Welcome & Introduction: The smarter E Conferences 2023

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Recording of Tuesday, June 13, 2023 | The smarter E Europe | Conference Program | Language: English | Duration: 4:23 .

Markus Elsässer
Chief Executive Officer
Solar Promotion GmbH
Germany

Zackes Brustik
Moderator
Moderator mit Tech, Greentech & Innovationsfokus
Germany

Get Inspired. Together to the Next Level!

Further Talks of this session:

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Dr. Ralf Plieninger
Chief Technology Officer
sonnen GmbH
Deutschland

Patrick Clerens
Secretary General
EASE - The European Association for Storage of Energy
Belgium

To Talk

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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jochen Kreusel
Global Head of Market Innovation
Hitachi Energy Germany AG
Germany

Bruce Douglas
Communications and Business Director
Eurelectric
Belgium

To Talk

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Walburga Hemetsberger
CEO
SolarPower Europe
Belgien

Barbara Flesche
Executive Vice President, Europe
Statkraft AS
Norway

Duarte Bello
CEO for Europe and LATAM
EDP Renewables
Spanien

To Talk

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Patrik Krizansky
Vice President
AVERE - The European Association for Electromobility
Belgien

Marcus Fendt
CSO, Managing Director
The Mobility House GmbH
Deutschland

To Talk

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Seb Henbest
Group Head of Climate Transition
HSBC
United Kingdom

To Talk

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Factors That Influence the Success of a Minigrid Project

Wednesday, May 07, 2025, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

The smarter E Europe Conferences 2025 | Conference Program

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Off-grid solar systems are often the least expensive option for rural electrification. Solar home systems can power individual households, while mini-grids can supply entire villages. Each comes with its own advantages, disadvantages, and challenges. The aim of this session is to explore challenges as well as success stories. It takes well-functioning components such as battery systems, charge management and inverters to make projects successful. Proper system sizing, maintenance and repair management, as well as a robust financial concept are also necessary. If one of these elements is missing, the electrification will not be sustainable. This session will focus on the aspects mentioned above. The speakers will present successful and unsuccessful approaches and discuss what can be learned from them.

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