Flexibilities – New Business Fields for Utilities and Companies

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Tuesday, March 09 2021 | 11am–12am | Webinar Language: German

The massive restructuring of the energy industry and digitization are forcing established regional energy suppliers to change and adapt to the market. The companies cannot escape these developments and can only participate if they develop new business models at an early stage. For example, maintaining grid stability and the need for sector coupling in the wake of the increasing share of volatile renewable power generation are opening up new fields of activity for energy suppliers.

In the webinar, an expert from Statkraft Markets GmbH explains how real and flexible green power solutions can meet the requirements for simultaneity of consumption and generation as well as significant generation from Germany. A best practice example from the comprehensive digitization platform bentonet shows how sector coupling of innovative generation plants is implemented.

During the webinar participants can submit their questions to get them answered by the experts in the live Q&A. In addition, both the recording and the speakers' presentations are made available to all registrants after the webinar.

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Manuel Gernsbeck, CEO, BentoNet GmbH

Manuel Gernsbeck, CEO of BentoNet GmbH

Manuel Gernsbeck is a trained energy electronics engineer "Anlagentechnik" and gained extensive experience in the field of renewable energies. Since 2010, he has been a managing partner of the company Badische Kraftwerk GmbH & Co. KG.
In 2020, he founded BentoNet GmbH from Badische Kraftwerk GmbH, where he now acts as the company's managing director. Since 2008, he has also been a board member of the Mittelbadische Energiegenossenschaft.

Dr. Klaas Bauermann, Head of Downstream Origination Germany/Origination Central Europe, Statkraft Markets GmbH

Dr. Martin Ammon, Managing Director and Head of Energy Management, EuPD Research Sustainable Management GmbH

Dr. Martin Ammon has a degree in economics and earned his doctorate in the field of grid parity of photovoltaics. After several positions at EUPD, he became a member of the management board in the beginning of 2019, where he is in charge of the company’s operative business. His own thematic focus is on the creation of economic and energy models.

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