Current news
How can large-scale battery energy storage systems contribute not only to the electricity market but also to relieving congestion in transmission networks? A new policy paper commissioned by Amprion demonstrates how grid booster functionalities can be efficiently deployed as a market-based procured ancillary service (“System Booster”), thereby reducing grid costs and complementing the expansion of the electricity transmission network. The policy paper has been published here (ger).
Our Managing Director, Christoph Maurer, participated in a press briefing hosted by the Science Media Center (SMC) on the topic “How Could a Compromise on the Redispatch Reservation under the EEG Open the Door to a New Energy System?” Together with Prof. Dr. Thorsten Müller and Prof. Dr. Anke Weidlich, he discussed the implications of potential regulatory adjustments for the further development of the energy system. A recording of the event is available here.
How can renewable energy sources, storage facilities, and power grids be better coordinated in the future? In a recent article published in ifo Schnelldienst, our Managing Director, Christoph Maurer, explains why the energy transition is above all a coordination challenge—and why more efficient price signals and regional markets could play a key role in limiting system costs while ensuring security of supply.
Our Managing Director, Wolfgang Fritz, delivered a presentation at this year’s forum hosted by the IT service provider items in Münster on the current status of discussions regarding the reform of the electricity grid tariff system and participated in a panel discussion on the topic “Battery Storage Between Grid and Market.” The presentation and the recording of the talk have been published here (ger).
We are pleased to have contributed to the current GIE study on the role of hydrogen infrastructure in a sector-coupled European energy system. As part of the joint work with FfE and ConGas, we were primarily responsible for the electricity grid modeling and thereby contributed to the analysis of interactions between electricity, gas, and hydrogen infrastructure. The study highlights the importance of integrated infrastructure planning for ensuring a secure, resilient, and climate-neutral energy system in Europe.
The study is published here.