Empowering Consumers Through Demand-Side Flexibility

Thursday, June 20, 2024

Time: 12:30 pm - 01:30 pm
Hall: Messe München
Room: Hall B5, Booth B5.550

A decentralised, flexible energy system puts energy consumers at the fore-front of the clean energy transition. Through demand-side flexibility, consumers are able to adjust their consumption, store energy, and inject energy into the grid during peak moments, contributing to a more efficient and sustainable decarbonisation pathway. smartEn has calculated that, with help from flexible consumers, in 2030 the EU energy system could avoid 15.5 TWh in renewable energy curtailment, a 61% improvement compared to if no action is taken, and avoid investments in 60 GW of peak generation capacity, equivalent to 137 gas peaking plants, resulting in €2.7 billion saved annually. This session aims to deep-dive into how decentralised assets such as PV, Stationary and Mobile storage, amongst others, are key to reducing costs for consumers, increasing the uptake of renewables and solving grid congestion issues.

12:30 pm - 12:38 pmWelcome & Introduction

Sebastian Kotyla, Membership & Partnership Officer, smartEn - Smart Energy Europe

12:38 pm - 12:45 pmGrowth Strategies for Thriving Energy Communities

Aron Lazarchick, VP Growth & Marketing, Cleanwatts

12:45 pm - 12:52 pmEmpowering Consumers Through Demand Side Flexibility

Viktor Persson, Business Developer - Flexibility Services, Siemens

12:52 pm - 12:59 pmDigital Services as a Way to Foster REs Sources (and EVs) Integration and the Development of New Local Energy Communities

Ciro Lanzetta, CEO, i-em

12:59 pm - 01:06 pmThe MSP is the King of Smart Charging

Michael Johanns, Business Developer Smart Charging, Deftpower

01:06 pm - 01:13 pmCutting-Edge Demand Response Technologies

Alexander Kofink, CEO, Cybergrid

01:13 pm - 01:20 pmHow to Further Take Advantage of Flexibility for Additional Monetisation, New Markets and Grid Congestion Management

Aurore Lantrain, Senior Strategy Officer, EPEX SPOT

01:20 pm - 01:30 pmQ&A

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Forum

EUPD Research European Installer Awards 2024

Wednesday, June 19, 2024, 05:00 pm - 06:00 pm

Messe München Hall B5, Booth B5.550

The "EUPD Research Installer Award," a global initiative led by EUPD Research dedicated to acknowledging and celebrating the invaluable contributions of key stakeholders in the renewable energy industry - "The Installers". With participation from 22 countries and over 200 awarded installers worldwide, this project serves as a platform for installers to showcase their expertise, share success stories, and gain recognition for their pivotal role in advancing the industry. The entire project is accompanied by a series of events. The award honors installers who demonstrate strong commitment, brand recognition, growth levels, and local market penetration. Focused on the distributed solar and storage segment, particularly the residential sector, the award identifies top-performing installers based on various key performance indicators such as deployed capacities, number of installations, geographical coverage, execution strategy, and overall growth rate. The "EUPD Research Installer Award" is a testament to the outstanding impact of downstream companies in driving the distributed generation segment forward.

Forum

8th Energy Transition Award (partly in English or German)

Thursday, June 20, 2024, 02:00 pm - 04:00 pm

Messe München Hall B5, Booth B5.550

For the eighth time, the most innovative energy suppliers in the DACH region (German-speaking countries) will be honoured with the Energiewende Award (Energy Transition Award) in Munich on 20 June 2024 as part of The smarter E Europe, Europe's largest exhibition alliance for the energy industry. The award is aimed at energy suppliers whose commitment is driving forward the energy transition in the individual aspects (electricity, heat, energy efficiency and mobility). The winners of the Energiewende Award will present more detailed insights into the challenges of the energy transition for municipal utilities and their solution strategies in panel discussions during the award ceremony.The Energiewende Award will be extended to additional target markets for the first time in 2024. Other European energy suppliers from France, Italy and Denmark will also be invited to the award ceremony. The focus here is on municipal utilities that have a focus on renewable energies and stand out from other energy suppliers as so-called flagship projects. Based on their offerings in areas such as green electricity and green gas, PV systems and charging stations as well as their increased commitment to the energy transition, the lighthouses from the three countries will be invited to the award ceremony as role models and motivators for other municipal utilities.The initiators of the project are The smarter E Europe and EUPD Research.