Recording of Monday, June 22, 2026 | The smarter E Europe Conferences 2026 | Language: English | Duration: 5:46 .

Speaker

Dr. Kai-Philipp Kairies
CEO
ACCURE Battery Intelligence GmbH

Talk of session: Powering AI: Data Centers Need Intelligent Energy Solutions: Why Not BESS?

Over the past few years, there has been consistent growth in the number of data centers. Immense further growth is expected in the coming years, mostly driven by artificial intelligence. The resulting increase in the demand for energy and grid connection capacity (approx. 80%), highly dynamic load profiles and sustainable backup solutions pose major challenges for operators and project developers. This session will highlight how battery storage is opening up new avenues toward a solution to this problem.

Further Talks of this session:

A New Market for BESS & E-Statcom: Smoothing AI Data-Center Load Patterns

Speaker

Dr. Ralf Bucher
European Chairperson
H&MV GmbH
Germany

To Talk

Use of Battery Storage Systems to Optimize the Grid Connection Capacity of Data Centers

Speaker

Dr. Simon Koch
Senior Project Manager
Arcadis Germany GmbH
Germany

To Talk

The Convergence of Power and AI Infrastructure, How Combined Energy Hubs With Generation, Storage and AI Data Centres Reduce Risk and Improve Returns for All Participants

Speaker

Liam Newcombe
SVP Product & Energy Strategy
Greenscale Data Centres
United Kingdom

To Talk

Panel Discussion

To Talk