construction times compared to traditional technologies. However, challenges arise with scaling variable renewables like wind and solar because excess production can be wasted without adequate storage or transmission capabilities. The speaker notes that while solar generation is relatively uniform across Europe, wind offers regional complementarity which could be harnessed through strategic grid development. Historically siloed planning for different sectors—transmission, generation, distribution—is evolving into more interconnected strategies incorporating diverse infrastructures like hydrogen networks and transportation systems alongside electricity grids. This integration allows for optimized resource allocation using modeling techniques that consider both supply adequacy and dynamic grid performance. Examples from COP28 illustrate how tripling renewable capacities requires careful balancing between local installations versus broader system-wide optimization to avoid suboptimal solutions such as increased reliance on energy storage when transmission expansion is limited. Ultimately, aligning policy with technological advancements ensures the grid facilitates rather than hinders the transition toward sustainable energy systems.

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Speaker

Dr. Alexandre Oudalov
Manager Power Systems of the Future
Hitachi Energy Germany AG
Germany

Talk of session: Tackling Transmission and High-Capacity Connection Challenges

Grid planners face the complex challenge of transmitting energy from emerging renewable generation hubs to demand centers, while also addressing the growing need for high-capacity connections for storage plants, electrolyzers, and data centers. These developments present significant challenges for grid planners, grid operators, service providers and project developers. This session will explore the technical, regulatory, and logistical hurdles involved in managing these demands and examine innovative solutions to ensure reliable, efficient grid integration and future-proof energy systems. It also discusses the importance of system planning and examines how different stakeholders can contribute to optimization efforts that enable better prioritization of investments and the achievement of European goals.

Further Talks of this session:

Welcome and Introduction

Speaker

Dr. Andrzej Ceglarz
Director Energy Systems
Renewables Grid Initiative
Germany

To Talk

No Transition Without Transmission

Speaker

Dr. Anser A. Shakoor
Executive Leader
GE Vernova
United Kingdom

To Talk

The Value of BESS as a Transmission Asset (SATA) for the Power System

Speaker

Dr. Sankara Subramanian
Utility Market Leader
Saft Batteries
France

To Talk

Evaluation of the Economic Surplus Generated by the European Balancing Platforms

Speaker

Dr. Dominik Schlipf
Team Manager System Balance
TransnetBW GmbH
Germany

To Talk

Advantages and Challenges of Balancing Power Cooperation With a Focus on Fcr Cooperation

Speaker

Matthias Kuring
Senior Expert Balancing Concepts
50Hertz Transmission
Germany

To Talk

Panel Discussion

Speaker

To Talk

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