Recording of Wednesday, May 07, 2025 | The smarter E Europe Exhibition Program 2025 | Exhibition Program | Language: English | Duration: 17:23 .

Siemens AG Advances Grid Management with Digital Tools and Peer-to-Peer Energy Trading for Enhanced Flexibility.

The speaker at The smarter E Europe event, head of grid consulting in Germany, discusses the evolving challenges and transformations within electrical grids due to increasing renewable energy generation and electrification. This shift transforms consumers into "flexumers," necessitating advanced grid management systems that incorporate digitalization, automation, and flexibility for better Distributed Energy Resources (DER) hosting capacity. Traditional infrastructure investments are inadequate; thus innovative solutions are essential for scalability. Grid operators face pressure from rising solar adoption and electric vehicle connections. A proposed strategic development path includes digitizing networks into digital twins for planning/operation purposes, identifying critical low-voltage grids through stress testing, and employing ICT technology as needed—anticipating 15-20% of these grids may become critical by 2030. Advancements include simulations to optimize operations by early identification of critical sections allowing cost-sharing with other developments like fiber optics or heating systems. Tools such as the "grid model builder" automate low-voltage grid modeling using geographical data integrated with SCADA/CRM sources aiding various organizational departments. Digitized grids serve both planning/operational functions enhancing efficiency via probabilistic evaluations determining optimal measuring device placement locations while next-generation architectures combine hardware/software layers offering comprehensive system views within an open ecosystem framework supporting automated outage response recommendations potentially improving utilization rates significantly following Pareto's principle ensuring maximum benefits from minimal investments amidst regulatory frameworks promoting local market flexibility crucial given expansion constraints aligning individual prosumer actions toward collective optimization goals.

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Speaker

Ben Gemsjäger
Director Business Development Europe
Siemens AG

Talk of session: Intelligent Distribution Grids for Tomorrow's Demands

Discover how next-gen distribution grid technologies are addressing the challenges of renewable integration and dynamic energy demands. This session offers insights into the latest developments in AI-driven data analytics and the transformative role of IoT in grid management. Explore how innovative digital solutions are used for efficient grid planning, expansion and modernization and provide more insights into the grid. Prepare for the future and learn how advanced grid automation is facilitating the seamless integration of Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) while enhancing grid stability, efficiency, and resilience.

Further Talks of this session:

Welcome

Speaker

Dr. Thomas Hillig
CEO
THEnergy

To Talk

Building Resilient Energy Hubs: Digital and Automation Solutions in Distribution Grids

Speaker

Pascal Häfeli
Senior Technical Consulant
Hitachi Energy Germany AG

To Talk

AI driven Asset Performance and Lifecycle Management in Renewables

Speaker

David Gomez
Maximo Renewables SME
IBM

To Talk

How to Use AI Driven Data to Balance the Grid and Engage the Customers to Achieve this

Speaker

Bastian Gierull
CEO
Octopus Energy Germany GmbH

To Talk

DC Microgrids as the Next Frontier in Grid Modernization and DER Integration

Speaker

Paolo Catapane
Global Product Manager
ABB

To Talk

Closing

To Talk