ELEKS’ Post

Looking forward to presenting Eleks' thoughts on Microgrids and Power System Planning on Fraunhofer IEE's workshop on Thursday. The situation in Ukraine might seem far away - but our conversations with German TSOs clearly show that it's critical to include the new threats in Germany's grid planning. So helping Ukraine's energy system toward rebuilding resilient grids is not only a humanitarian must - it'll also help us to build more resilient grids for the energy transition in Europe and Germany!

(Re)watch expert discussions on Underground #Hydrogen Storage (UHS) needs. There is an #urgent need for targeted policy intervention to meet Europe's UHS requirements. Discover the key takeaways revealed at our recent workshop in Brussels. On the programme: 🔹Uncovering the findings from the new GIE study conducted by Artelys and Frontier Economics. 🔹Exploring how issues related to flexibility, resilience and optimisation of the energy system were addressed during the workshop's interactive panel discussions and insightful presentations. 🔹GIE's recommendations with Charlotte Roule 夏澜, President of Gas Storage Europe (GSE), CEO at Storengy - ENGIE. 🔹Watch 👉https://lnkd.in/dJEwYgSB Listen to our speakers and panellists: 🔸 Torben Brabo, GIE President, Senior Vice President at Energinet 🔸 Christopher Andrey, Director at Artelys, and Catherine Galano (L’Hostis), Director at Frontier Economics, 🔸 Anne-Sophie Corbeau, Global Research Scholar at the Center on Global Energy Policy 🔸Vasilis Papandreou, Policy Officer at the EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER), 🔸Marzia Sesini, PhD, Senior Research Associate at the European University Institute, 🔸Kamila Waciega, Director Energy & Infrastructure Policy at Hydrogen Europe, 🔸Michael Schmöltzer, Head of the Value of Storage Working Group at GIE, Uniper 🔸Romain Capaldi, Director at Guidehouse, H2eart for Europe #Hydrogen #EnergyStorage #Sustainability #Decarbonisation #SecurityofSupply #EuropeanUnion #UHS

𝐅𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞’𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐧-𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐬𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐭𝐲 📣 The rapidly increasing global demand for energy makes it clear that there is an urgent need for energy sources that are capable of reliably producing climate-friendly energy on a sufficiently large scale. The independence of energy supply is another important factor that needs to be weighed up in the equation. With its potential to sustainably replace fossil fuels as the world’s primary energy source, #FusionEnergy is probably the most promising solution to all those challenges. In this regard, our CEO Milena Roveda accepted an invitation from the Landtag Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia state parliament) last week to attend the hearing on the motion "𝐀 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 - 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐑𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞-𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐩𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲". 🇩🇪 ▶️ Announcing her support for the motion, Milena stressed: "In order to drive forward the industrialisation of #FusionEnergy, we need not only financial resources, but also an appropriate regulatory framework. Europe must continue to work on a fusion regulation that is not based on the existing fission framework.” We would like to thank Angela Freimuth, Deputy Chair of the FDP Freie Demokraten (Free Democratic Party Germany) for the invitation, as well as Matthias Voigtländer and Roman Staub for organising the hearing. We were delighted to be able to participate as experts alongside Prof Dr Christian Linsmeier and Dr Jansens Pieter J.. 👏 #FusionPower #FusionWithIntegrity #FusionPowerPlant #SustainableFuture #Sustainability #RenewableEnergy

The #internet of (#energy) #labs! An innovative proposal for “Labs in a network” and NOT a “Network of Labs”. EnSiEL National Energy Transition Real-Time Lab, already presented at #ENERGIAITALIA, is the National implementation of the idea. However, this our lab is the last of several implementations! A bit of history: - the first EU co-simulation (Politecnico di Torino, RWTH Aachen University , JRC of European Commission, in #Petten and #Ispra) – October 2015 and - the first EU-USA co-simulation (Politecnico di Torino, Sandia National Laboratories, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Idaho National Laboratory, University of Southern California, Washington State University, Colorado State University – September 2017 Here is a video of the first co-simulations: https://lnkd.in/gfdr6bXk

📣 Yesterday, CERRE Research Fellow Andrei Covatariu spoke at the 26th World Energy Congress in Rotterdam. Joining the "Leading the charge: dynamic storage at scale" session, Andrei discussed how dynamic storage can support and accelerate global energy transition efforts. 📄 CERRE’s recent Dynamic Regulation study underscores the importance of responsive and adaptive regulation in the face of the #netzero transition. Authors Michael Pollitt, Daniel Duma, and Andrei Covatariu conclude that regulators must become more agile within a regulatory cycle: they must incorporate lessons from the past and adapt, respond to higher uncertainty while allowing for trial and error, and anticipate future challenges. 📘 Access the full publication, "Towards a More Dynamic Regulation for Energy Networks", on our website ➡ https://lnkd.in/eMvAYE98 #RedesigningEnergy #WEC2024 #energytransition

We are underway with the official launch of our study, ‘Prospects for Innovative Power Grid Technologies’. The study, carried out with Compass Lexecon and presented today by Dr Anton Burger and Fabien Roques , examines how innovative grid technologies can help Europe achieve its decarbonisation goals. Special thanks to Ann Mettler and Alberto Toril Castro - Breakthrough Energy for their support on the project, as well as hosting the in person launch, and all energy experts, Sonya Twohig - ENTSO-E , Mark Van Stiphout and Ricardo R. - European Commission , Oliver Franz - Eurelectric, Sabine Erlinghagen - Siemens Energy , Mark Norton - Smart Wires Inc. , Duncan Burt - Reactive Technologies Limited ,Christian Kjaer - SuperNode Ltd , Stephan Gross - EU DSO Entity, and Michał Lubieniecki - European Investment Bank (EIB) , Jan Kostevc - EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) for giving their perspective on the role of innovative grid technologies for decarbonisation. The study will be published today at 2pm CEST, make sure to download to see the detailed results. #InnovativeGridTechnologies #EnergyGrids #ProspectsforInnovativePowerGridTechnologies

Very good read on the aFRR (SRL) market and its value add to the grid stability. It is a very substantial market in the mix of revenue streams for BESS 🔋

I am very happy to share the #publication of our briefing paper on "Grabbing the Sunshine? Tweaking Germany's Energy Partnerships towards a Just Hydrogen Transition" which can be accessed here: https://lnkd.in/ex3qJzSA. In the paper, we argue for a #justtransition in the field of #greenhydrogen and elaborate how such a policy might contribute to #fair energy partnerships between Germany and the Global South. We also give first action recommendations on how measures for a just hydrogen transition could be implemented on different levels. The paper was part of the Development Discussion Days 2023 hosted by Centre for Rural Development (SLE) and Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung. All former and current briefing papers can be accessed here: https://lnkd.in/eXMp25py. #DevelopmentPolicy #GlobalDevelopment #BriefingPapers  #SLE #HBS

On May 29, 2024, the UWEA hosted a highly informative #webinar on the #legal and #technical aspects of constructing #hybrid power plants in Ukraine 🇺🇦 The event gathered energy business representatives, government officials, and other stakeholders.  Hybrid power plants, which combine various types of RES, for example, “#WPP #SPP”, contribute to more stable and predictable “green” electricity production. In addition, the integration of energy storage systems into these plants significantly enhances the operational flexibility and stability of the grid. Given the current crisis in Ukraine's power sector, with significant damage to energy infrastructure and the application of systemic power outages, the development of hybrid RE plants could significantly strengthen and stabilize the national IPS. 💬 “Construction of “green” hybrid power plants is a global trend. In 2022, the global market for hybrid energy systems reached $643.91 million and is projected to grow to approximately $1,225.79 million by 2032 [Precedence Research]. We do hope Ukraine will soon join this market as well,” said Andriy Konechenkov, Chairman of the UWEA Board, opening the webinar. Vyacheslav Molybog, Project Manager at Fichtner, presented the theoretical foundations and typical steps for modeling hybrid power plant projects as well as real cases of implemented projects worldwide. Maksym Sysoiev, Partner at Dentons Ukraine (official name LLC Dentons Europe), outlined the legal specifics of hybrid plant projects for different market participants: power producers, active consumers, and consumers. He noted the absence of specific legislative definitions for hybrid systems in Ukraine but stressed the relevance of existing renewable energy regulations. Oleksandr Zhyhalyuk, Head of the Transmission System Development Department at NPC UKRENERGO, emphasized the importance of integrating hybrid plants into the Ukrainian IPS: 💬“This webinar marks a promising start for the development of hybrid power generation, which is crucial for Ukraine's energy system. However, it's essential to study international experiences in greater detail. I understand these experiences are not uniform, as each country has specificities. But we are at a pivotal moment where this component needs to be integrated into Ukrainian legislation as well, and it is important to do so in the most effective way.” Full release: https://lnkd.in/e2VGSM7X