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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.
Since April 2026, Claire Lambriex has joined our consulting team at Consentec as Senior Consultant. We warmly welcome our new colleague and look forward to working together.
As part of the discussion on the redispatch reservation, Consentec, commissioned by Agora Think Tanks gGmbH, analyzed, using the grid areas of SH-Netz, Bayernwerk Netz, and WEMAG Netz as examples, the share of areas affected by redispatch requirements. The number of such areas depends primarily on the assumed activation threshold.
In addition, the study examined how these congestion areas are expected to evolve in the coming years, taking into account planned grid expansion measures. It also demonstrated that it would be beneficial to differentiate between renewable energy technologies when defining criteria for congestion areas. The results have been published here.
Is synchronizing renewable energy expansion and grid expansion a sensible approach, or does it risk slowing down the energy transition? Our Managing Director, Christoph Maurer, has shared his views on the leaked draft of the so-called Grid Package in an article for the Zentrum Liberale Moderne. The contribution has been published here.
How can large-scale battery storage systems efficiently support the energy transition? In a new short study, our Managing Director Christoph Maurer, together with Anselm Eicke and Lion Hirth from Neon Neue Energieökonomie, demonstrates the contribution large-scale batteries can make to the electricity market and power grids—and why well-designed incentives are crucial to ensure system and grid compatibility.