Optimizing Profit of Battery Storage in Ever-Adapting Energy Markets

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Recording of Tuesday, June 18, 2024 | The smarter E Europe | Conference Program | Language: English | Duration: 14:48 .

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

Energy storage is not an end in itself. The focus is usually on the economic benefits. Previous use cases are often not economically viable. In many cases, CAPEX and OPEX are still too high in relation to the yields. However, we are observing that the market is changing. New framework conditions and/or technical challenges offer opportunities for new types of storage use cases. The transformation of the energy system is giving rise to new use cases. For example, we are already seeing how grid bottlenecks are leading to critical conditions in the electricity grid. In response, transport grid operators are setting up battery storage systems known as grid boosters to test how they can use them to eliminate grid bottlenecks. But there are also many other storage options. This session will give you an insight into new projects and applications for storage systems.

Further Talks of this session:

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Dr. Alexander Hirnet
Vice President C&I
sonnen GmbH
Germany

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Thomas Hohnholz
Manager Strategy & Business Development
TransnetBW GmbH
Germany

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Daniël van Niekerk
Product Engineer - Battery Energy Storage
Aggreko
United Kingdom

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Jan Willem De Jong
CEO
iwell GmbH
Germany

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Rebekka Schuster
Chief Commercial Officer Storage and C&I
EDF Renewables Storage Deutschland GmbH
Germany

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