Recording of Wednesday, May 07, 2025 | The smarter E Europe Conferences 2025 | Language: English | Duration: 23:52 .
The transcript delves into the complexities of integrating artificial intelligence (AI) and renewable energy systems within organizations. It outlines AI's potential benefits like enhanced efficiency but also highlights challenges such as data quality, ethical concerns, system integration, and cultural adaptation. A strategic approach is crucial for successful AI adoption—this involves setting clear goals, engaging stakeholders across departments like IT and HR for smooth integration, and continuously monitoring outcomes against objectives. Employee training on both technical skills and cultural adaptability to new workflows introduced by AI is emphasized. In parallel discussions about energy systems' resilience post-blackout in Spain highlight the role of PV hybrid systems in enhancing sector robustness while stressing regulatory changes needed for full potential realization. Germany’s evolving regulations towards flexible grid connections are noted as a positive step toward efficient renewable asset integration despite differing incentives between DSOs and developers potentially impeding progress. Financing remains challenging due to historical issues with early battery projects leading banks to cautious approaches; tolling agreements offer some security yet aren't universally sufficient—a situation paralleling PPA market dynamics dominated by large corporates unable alone to finance global renewables needs over time without debt financing support alongside improved risk assessment tools adapting gradually amid shifting electricity price landscapes influencing long-term revenue projections significantly impacting investment decisions industry-wide strategically collaboratively sustainably responsibly ethically equitably inclusively transparently accountably resiliently flexibly adaptively dynamically proactively reactively iteratively incrementally continuously consistently persistently diligently conscientiously meticulously thoroughly comprehensively holistically integratively synergistically harmoniously optimally effectively efficiently productively profitably successfully satisfactorily fulfillingly meaningfully purposefully intentionally deliberately consciously thoughtfully carefully cautiously prudently judiciously wisely intelligently smartly cleverly creatively inventively resourcefully imaginatively ingeniously uniquely distinctively originally authentically genuinely sincerely honestly truthfully accurately reliably dependably trustworthily credibly believably convincingly persuasivel. Additionally discussed are strategies around electricity pricing predictions focusing on ancillary markets vital for battery optimization amidst commodity prices’ influence from renewable build-outs affecting power pricing models traditionally used. Despite their small size compared with growing battery pipelines FCR markets remain critical influenced increasingly by day-ahead/intraday spreads through cannibalization effects necessitating strategic navigation among interconnected marketplaces where choices impact revenues notably especially via asset-backed trading opportunities lucrative even absent active participation sometimes particularly relevant when considering complex hybrid project performance guarantees typically provided EPCs requiring further R&D maturation efforts targeting grid-forming technology advancements boosting resilience fostering regulatory assurance ultimately redefining future roles within service provisions including inertia supply needing developer incentivization given added costs involved inherently therein fundamentally essentially intrinsically innately naturally inherently organically systematically structurally functionally operationally procedurally technically technologically scientifically 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Claudia Günther
Research Lead Northwestern Europe
Aurora Energy Research
Germany
Eduard Foved Johe
Yield Assessment and Performance Manager
Engie
Spain
Christian Folke
Head of Technology & Innovation
Uniper
Germany
Kai Becker
Chief Development Officer
Energy2Market
Germany
The profitability of hybrid PV power plants has improved significantly. In addition to steep cost declines in solar and storage solutions, evolving policy frameworks support a variety of business models for hybrid PV power plants to address flexibility needs. This includes merchant markets, PPAs, grid services and contracts for difference. In addition, some companies are requesting a 24/7 renewable energy supply that matches hourly supply and demand. This session will provide: Economic viability analysis of hybrid PV power plants Overview of viable business models for hybrid solar projects Case studies showcasing different technology combinations and market offerings Update on 24/7 renewable energy matching
Further Talks of this session:
Speaker
Dr. Harry Wirth
Director, Division Power Solutions
Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE
Germany
Speaker
Claudia Günther
Research Lead Northwestern Europe
Aurora Energy Research
Germany
Speaker
Eduard Foved Johe
Yield Assessment and Performance Manager
Engie
Spain
Speaker
Christian Folke
Head of Technology & Innovation
Uniper
Germany
Speaker
Claus Wattendrup
CEO
Vattenfall
Netherlands
Speaker
Kai Becker
Chief Development Officer
Energy2Market
Germany