E-world P_Review 2025

FEBRUARY 2025

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DEAR READER,

We are happy to welcome you to E-world in Essen from February 11 to

13, 2025.

In 2024, the energy industry had to face many challenges – many of

which were caused by changes in the political landscape all over the

world. To name a few: In Germany, the high electricity prices endanger

the competitiveness of the economy, and the financing of the expansion

of renewable energies is not yet secured by the federal budget. Urgently

needed regulatory updates were postponed to a new government’s

term, placing additional pressure on the sector. In France, the federal

budget remains unresolved, which equally has an uncertain impact on

the development of the energy transition. And in the US, energy policy is

expected to take a new direction, maybe heading towards atomic energy

and fossil fuels.

Dealing with all these uncertainties is currently one of the biggest challenges

for the energy industry. At E-world, we are gathering experts to

discuss solutions which help minimize economic risks and reduce the

degree of uncertainty. In this issue of E-world P_Review, we present a

selection of strategies to make the energy system more resilient.

Stefanie Hamm, CEO

E-world energy & water

GmbH

You will gain insights into different flexibility solutions. Furthermore, you

will get to know a forward-looking vision for the future energy system

and how it can be extended to a European level. We will also look at how

trading mechanisms such as emissions trading and European capacity

markets can enable flexibility in the energy system.

Additionally, more information on the current forum program, conferences,

and the Career Day will help to guide you through the event.

We wish you a pleasant lecture and an inspiring visit to E-world in Essen!

Sabina Großkreuz, CEO


GmbH

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STRATEGIES FOR A

NEW ENERGY SYSTEM20

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FUTURE

CONTENT

E-WORLD

3 Editorial

6 E-world Kick-off | November 2024

8 E-world Career Day 2025

62 Imprint

STRATEGIES FOR A

NEW ENERGY SYSTEM

12 CCUS: Resolving Friction in the

Energy Transition

Department for Business & Trade

14 Incorporating a Cross-Sectoral

Perspective into Infrastructure

Planning

Amprion

17 Digital Twin: Bringing the Power to

the Next Level

TwinEU

FLEXIBILITY FOR FUTURE

22 A Home with No Energy Bills?

With Kraken it's Possible

Kraken Technologies

24 The Storage Transition is Gaining

Momentum – Where is it Headed?

Entrix Energy

27 The ENERTRAG Verbundkraftwerk ®

– Clean Energy Supply

ENERTRAG

TRADING MECHANISMS

FOR THE NEW ENERGY

SYSTEM

32 How Granular Certificates

Contri bute to the Credibility of

Green Electricity

LichtBlick

35 Fit for 55: Comprehensive Reform

of the EU Emissions Trading System

Deutsche Emissionshandelsstelle (DEHSt)

38 Capacity Mechanism in Germany

– The First Aid Kit for the Power

Supply

Energy Traders Europe

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TRADING MECHANISMS

FOR THE NEW ENERGY

SYSTEM 40 E-WORLD PROGRAM

E-WORLD CONFERENCES

42 Energy Leadership Meeting

Perspectives for the Energy World

of Tomorrow

44 Fiber Optic Forum 2025

Shaping Progress - New Challenges

in Fiber Optic Expansion

E-WORLD EXPERT FORUMS

NEW ENERGY SYSTEMS FORUM

48 Tuesday – 11.02.2025

49 Wednesday – 12.02.2025

50 Thursday – 13.02.2025

CHANGE FORUM

51 Tuesday – 11.02.2025

52 Wednesday – 12.02.2025

53 Thursday – 13.02.2025

Career Day

FUTURE FORUM

54 Tuesday – 11.02.2025

55 Wednesday – 12.02.2025

57 Thursday – 13.02.2025

Career Day

HYDROGEN SOLUTIONS FORUM

59 Tuesday – 11.02.2025

60 Wednesday – 12.02.2025

61 Thursday – 13.02.2025

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E-WORLD KICK-OFF

NOVEMBER 2024

The E-world Kick-off event provided a platform for groundbreaking discussions on the most

pressing issues facing the energy industry. These included the restructuring of the grid infrastructure,

the challenges of resilience in times of crisis, and the financing of the transition

to urban heating. Discussions focused on three key areas: Digitalization, cost allocation, and

collaboration between energy and financial players. Experts from different sectors emphasized

the need for a supportive policy framework to facilitate investments and the importance

of innovative approaches to successfully drive the energy transition. The event highlighted

the potential of close cooperation between all stakeholders to accelerate the transition to a

sustainable energy system.

GRID COSTS, FINANCING AND

DIGITALIZATION: CAN THE GRID

BEAR THE ENERGY TRANSITION?

The Kick-off began with a focus on energy

grids. In the opening interview with conenergy’s

CEO Roman Dudenhausen, the president

of the Federal Network Agency, Klaus Müller,

emphasized that grid expansion is increasingly

driven by demand, as more producers and

consumers seek grid access. Grid operators,

now approaching capacity limits, can address

these challenges through standardization,

digitalization of processes, and enhanced cooperation

with other operators – all of which

are supported by the Federal Network Agency.

The subsequent panel discussion with Robert

Busch (Association of Energy Innovators*),

Thomas König (E.ON), Christoph Müller (Amprion),

Klaus Müller (Federal Network Agency),

and moderated by Roman Dudenhausen,

delved further into grid costs. The panelists

concurred on the need for a usage-based

distribution of costs and advocated for the

elimination of non-systemic expenses, such

as those associated with redispatch measures.

While they prioritized different aspects

of digitalization, there was unanimous agreement

that the process must be significantly

accelerated.

Additionally, Thomas König underscored the

financial challenges facing the energy transition,

warning that limited financial resources

threaten its progress. Consequently, the

panelists called on the incoming government

to create an investment-friendly framework to

support grid development.

„

We must now ensure that this is facilitated

and financially rewarded by regulation.

The direction is clear: the driver comes

from below and forward-looking network

expansion is important.“

KLAUS MÜLLER

President, Federal Network Agency

* Interest group that represents companies from the energy industry and is committed to a market-oriented, decentralized and climate-friendly energy supply

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SECURITY OF EUROPEAN ENERGY SUPPLY

IN TIMES OF MULTIPOLAR CRISES

In his presentation, Bernd Weber, founder

and managing director of the think tank Epico

KlimaInnovation, shed light on the resilience

of German supply chains amid global upheaval.

He emphasized the potential impact of

the U.S. elections, which could signal a new

era, highlighting the critical role of political

uncertainties for Europe. According to Weber,

these challenges call for both entrepreneurial

initiatives and government support to maintain

economic stability. However, he maintained

that the primary responsibility for resilience

lies with companies, while the state plays a

supportive role.

During the ensuing discussion, moderated by

Barbara Lempp (Energy Traders Europe), Matthias

König (enertrag), Sven Becker (Trianel),

and Dennis Rendschmidt (VDMA Power Systems)

addressed key challenges in the energy

sector. One focus was the German Power Plant

Security Act, which Rendschmidt critiqued as

potentially a "pipe-wrecker" from a procedural

perspective. Sven Becker, in his appeal to the

European Commission, stressed the need for

a comprehensive European strategy: ‘We need

an integrated CO 2

-neutral energy system. And

I don't see this integrated system yet. (...) We

have the electricity market, which is a collection

of national markets that all have different

generation mechanisms (...) also with different

consumption structures and (...) different

weather situations.’ Dennis Rendschmidt

added by advocating for a harmonized approach

to hardware across Europe. The panel

also explored the development of the hydrogen

economy, highlighting the "chicken-and-egg"

dilemma: securing financing requires the assurance

of a long-term market, but establishing

such a market depends on available funding.

HOW TO FINANCE THE MUNICIPAL

HEAT TRANSITION

The question of how the municipal heat transition

can be financed was the focus of the third

day of the E-world Kick-off. The pivotal point of

both the keynote and the panel discussion was

cooperation. Franziska Schütze (DIW Berlin/

Sustainable Finance Science Platform) emphasised

in her keynote on sustainable finance

the importance of an exchange between the

energy industry and the financial sector for the

successful financing of the heat transition. The

financial market plays in this sense a supporting

role by recognising ‘transformation risks’.

„

The challenge [of financing the

municipal heating transition]

lies in the sheer scale of the

financial resources as well as

the capacity to implement it.

Money is one thing, but money

alone doesn’t provide warmth

at home.“

TILO HACKE

Member of the Management Board,

German Credit Bank AG (DKB)

Tilo Hacke (DKB), Ingbert Liebing (VKU), Julia

Schäper (Stadtwerke Ahrensburg), and Jochen

Schenk (ZIA) highlighted the connection

between the success factor "cooperation" and

the key players in the heating transition during

the panel discussion moderated by Franziska

Schütze and Anne Buers. Ingbert Liebing,

for example postulated the need for dialogue

between municipal utilities and the housing

industry: ‘Heat planning thrives on the exchange

between all parties involved and for the municipal

utilities, the commercial housing industry

is a very important partner and customer.’ For

Julia Schäper, working with banks and municipal

associations is also fundamental for developing

financial plans. According to the panelists,

the financing of the municipal heating transition

finally necessitates the collective will to consistently

driving forward the implementation.

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THE CAREER DAY AT E-WORLD

ENERGY & WATER 2025

The shortage of skilled workers is one of the most pressing challenges

facing the energy industry. Due to the energy and heating transition even

more qualified personnel are needed in the future. In order to tackle this

problem in the long term, the E-world Career Day has become an indispensable

meeting place for young professionals and employers.

On February 13, 2025, the Career Day will

once again take place on the third day of

the trade fair. The career event is aimed specifically

at students and graduates in the fields

of natural sciences, economics, engineering,

mechanical engineering and IT, as well as

pupils who are about to graduate. The aim is

to inspire young talent for the energy transition

and give them an insight into the world

of energy. Whether IT service providers, solar

module manufacturers, start-ups or international

corporations - at Career Day, participants

will encounter the impressive variety of employers

and professional fields in the industry.

„

In times when the energy industry

is not perceived from

all sides as a 'green' one,

we want to convince young

people of the opposite and

inspire them to pursue a career

in it at an early stage."

STEFANIE HAMM

Managing Director of


The Career Day offers energy companies an

ideal platform to present themselves as attractive

employers. With the interactive offers on

the third day of the fair and an exchange at

eye level, they can create valuable connections

with potential junior staff. The success

of the format speaks for itself: over 40 companies

and around 900 participants last year

show the great demand for skilled workers

and how valuable a networking platform

is for employers and young talent alike.

In 2025, we are once again looking

forward to numerous participating companies,

students and schools as well

as an exciting, extensive program.

E-WORLD ENERGY & WATER 2025 -

A HIGHLIGHT FOR TRAINEES TOO!

Offer your trainees the chance to experience

training content at first hand

with exciting specialist presentations

and networking opportunities

at Europe's leading trade fair for the

energy industry. Your trainees can visit

E-world free of charge on the third

day of the trade fair.

Would you like to attend

E-world together

with your trainees?

Please contact us by

e-mail or telephone.

JULIA BAUCH

con|energy agentur

gmbh

career-day@e-world.com

+49 201 1022-413

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CEO MEETS STUDENT

As part of the Career Day, selected students

meet industry executives and debate current,

controversial topics live on stage. Experience

exciting discussions at eye level with fresh perspectives

and participate with your own questions

on the topic of the energy transition.

STUDENTS MEET:

• Katrin Fuhrmann, ENGIE

• Elke Temme, Stadtwerke Bochum

• Sven Becker, Trianel

• Tobias Federico, Energy Brainpool

CHALLENGES

Exploring different skills in a fun and interactive

manner – that’s the concept behind the challenges.

E-world exhibitors present interactive

challenges that replicate typical tasks associated

with roles in their companies.

Participants have the opportunity to test their

abilities, gain insights into various professions,

and enjoy the experience. After completing the

challenge, there’s time for networking and exchange

between job seekers and employers.

Look forward to challenges like:

PROVE YOUR ESTIMATING SKILLS |

KOENIG SOLUTIONS

Participants need to guess the number of teddy

bears in a container.

OMV-ENERGY-QUIZ & PUZZLE | OMV

Answer questions about OMV's transformation

journey towards becoming a sustainable chemicals,

fuels and energy company.)

ENERGY QUIZ | EMH

Guess terms from the energy industry and estimate

the energy consumption of appliances. Creativity

and a good sense of numbers are required.)

ENERGY JENGA | M2G

A good instinct is required here! The Jenga

tower playfully symbolizes the stability of the

energy grid.

ALL IMPORTANT INFORMATION

AT A GLANCE

BOOK YOUR FREE TICKET

NOW AS A STUDENT

You can find all information about the Career Day also

on our website and on our social media channels:

career.e-world-essen.com

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STRATEGIES

FOR A

NEW ENERGY

SYSTEM

The transformation of the

energy system is being driven

by inno vative projects and

visionary approaches. In

this section, the role of new

technologies, international

cooperation and pioneering

concepts in paving the way for a

sustainable and resilient energy

system will be demonstrated,

covering the use of renewable

energies and comprehensive

digitalization.

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CCUS:

RESOLVING

FRICTION

IN THE ENERGY

TRANSITION

As the threat of climate change intensifies, governments across the world

are looking closely at their technology mix to achieve sustainability goals.

Investing in Carbon Capture, Usage, and Storage (CCUS) is one way the

government of the United Kingdom (UK) is helping to support existing

industries to adapt to climate targets and grow sustainably. Increasingly,

CCUS is demonstrating potential as a solution for reaching this ambition.

In announcing its intention to invest £21.7 billion in the technology over

the next 25 years, it is clear the UK is backing CCUS technologies not only

as a way to reduce emissions, but also to spark economic growth.

IN CONVERSATION WITH IZEBE EGWAIKHIDE, DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS & TRADE, UK GOVERNMENT

RENEWABLE ENERGY NOT ENOUGH

In 2019 the UK became the first country in

the world to make a legally binding commitment

to net zero by 2050. Head of Hydrogen

& CCUS for the UK’s Department for Business

and Trade in Germany, Izebe Egwaikhide,

said a big driver behind the CCUS movement

was the fact that renewable energy development

alone will not be enough to achieve

net zero. “In hard to abate sectors such as

advanced manufacturing, CCUS technologies

will allow us to de-carbonise in a way that

wasn’t possible in the past or was too expensive

to be viable,” Izebe said. “Safely storing

harmful emissions or using them to manufacture

other products, like sustainable fuels

or chemicals, is one way we can address the

climate challenge and advance our industries”.

Izebe added that the UK’s position

was helped by another hidden, and perhaps

unique benefit. “The UK has significant geological

assets. Britain’s continental shelf could

safely store up to 78 billion tonnes of carbon,

making it one of the largest prospective CO₂

stores in Europe. Add to that our ample surplus

storage infrastructure which was been left

behind as local gas reserves depleted. These

would do well to be repurposed for CCUS.”


CRUNCHING THE NUMBERS

While CCUS technology is still relatively new, it

is becoming increasingly cost-effective as the

technology matures. Through its early and substantial

investment in CCUS, the UK is helping

to pioneer the development of efficient carbon

capturing technologies. In October 2024, the

government confirmed funding to launch the

UK's first two carbon capture clusters in Merseyside

and Teesside, providing an opportunity

to scale technological development. "A major

criticism of CCUS is the high initial investment

cost, but in the mid-term, CCUS remains the

most cost-effective technological option for

decarbonising many hard to abate sectors,"

Izebe said. Another advantage of CCUS technology

is its ability to transform some of the

most polluting areas of the past into green

energy hubs of the future, whilst injecting

thousands of new skilled jobs and billions in

private investment into industrial heartlands.

REGIONAL RENEWAL

Of course, the domestic need is only one part

of the ultimate ambition. By establishing its

CCUS industry, the UK intends not only to meet

its own climate goals but also to start trading

its expertise and technology with other nations.

The UK is already the world’s second largest

exporter of services and has a comparative

advantage in established and emerging clean

energy industries. It plans to channel additional

support into the sector as a priority area under

the UK’s new Industrial Strategy and by deepening

strategic international cooperation. "We

signed a landmark Energy and Climate Partnership

with Germany in 2023 – with CCUS as

one of the five core pillars," said Izebe. "Our

phase one CCUS clusters in Teesside in the

east and Merseyside in the west, are a great

opportunity to trade knowledge and open

opportunities with other countries such as

Germany. In fact, the first CCUS projects have

already been announced for Teesside and will

begin construction in the new year. This is

just the beginning, and we hope to be able to

release phase 2 clusters in the coming year."

TURNING THE TIDE

On top of the increasingly urgent need, there

is an intensifying global demand for carbon

management solutions. The UK is fortunate to

have a storage potential that would allow it not

only to capture its own emissions, but potentially

those of international partners. Research

by McKinsey indicates that supply of goods and

services to enable the global net-zero transition

could be worth £1 trillion to UK businesses by

2030. “It is only a matter of time until the longterm

economic benefits of carbon capturing

will come to outweigh the initial investment,”

Izebe said. “We expect an established carbon

capture industry to add around £5 billion per

year to the UK economy by 2050.” Although

energy transition comes with a long tail, with

almost £22 billion of investment committed

for the expansion of CCUS across the UK,

there’s an undeniable opportunity to

help resolve the current friction that

exists between climate targets

and economic growth.

IZEBE EGWAIKHIDE

Head of Hydrogen and CCUS,

Department for Business & Trade

Izebe.Egwaikhide@fcdo.gov.uk


INCORPORATING

A CROSS-SECTORAL

PERSPECTIVE INTO

INFRASTRUCTURE

PLANNING

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How can interactions between the sectors of electricity, hydrogen,

methane, heat, synthetic fuels, and carbon dioxide be considered in

terms of holistic system planning? The study "Intersectoral System

Planning" by Amprion provides answers.

BY OLIVER LEVERS, SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT, ENERGY SYSTEM PLANNING ENGINEER, AMPRION GMBH

AND MIRIAM SANDER, SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT, ENERGY SYSTEM MODELLING EXPERT, AMPRION GMBH

As Germany progresses towards the decarbonization

of its energy system by 2045,

the integration of components such as electrolyzers

and hydrogen power plants is becoming

increasingly critical. These components necessitate

the consideration of sectoral interactions

within the context of comprehensive system

planning. The study "Intersectoral System

Planning“ by Amprion addresses the evolution

of the German energy supply system across

multiple sectors, with a particular emphasis

on long-term infrastructure planning. This

study builds upon the methodological framework

of the Grid Development Plan Electricity,

extending it to encompass the sectors of

hydrogen, methane, heat, synthetic fuels, and

carbon dioxide. The study adopts an inclusive

approach, inviting all interested stakeholders

to participate in substantive exchanges

regarding the methods, scenarios, and results

detailed both in this summary and in the

study’s comprehensive background paper.

SIMULATION OF CROSS-SECTOR MARKETS

AND IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS OF ELECTRICITY

AND GAS GRIDS

In the study, cross-sector planning scenarios

are designed and analyzed using a proprietary

tool called LISA. This tool enables

cross-sector market simulations that determine

energy exchanges between sectors,

the utilization of storage, and interregional

energy flows. Based on the market results,

detailed network analyses of the transport

infrastructures for electricity, natural

gas, and hydrogen are conducted.


Renewables

SCENARIOS FOR INTERSECTORAL

ANALYSIS

Three scenario paths are considered:

1. Scenario B2037/B2045 “Reference GDP +

Sector Coupling“: This pathway envisions an

efficient transition towards a highly electrified

energy system, with hydrogen demand being

fulfilled through both imports and domestic

production. It aligns with the draft scenario

framework for the 2037/2045 German Grid

Development Plan Electricity (2025) and is

supplemented with data from other sectors.

2. Scenario A2045* "Delayed Target Achievement":

This pathway anticipates a delay in

Germany’s transformation goals until 2050.

Technologies such as carbon capture and

hydrogen power plants play crucial roles in

achieving climate neutrality by 2045.

3. Scenario C2045* "Lack of System Coordination":

This pathway forecasts the continuation

of current market regulations, which do not

incentivize system-friendly locations for new

plants. For instance, electrolyzers are positioned

based on their proximity to the hydrogen

core network and the potential for waste

heat utilization in district heating, resulting in

a more dispersed distribution. Additionally,

the installed capacity of renewable energy

sources significantly surpasses political goals.

The varying energy demands and production

quantities across different scenarios

lead to significant differences in market outcomes

and grid utilizations. These differences

are discussed in more detail below.

1| STAKEHOLDER-ORIENTED LOCATION OF

ELECTROLYZERS LEADS TO HIGH NORTH-

SOUTH TRANSPORTS ACROSS GERMANY IN

THE ELECTRICITY SECTOR

All scenarios indicate a growing need for electricity

transport between northern and southern

Germany, with Scenario C2045* showing

the highest demand due to uncoordinated flexible

load locations, especially electrolyzers. The

hydrogen sector also faces a significant northsouth

transport challenge, given the underground

storage and import terminal locations

in northern Germany, and the major consumers

situated in central and southern Germany.

Methane Demand

Hydrogen Demand

Electrolysis

2| LACK OF SYSTEM COORDINATION RESULTS IN

HIGH GRID EXPANSION NEEDS

In Scenario B2037, electricity grid analyses

indicate that the target grid proposed in the

2037/2045 Grid Development Plan (2023)

is sufficient. However, for Scenarios B2045

and C2045*, additional grid expansion is

necessary, with Scenario C2045* requiring

substantial investment due to the non-gridfriendly

placement of electrolyzers. In Scenario

A2045*, delayed target achievements suggest

that some grid expansions will be needed at

later stages. The location of electrolyzers with

high installed capacities affects grid expansion

needs, while existing thermal power

plants, due to their historically developed

locations, provide enough redispatch potential

to effectively manage power grid bottlenecks.

Conversely, new thermal power plants that

do not consider current grid conditions can

negatively impact congestion management.

Investment costs[bn. €]

160

140

120

100

80

60

40

20

0

-20

-40

-60

Fuel Demand

grid not grid

friendly friendly

Electric Vehicles

Heat Pumps

Electricity Demand

B2037 A2045* B2045 C2045*

grid not grid

friendly friendly

grid not grid

friendly friendly

grid not grid

friendly friendly

B2037 A2045* B2045 C2045*

Offshore grid connection Onshore-HVDC AC


3| HYDROGEN POWER PLANTS CAUSE THE HIG-

HEST UTILIZATION OF THE HYDROGEN GRID

The hydrogen grid analysis, based on the core

network proposed by German transmission

system operators, indicates that hydrogen power

plants are the main contributors to hydrogen grid

usage. These plants cause high but short-term

withdrawal rates, which are met by hydrogen

storage and imports. The location of electrolyzers

has minor impact on H2-grid utilization

relative to the higher capacity of hydrogen power

plants. The study points out that the assumed

hydrogen storage capacities are inadequate for

the exclusive supply of power plants, prompting

further discussions on supply security. The volatile

behavior of electrolyzers and power plants,

influenced by renewable energy feed-in, leads

to fluctuating utilization patterns of hydrogen

storage and import terminals. These interactions

also require further critical examination.

Additionally, the analyses show that redispatch

measures in the power grid do not create critical

situations in the hydrogen grid. Due to the different

and asynchronous factors driving the utilization

of the hydrogen and power transport grids,

there is no significant interdependence between

the expansion of these grid infrastructures.

SYSTEMVISION 2050

Europe is targeting climate neutrality by

2050. But what will the detailed configuration

of the energy system look

like? This question is being explored

by Amprion in collaboration with

various stakeholders as part of the

Systemvision 2050 project, in which

the study "Intersectoral System Planning

Amprion" was also developed.

individual infrastructures like methane/hydrogen

and electricity. The placement of electrolyzers

and hydrogen power plants significantly

affects the load on both the power transmission

and hydrogen transmission grids. Therefore,

their locations should be determined with

an intersectoral approach, considering the

impacts on both types of infrastructure.

CONCLUSION

In summary, the study "Intersectoral System

Planning Amprion" demonstrates that incorporating

a cross-sectoral perspective into

infrastructure planning is beneficial for better

understanding and considering interactions

between different sectors. The most effective

approach involves starting with cross-sectoral

scenarios and market simulations, which

then inform subsequent, detailed analyses of

Annuitized total system costs [bn €]

200

180

160

140

120

100

80

60

40

20

Investment costs

hydrogen core grid

Investment costs

carbon dioxide

infrastructure

Investment costs

power transmission grid

Investment costs

power distributing grid

Investment costs

district heat grids

OPEX variable

OPEX fix

Investment costs

generation and storage

OLIVER LEVERS

System Development,

Energy System Planning Engineer,

Amprion GmbH

MIRIAM SANDER

System Development,

Energy System Modelling Expert,

Amprion GmbH

info@amprion.net

www.amprion.net

systemvision2050.de

0

B2037 A2045* B2045 C2045*


DIGITAL TWIN:

BRINGING THE POWER GRIDS

TO THE NEXT LEVEL

TwinEU project aims to enhance the

resilience and flexibility of the European

electricity system

© TwinEU

BY BÁLINT HARTMANN, LEVENTE RÁCZ, ISTVÁN VOKONY, BÁLINT NÉMETH, LÓRÁNT DÉKÁNY, TWINEU

Ambitious climate goals – that is definitely

a category in which Europe leads

the World. The “what” therefore is very clear,

but the “how” is a bit trickier question. What

is certain is that the increase of renewable

energy generation will always need reinforced

grids, although reinforcement does not

always mean a physical, but a digital attribute.

Digital twins – and especially TwinEU project

– will unlock a vast potential of the European

power system, through the enhanced capabilities

laying the path to integrate the foreseen

boom of renewable energy sources.

TwinEU project aims for no less than to

develop the concept of the digital twin of the

pan-European electricity system in 3 years.

By doing so, this HorizonEurope project will

develop a federation of digital twins that are

capable of working as one system. As an

impact, it will enhance the observability and

controllability of the grids, will bring advanced

forecasting capabilities to the system operators

for optimized market actions, help

them to achieve smart and coordinated

system planning, and provide an improved

physical and cyber resilience to the grid.

To achieve such an ambitious goal, 75 partners

teamed up in TwinEU, including universities,

research centers, electricity and IT

service providers – and 15-15 transmission

and distribution system operators from as

many different countries. Through 8 pilot

sites, various digital twins will be developed

to support the abovementioned objectives.


DIGITAL TWIN FOR POWER LINE

MONITORING

Within the Hungarian demonstration of the

TwinEU project, the collaborative partners

(F4STER, Budapest University of Technology

and Economics, MAVIR Ltd., E.ON EED, and

APG) develop a groundbreaking approach

to revolutionize how power lines are monitored

and managed using Digital Twin

(DT) technology. This advanced model will

enable real-time insights and more efficient

„

In the bigger picture, the Digital

Twin concept is part of a forward-thinking

strategy to make

the power grid more resilient,

efficient, and adaptable. As this

technology continues to evolve,

it sets a new benchmark for the

future of power transmission,

helping utilities better manage

their assets while delivering reliable

energy to consumers."

LEVENTE RÁCZ

Budapest University of Technology

and Economics

management of power lines, enhancing the

reliability and resilience of the electrical grid.

The DT system gathers real-time data from

monitoring sensors placed along power lines.

These sensors, positioned at key points on the

lines, measure the temperature of the conductors,

which helps prevent problems like

line sagging that could interfere with safety

clearance. To ensure the sensors are placed

in the most effective locations, a specialized

algorithm considers factors like the length

of the power line span, the type of conductor

used, and the tension during installation.

In addition to the data from the sensors, nearby

weather stations provide crucial environmental

information, such as wind speed, solar radiation,

and ambient temperature. At the same

time, the system operators’ SCADA system

supplies details about the load on the lines. This

comprehensive data collection process, carried

out over a year, helps create a predictive model

known as an Artificial Neural Network (ANN).

The ANN is trained to estimate conductor temperatures

based on weather conditions and

the load on the line, allowing the DT to predict

how the power line will thermally behave

without always needing direct input from the

sensors. This predictive capability enables the

sensors to be moved to other areas where

monitoring is more critical, leading to potential

TwinEU will deliver a set of tools that will be demonstrated

in 8 pilots across 11 EU countries

The digital twinning is approached on multiple layers

throughout the demonstrations in the field:

Digital twinning for

cyber-physical grid

resilience


forecasting and

optimal grid and market


grid management,

operation and

monitoring


smart coordinated

planning of the grid


cost savings. This efficient use of resources

makes the system even more cost-effective

and beneficial for all stakeholders.

This integration of predictive technology into

the DT allows operators to dynamically adjust

line ratings (DLR) and significantly enhances

safety. It provides for the safe optimization

of the flow of electricity under changing environmental

and operational conditions. By

predicting potential problems like conductor

sagging, this system ensures the grid operates

more smoothly and reliably, providing

a sense of security to all stakeholders.

DIGITAL TWIN FOR MARKET OPTIMIZATION:

ENHANCING ENERGY AND BALANCING

MARKET EFFICIENCY

As part of the Hungarian demo of the TwinEU

project, the partners F4STER, Budapest University

of Technology and Economics, HUPX,

MAVIR and Artelys have launched an initiative

to create a digital twin to optimize the energy

and balancing capacity markets through

co-optimized market coupling. This effort

aims to improve the interaction between the

energy market and the balancing capacity

market, using flow-based dynamic allocation

methods to efficiently manage transmission

capacity and improve market liquidity.

The core of this initiative is the integration of a

co-optimization framework that is aligned with

the European Single Day-Ahead Coupling (SDAC)

and Single Intraday Coupling (SIDC) standards.

By incorporating a multi-product market auction

design, the demo envisions a future where

energy and balancing capacity are coupled. This

model enables Transmission System Operators

(TSOs) to allocate capacity in a way that not

only meets the needs of the energy market, but

also enhances the flexibility and resilience of

the grid in response to balancing requirements.

Central to this development is the implementation

of a new market clearing algorithm

tailored for complex bid matching and capacity

calculation. The integration of Dynamic

Line Rating (DLR) data provides the algorithm

with information on transmission line conditions,

improving the accuracy of capacity

calculations. Through this dynamic flowbased

modeling, TSOs can calculate available

transmission capacity with greater granularity.

Artelys, a key partner in this project, is

instrumental in developing tools to support

the adaptation of these flow-based domains.

„

The innovative framework of the

Hungarian demonstration represents

a shift towards resilient

energy markets in Europe. By

enhancing transmission capacity

allocation through DLR and cooptimized

market coupling, the

demo supports seamless crosszonal

trading while maintaining

security and reliability. The partners’

commitment to frequent

scenario testing and data flow

optimization will further advance

this vision and set a new standard

for future energy and balancing

market operations.”

BÁLINT HARTMANN

F4STER

To facilitate decision making and data transparency,

the project includes a dedicated

data visualization and sharing platform, HUPX

LABS. This platform not only centralizes data,

but also provides an API interface for accessing

auction results, bid data and balancing

metrics. Through HUPX LABS, stakeholders

can access processed data on day-ahead

orders, auction results and balancing bid

flows, fostering a collaborative environment

for market participants and TSOs alike.

This collaborative effort is redefining the

traditional approach to market coupling by

integrating advanced data handling and analytics,

making it a blueprint for future developments

in energy and balancing markets.

CONTACT

communication@twineu.net

www.twineu.net

20 | FLEXIBILITY FOR FUTURE

FLEXIBILITY

FOR FUTURE

A sustainable energy system

needs more than renewable

energy - it needs flexibility. In this

section, we show how innovative

approaches and technologies

can assist in creating and

managing this flexibility: from

smart homes without energy bills

to grid-friendly battery storage

solutions and virtual power

plants that open up new scope

for a stable and efficient energy

system.

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© LOPH Studio/AdobeStock


© Octopus Energy

A HOME WITH

NO ENERGY BILLS?

WITH KRAKEN

IT’S POSSIBLE

Imagine having no energy bills. Sounds too good to be true, doesn’t it?

But with the right technology, this is becoming a reality for newly built

homes in the UK and Germany. One of our partners, Octopus Energy, has

introduced a first-of-its-kind energy tariff providing zero bills for at least

five years, guaranteed.

BY AMIR ORAD, CEO, KRAKEN

Octopus Energy launched Zero Bills

Homes in 2022 in tandem with residential

developers who could incorporate smart

home energy technology – including heat

pumps, solar panels, and batteries – into

new homes. Using Kraken, the end-to-end

platform for utilities, Octopus can co-optimize

these devices to ensure the home

doesn’t need to pay any energy bills.

Kraken’s technology works across the

network, from managing renewable generation

to helping utilities provide excellent customer

experiences. With Zero Bills Homes,

Kraken has enabled Octopus to bring all

these capabilities together in one product.

HOW DOES ZERO BILLS HOMES WORK?

Initially, Zero Bills Homes landed on Michael

Evans, Global Optimization and Analytics Lead

at Octopus Energy, as a question: how do we

guarantee that a customer pays no energy bill?

From there, Octopus Energy worked through

the nuances of how to make this happen.

A Zero Bills Home must have fairly sophisticated

low-carbon technology. Kraken then takes the

data from home devices, the grid, and other

external factors – how much sun is available,

how much charge remains in a battery, when

the customer wants to run their heat pump,

the cost of energy from the grid and how

much of it is renewable – to calculate the best


and most affordable way to power the home.

Kraken manages the sale of any extra energy

produced to send back to the grid, so homes

can supply the network with green energy

when it needs it most, offsetting the cost of

any energy that the home may need to buy.

How does a utility make money from

something like Zero Bills Homes?

These Zero Bills Homes usually generate more

electricity than they use, storing surplus in

batteries. Octopus can sell that energy to

the grid when demand and prices are high.

WHY ZERO BILLS HOMES?

The Zero Bills Homes project commits to

transforming the housing market by eliminating

energy bills, boosting green jobs,

and accelerating the UK’s journey toward

becoming a clean energy superpower.

Kraken makes it easy for homeowners to

make the switch by making the experience of

living in a Zero Bills Home as easy as possible

through its technology. Sara Levy, one of

the residents of the Zero Bills Homes Arbour

Development, remarked, “It just kind of works

magically in the background. There’s an app

that’s very easy to use. It allows me to see

how much energy I’m using from a monthly

basis down to a daily basis, and even live.”

WHAT ABOUT RETROFITTING

EXISTING HOMES?

In September 2024, Octopus Energy

announced that it would begin to retrofit

existing homes and estimates approximately

500,000 UK homes (built since

2013) could be eligible to be upgraded.

100,000 HOMES BY 2030

This announcement comes about as Octopus

Energy announces their plans to build

100,000 Zero Bills Homes by 2030. Greg

Jackson, founder of Octopus Energy, commented,

“This new target for our Zero Bills

project is something that has never been

done before. In just six years, 100,000 homeowners,

families and couples could be living

without ever having to think of an energy bill.

Together with leading developers we’re building

a brighter future where greener living is

the cheaper option, not the premium.”

FIND OUT MORE ABOUT ZERO BILLS

HOMES AT

octopus.energy/blog/

introducing-octopus-zero

To date, Octopus Energy has already partnered

with over 50 housebuilders, including

major developers such as Bellway and Persimmon

in the UK. Octopus is working with

Vistry Group to pilot the delivery of zero bills

homes across several developments – with

the goal to scale this initiative in the future.

After successfully completing trials in Stafford,

the developer Bellway has committed

to deliver an entire 130-plot site in Bedfordshire

to Zero Bills Homes. This marks the

UK’s biggest zero bills development thus

far, and the homes will be among the first

to benefit from the 10-year guarantee.

Other developers, such as Verto and GS8, have

committed 100 percent of their future builds

to Zero Bills Homes. Moreover, Thakeham,

Edenstone, and Hill Group continue to push

forward with current Zero Bills Homes plans.

AMIR ORAD

Kraken

hello@octopus.energy

www.octopus.energy


© Entrix

THE STORAGE TRANSITION

IS GAINING MOMENTUM

– WHERE IS IT HEADED?

In November 2024, transmission system operators (TSOs) in Germany

reported over 160 GW of applications for grid-scale battery energy

storage systems (BESS).

BY STEFFEN SCHÜLZCHEN, CEO AT ENTRIX GMBH

While only a fraction of these applications

will materialize into projects, the

surge highlights storage’s growing role in the

energy system. Within 2025, Germany expects

the first BESS assets exceeding 100 MW in

capacity to go live, marking a significant milestone.

With such rapid expansion, a key question

arises: how will the integration of these

storage systems impact the grid, particularly

regarding grid stability and what is the overall

path ahead for the “storage transition”?

THE ROLE OF BESS IN GRID STABILITY

AND RENEWABLE INTEGRATION

BESS is often considered a critical enabler for

integrating renewable energy into the grid.

However, since DSOs and TSOs—not BESS

operators—are tasked with maintaining grid

stability, the market design must incentivize

BESS operators to act in ways that support

the grid. Grid-supportiveness, or “Netzdienlichkeit”

in German, can be evaluated through

two key metrics: (1) reducing the need for

grid build-out and (2) stabilizing the grid’s

frequency at 50 Hertz. Assessing how BESS

contributes to these objectives involves

examining the markets where optimizers—

companies managing BESS operations—allocate

their capacity. In Germany, BESS are

typically active in the following markets.

1. WHOLESALE MARKETS

Optimizers trade BESS capacity in wholesale

markets, especially day-ahead and intraday

markets, to maximize arbitrage opportunities.

During periods of low prices (indicating

energy surplus), batteries charge; during

high-price periods (indicating scarcity), they

discharge. This activity not only generates

revenue but also smoothens supply-demand

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imbalances, mitigating peaks and reducing

the need for grid expansion. As the share

of variable renewable energy continues to

grow, BESS plays an increasingly vital role

in this peak mitigation, a trend that aligns

with projections of arbitrage trading remaining

a primary revenue stream for BESS.

2. CONTROL RESERVE

Optimizers of BESS further participate in

the market for providing control reserves,

namely frequency containment reserve

(FCR) and automatic frequency restoration

reserve (aFRR). These services involve charging

or discharging energy at the request of

TSOs to correct short-term frequency deviations

in the grid. BESS are particularly wellsuited

for providing these control reserves

due to their rapid response times. While

the demand for control reserves is limited

and market saturation remains a concern,

2024 proved to be lucrative for BESS in this

sector, particularly in the aFRR market.

CHALLENGES TO GRID-SUPPORTIVENESS

Despite their overall grid-supportive nature,

BESS operations are not without challenges.

Since Germany’s uniform pricing zone typically

lacks financial incentives for market participants,

including optimizers, to account for the

locality of energy charging and discharging,

BESS dispatch can conflict with local grid bottlenecks.

To address them, grid operators have

begun imposing dispatch constraints on BESS

to prevent congestion. While these constraints

„

Batteries play a big role in

supporting the grid. Today,

good optimizers are capable

of considering local grid

constraints in collaboration

with grid operators.”

STEFFEN SCHÜLZCHEN

CEO AT ENTRIX GMBH

alleviate bottlenecks, they complicate BESS

optimization. BESS operators must not only

comply with these constraints but simultaneously

(i) profitably allocate capacity between

wholesale and control reserve markets in

response to shifting market conditions and (ii)

manage battery degradation within the limits

of warranty requirements. As a result the need

for optimizers capable of effectively navigating

these challenges is increasing, especially

as these complexities continue to grow.

GROWING INVESTMENT IN THE MARKET

The attractiveness of the BESS business case

has driven a growing influx of investors into

the market. Initially dominated by risk-tolerant

players, the market now sees increasing

interest from institutional investors, insurers,

and private equity funds, who bring a preference

for more stable, predictable revenue

© Entrix

W Power's 10.3 MW large-scale

battery storage system in Ohrdruf,

Thuringia, optimized by Entrix.

© Entrix


Maintenance check for a battery storage

system to ensure seamless operations and

optimized performance

Looking ahead, regulatory frameworks are

expected to evolve, enabling deeper integration

and joint market participation of BESS

and renewables—introducing further complexities

that optimizers will need to address.

© Entrix

streams. To meet these individual risk-return

preferences, commercial models must minimize

revenue volatility while maintaining competitive

returns. The challenge for these new

investors lies in identifying optimizers that can

not only design tailored revenue structures but

also price them fairly, all whilst deeply understanding

the intricacies of BESS hardware.

CO-LOCATED PROJECTS:

A GLIMPSE INTO THE FUTURE

Co-location offers investors another effective

way to reduce risk by combining renewables

like wind or solar with BESS, thereby lowering

portfolio volatility through complementary

returns. When physically co-located, these

setups also capitalize on shared grid connections

for quicker implementation and shared

infrastructure to reduce CAPEX. However,

the interplay between BESS and renewables

introduces complexity once again. In

the most common co-location setup, where

two standalone assets share a grid connection,

optimizers must dynamically manage

BESS grid access to ensure that its operations

do not compromise renewable profitability.

CONCLUSION:

THE EVOLVING ROLE OF BESS

The rapid expansion of BESS marks a pivotal

moment for the energy transition. As storage

becomes a cornerstone of the energy system,

its role in stabilizing the grid and supporting

renewable integration will face growing scrutiny.

Consequently, the demands placed on

BESS are increasing. To unlock its full potential,

asset owners must turn to optimizers that

can (1) navigate grid constraints to ensure

compliance while maximizing operational

efficiency, (2) design robust commercial

models that balance risk and

return across wholesale and

control reserve markets, and

(3) manage the complexities

of co-location to effectively

optimize both BESS

and renewable assets.

STEFFEN

SCHÜLZCHEN

CEO, Entrix GmbH

hello@entrixenergy.com

www.entrixenergy.com

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THE ENERTRAG

VERBUNDKRAFTWERK ® –

THE PROTOTYPE FOR

CLEAN ENERGY SUPPLY

© Enertrag

The ENERTRAG Verbundkraftwerk® supplies energy as reliably

as conventional power plants - but clean and sustainable.

photovoltaic power plant

Kreuz Uckermark

THE PRINCIPLE

ENERTRAG Verbundkraftwerk® are directly

connected energy plants, i.e. without a public

grid. These produce electricity from wind and

solar energy, which flows primarily into the

transmission grid. The surplus electricity is

stored, for example in a battery, as green hydrogen

or in the ENERTRAG wind-heat storage. The

storage units supply the electricity sector when

too little wind and solar power can be produced.

THE COMPONENTS

PRIMARY ENERGY FROM WIND AND SOLAR

ENERGY

The ENERTRAG Verbundkraftwerk® generates

large quantities of sustainable electricity

from wind and solar energy.

COLLECTION AND NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE

The electricity is collected in hybrid form in local

grids, forwarded to the central substation via

substations within the area of the ENERTRAG

Verbundkraftwerk® and fed into the transmission

grid there as a priority. Hydrogen pipelines

and heat pipes can also be part of the local

interconnected power plant grid infrastructure.

CONVERSION AND STORAGE

Surplus energy is stored, for example in batteries,

with the help of an electrolyzer as green

hydrogen or in wind heat storage systems. In

contrast to other energy producers, ENER-

TRAG does not shut down its wind power

and photovoltaic systems during periods

of darkness. In the event of bottlenecks in

the electricity grid, the stored green hydrogen

can be converted back into electricity.

CONTROL CENTRE

The control centre is the central monitoring

and control unit of the ENERTRAG Verbundkraftwerk®.

All systems are directly connected


Components of the ENERTRAG Verbundkraftwerk ® Uckermark

Göritz

4

Schönfeld

20

Brüssow

Wind turbine

Photovoltaic system

Hydrogen plant

Feed-in substation

Battery storage system

Collector substations

109

5

Dauerthal

Prenzlau

Grünow Drense

Uckerfelde

7

Cremzow

3

Carmzow-Wallmow

Wallmow

Trampe

Randowtal

Brandenburg

Mecklenburg-

Western Pomerania

wind heat storage for

thermal energy

VKW Uckermark

10/20/30 kV earth cables

110 kV earth cables

Penkun

11

Nadrensee

Control room

Transformer sta. Vierraden

10/20/30 kV earth cables

110 kV earth cables

113

1

Tantow

Bertikow

6

2

Luckow

Petershagen

2

Gramzow

Casekow

Hohenselchow-

Gross Pinnow

Gartz (Oder)

198

Zichow

166

Woltersdorf

POLAND

Dauerthal

ENERTRAG SE

Briest

Passow

Übertragungsnetz

50 Hertz Leitung

EUGAL/OPAL pipeline

(existing gas and future

hydrogen pipelines)

PCK refinery

Schwedt

Vierraden

The Uckermark Verbundkraftwerk generates clean electricity, green hydrogen and heat over an area of 40 square kilometers.

Detailed information on the individual components of the local energy system can be found by clicking on the icons in the site plan.

IN IMPLEMENTATION: THE HYDROGEN ANALYSIS LABORATORY AT ENERTRAG OPERATION

Preparations for our own state-of-the-art hydrogen analysis laboratory in Prenzlau, right next to the existing hydrogen

refuelling station, are in full swing. The laboratory is scheduled to open at the beginning of 2025. The laboratory

will initially act as a service provider for the ‘Wasserstoffschiene Heidekrautbahn’ and ‘Elektrolysewerk

Osterweddingen’ hydrogen projects and will gradually be made available to other customers. The aim is to prove

the purity of hydrogen in accordance with the strict requirements of DIN ISO 14687 as part of quality assurance,

i.e. to certify the best possible quality of the product. Sample cylinders are issued by ENERTRAG Operation rinsed

with hydrogen 6.0 and then returned filled by the customer. The customer receives an analysis report. The laboratory

capacities are designed to carry out several hundred analyses per year. ENERTRAG has been producing green

hydrogen itself since 2011 and wants to implement the analysis process in its own value chain with this step.


The path of energy

in the ENERTRAG

Verbundkraftwerk®

to it via control lines. From the control room,

a team continuously monitors the operation

of the entire combined power plant and its

components. This includes energy generation,

conversion, distribution and grid connection.

The system is controlled using the ENERTRAG

Powersystem software developed in-house.

UTILIZATION

The electricity is fed into the transmission

grid as scheduled electricity via a single large

substation so that households and industry

can utilize it. The ENERTRAG Verbundkraftwerk®

also guarantees all the necessary

system services, such as black start capability,

peak load coverage and the provision

of balancing energy. The surplus electricity is

stored as green hydrogen, for example, flows

into the future hydrogen grid and can also be

used by industry. Green hydrogen can also be

further refined into hydrogen derivates such

as ammonia or methanol. Further, surplus

electricity can be used for local heat supply.

IMPORTANT TO KNOW

The different and fluctuating generation patterns

of wind energy and photovoltaic systems

balance each other out in the ENERTRAG Verbundkraftwerk®.

This enables a constant, predictable

and demand-orientated power supply.

CONTACT

ENERTRAG SE

Gut Dauerthal

17291 Dauerthal

Germany

enertrag@enertrag.com

+49 39854 6459-0

www.ENERTRAG.com

30 | TRADING MECHANISMS FOR THE NEW ENERGY SYSTEM

TRADING

MECHANISMS

FOR THE

NEW ENERGY

SYSTEM

The transformation of the

energy system also requires

new market mechanisms

that promote transparency,

efficiency and sustainability.

This section examines how

innovative approaches, including

electricity transparency at

charging stations, the expansion

of emissions trading systems and

the European classification of

capacity markets, can contribute

to ensuring the energy market is

fit for the future.

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© atipong/AdobeStock


HOW GRANULAR

CERTIFICATES

CONTRIBUTE TO THE

CREDIBILITY OF GREEN

ELECTRICITY

© shaunl/iStock

Within the next three years, around 15,000 companies in Germany will

be obliged to publish sustainability reports in accordance with the CSRD

(Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive). Climate reporting is an

important part of the CSRD.

BY DR. CORINE VEITHEN, LICHTBLICK

Many companies have already committed

to the 1.5 degree limit in recent

years and want to make their contribution

to climate protection. Switching from grey

electricity to green electricity is often a

simple measure for companies to quickly

reduce their market-based emissions.

Electricity is a very special commodity. Electricity

is not a tomato that can be traced

as a tangible object from the organic farm

bush in France to your own plate along the

entire supply chain. It is more like a lake in

which different types of electricity generation

(fossil, nuclear or renewable) are brought

together and consumed by private households

and industry. This means that a mix

of electricity from different types of generation

always comes out of the socket.

The electricity grid must always be stable

so that the power supply can be guaranteed

nationwide and at all times. To

achieve this, feed-in and consumption

must be in balance at all times.

THE BASIS FOR THE GO SYSTEM

WAS CREATED IN 2001

In order to give companies (and private individuals)

the opportunity to choose a specific

electricity product as part of the energy transition,

the system of Guarantees of Origin (GO)

was introduced at EU level in 2009. The GO is

an electronic document that proves that every

megawatt hour of electricity was produced in

a specific renewable energy plant in Europe

and fed into the electricity grid. Each country

operates a register of certificates, in Germany

this is done by the Federal Environment

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© LichtBlick

The Granular-Energy platform shows real-time production and consumption

Agency (UBA). If an energy supplier wants to

sell a green electricity product, it must purchase

the corresponding quantities of GOs in

addition to the physical electricity and have

them deleted from the register. This ensures

that each quantity of electricity produced with

an HKN is only produced and sold once. As

part of the electricity labeling system, every

energy supplier is obliged to present its electricity

mix annually. The system is well established,

transparent, verifiable and secure.

The GO system was originally intended as

a verification system for green electricity.

Over the years, the GO has also been used

as a basis for the emissions accounting of

electricity. The standard methodologies

for preparing corporate carbon footprints

require location-based and market-based

emissions calculations for electricity.

CRITICISM OF THE MARKET-BASED

EMISSION FACTOR

The market-based emissions are calculated

using the emission factor of the electricity

product that the company purchases

from its electricity supplier. If the company

purchases green electricity (i.e. electricity

from renewable energies with GO in accordance

with Section 42 EnWG), the direct market-based

emissions are 0 gCO 2

e/kWh.

This calculation method has

two points of criticism:

1. Geographically: A company from Germany

can purchase a green electricity product

and have the emissions offset on a marketbased

basis at 0 gCO 2

e/kWh, 100 percent

of which comes from abroad - e.g. from

Iceland, a country without a cable connection

to Europe.

2. Time: In Germany, GOs are valid for up to 18

months.

The production and consumption of GOs are

very much decoupled both geographically

and in terms of time. This is not necessarily

a problem from a verifiability perspective,

because it is still ensured that a MWh of electricity

was actually produced, sold and consumed

once. But from a climate accounting

perspective, it is certainly worth discussing.


WHY GRANULAR CERTIFICATES IMPROVE

THE QUALITY OF GREEN ELECTRICITY

If a company switches from grey electricity

to green electricity as a climate measure,

the company's market-based emissions are

reduced. But if the GOs of the purchased

electricity product come from old hydropower

plants in Norway, for example, this does not

change the actual emissions in the company's

own system. Many companies not only

want reductions on paper, but also want to

contribute to real improvements in the system

and an acceleration of the energy transition.

But it is difficult to obtain national GOs in

Germany due to the so-called "Doppelvermarktungsverbot”

(double marketing prohibition).

This means that no GsO may be issued

for plants that receive an EEG tariff. Last year,

green electricity accounted for around 60

percent of the electricity mix generated. But

GOs were only allowed to be issued for 10

percent of the green electricity generated.

One part of the solution is higher-quality GOs.

Power purchase agreements with renewable

energy operators are an option for companies

here. They guarantee a fixed electricity

price for green electricity directly from the

producer for a fixed period of time. Because

they run outside the EEG subsidy system,

they also supply GOs. This is an important

factor for companies and their climate strategy.

This allows companies to decide which

renewable plant the GO comes from - from

a new plant in Germany in the customer's

region at best. We at LichtBlick already

offer this model for companies today.

We are working also with the start-up Granular-Energy

on further measures to improve

the quality of the electricity we purchase.

One specific measure is the use of granular

certificates. This system ensures that production

and consumption are actually closely

linked. This means that, under a power purchase

agreement, the electricity can be

delivered and validated both physically (via

the operator) and in terms of the balance (via

the granular certificate) on a quarter-hourly

basis. This green electricity, which is purchased

by companies, can be verified by

audit and ensures that the energy transition

is accelerated in one's own country.

consumption and the GOs from renewable

plants or, in the future, from storage facilities

in Germany, at every quarter of an hour, GOs

will get different prices at different times.

This could provide additional financial incentives

for the expansion of power, flexibilities

and storage - and support the energy transition

in its next transformation phase.

ABOUT DR. CORINE VEITHEN

Dr. Corine Veithen has been an active

campaigner for climate change

for decades. She took part in the

1997 climate conference in Kyoto,

where the first climate protocol was

adopted, and in numerous demonstrations

against fossil fuels and for

climate protection. Dr. Corine Veithen

has been a climate protection

expert at LichtBlick since 2015 and

played a key role in developing

the company's

net-zero CO 2

route.

DR. CORINE VEITHEN

Senior Manager

Projects & Campaigns,

LichtBlick

Corine.Veithen@lichtblick.de

+49 40 80803030

www.LichtBlick.de

If this system becomes established and all

companies start to source their electricity


FIT FOR 55:

COMPREHENSIVE

REFORM OF THE EU

EMISSIONS TRADING

SYSTEM

© Guillaume Bolduc/Unsplash

In the early summer of last year, comprehensive decisions to revise the

European Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) came into force. The EU

ETS will be made more ambitious and will also be expanded to additional

sectors – it will thus be significantly strengthened and experience a

further noticeable increase in importance as the central cornerstone of

European climate policy. As the competent authority, the German Emissions

Trading Authority (DEHSt) at the Federal Environment Agency (UBA)

is now implementing the diverse set of rules of the reform in cooperation

with the European Commission and the other member states. Implementation

has already started this year.

BY PROF. DR. DANIEL KLINGENFELD AND JAN WEISS

As part of the European Green Deal,

the European Commission presented

comprehensive proposals for the further

development of the EU ETS as part of the

“Fit for 55” package in summer 2021.

The main aim of this reform initiative is

to realign the instrument with the EU's

increased climate protection target for

2030 (greenhouse gas reduction of at

least 55% instead of 40% compared to

1990). The European legal acts to reform

carbon pricing came into force in May

and June 2023. The reform package comprises

the following core elements.

REFORM OF EU ETS 1 AND CREATION OF A

CO 2

BORDER ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM

The level of ambition in the existing EU

ETS 1 (energy, industry and aviation) will

be raised very significantly from 2024 by

lowering the emissions cap. Emissions are

to be reduced by 62% by 2030 compared

to 2005 (previously 43%). The doubling of

the withdrawal rate for the Market Stability

Reserve (MSR) will be extended until 2030

and surplus certificates will be permanently

deleted. The free allocation for energy-intensive

industry will remain in place in principle,

but is now partly linked to compliance


with conditions and reduced in particular for

the sectors covered by the new CO 2

border

adjustment mechanism (CBAM) – where it

will be gradually reduced to zero from 2026

in line with the phase in of CBAM. With the

CBAM, energy-intensive raw materials and

products imported into the EU will be subject

to the same CO 2

price as goods produced

in the internal market. In conjunction with

the CBAM, the EU ETS 1 will thus provide

even greater effect for the decarbonization

of our industry and that of third countries,

while guaranteeing a level playing field

and a safeguard against carbon leakage.

INCLUSION OF MARITIME TRANSPORT

AND REFORM OF THE RULES FOR AIR

TRANSPORT

The scope of the EU ETS 1 is extended to

maritime transport as of 2024. Emissions

from journeys within the European Economic

Area (EEA) and emissions at berth will be fully

covered. Emissions from journeys arriving in

the EEA from abroad or departing abroad from

the EEA are covered at 50%. Inclusion has

been taking place gradually since 2024 until

2027. The level of ambition is also increasing

in aviation. This will be achieved on the

one hand by significantly lowering the cap

and by phasing out free allocation by the end

of 2025. In addition, the so-called non-CO 2

effects of aviation will be included in the EU

ETS 1 from 2025, initially via monitoring and

later probably also with a levy obligation.

CREATION OF AN ADDITIONAL ETS FOR

BUILDINGS AND ROAD TRANSPORT

An additional emissions trading system (EU

ETS 2) will be gradually introduced between

2024 and 2027 for emissions from road transport,

buildings and small industrial and energy

installations that are not covered by EU ETS

1. Similar to the national emissions trading

system (nEHS) already introduced in Germany

in 2021, EU ETS 2 is based on an upstream

approach, i.e. the distributors of fuels will have

to surrender emission allowances. The associated

costs are passed on by the distributors

to the end consumers, thus creating incentives

for climate-friendly behaviour. The allowances

© Marcin Jozwiak/Unsplash

The reforms outlined in the ‘"Fit

for 55" package will align the EU

ETS 1, aiming for a reduction in

emissions of approximately 62%

by 2030 compared to 2005.


are fully auctioned. It is a key characteristic

that the EU ETS 2 is equipped with a binding

cap – the CO 2

prices are thus formed on the

carbon market. This is a significant difference

to the nEHS, which will be merged into the EU

ETS 2. The 2030 emission reduction target

in the EU ETS 2 is at 42% compared to 2005.

However, due to insufficient climate protection

progress in the covered sectors, the cap will

fall even faster than in EU ETS 1 and the price

dynamics could be substantial. The implications

of EU ETS 2 for private house holds must

therefore be actively flanked by the Social

Climate Fund and the use of national auctioning

revenues: UBA recommends the introduction

of a climate dividend and specific support

programs for vulnerable households.

CONCLUSION AND OUTLOOK

The reform package will significantly

strengthen the EU ETS as the key European

climate protection instrument. Moreover, the

reform can be described as a turning point

for the EU in terms of climate policy. There

are two principal cornerstones to this:

PROF. DR. DANIEL KLINGENFELD

Acting Head of Division V Climate

Protection, Energy, German Emissions

Trading Authority (DEHSt) at

the German Environment Agency

1. With the sectoral expansion, the majority of

European greenhouse gas emissions will be

subject to binding and ambitious caps that

guarantee the achievement of climate protection

targets at the European level. Carbon

pricing therefore provides a comprehensive

policy framework on the path to a greenhouse

gas-neutral EU.

2. By significantly expanding auctioning, the EU

ETS will provide even more comprehensive

direct incentives for climate protection efforts

and will also generate considerable and

growing government funding, which will flow

entirely into programs for a social and economic

support for decarbonization.

As the competent authority, DEHSt is currently

preparing the implementation of the

amended EU ETS rules in Germany. Due to the

tight deadlines, this represents a major challenge.

Our highly motivated employees and

transparent communication with the regulated

companies and associations are key

to ensuring timely implementation. This is

where we build on our many years of experience

with this market-based instrument.

JAN WEISS

Head of Section V 3.3

Economic Aspects of Emissions

Trading, Auctioning, Evaluation

UMWELTBUNDESAMT

Deutsche Emissionshandelsstelle (DEHSt)

emissionshandel@dehst.de

www.dehst.de

An earlier German version of this article was

published in Energie Informationsdienst.


CAPACITY MECHANISM

IN GERMANY –

THE FIRST AID KIT FOR

THE POWER SUPPLY

The Germans have a deep affinity for the word security. "Pensions are secure,

the coal phase-out is secure, the energy supply is secure." In 2022,

the Federal Ministry of Economics declared that even with an early coal

phase-out by 2030, the energy supply would be 100% secure by 2030

and beyond, in all likelihood.

BY BARBARA LEMPP, COO, ENERGY TRADERS EUROPE

However, it has since become evident that

security of supply, as well as a cost-effective

and environmentally friendly electricity

supply, cannot be achieved with the current

legislative measures. In 2023, for the first time

in its history, Germany became a net importer

of electricity from abroad, with around 12

TWh. The close interconnection with neighbouring

countries makes gloomy autumn days

like November 6, 2024, without the necessary

breeze in large parts of the country, extremely

expensive to procure electricity in the intraday

market, but bearable thanks to imports.

The Power Plant Safety Act aims to address

this by incentivising power plant builders and

operators to invest billions to ensure there is

no interruption in the security of supply. Political

crystal balls are currently being used frequently

in Berlin to estimate the start of the

first auction under the law. Sometime in 2026

is probably the most sincere of all statements.

PLASTERS NEED REGULAR REPLACEMENT

NOT ONLY IN MEDICINE

Many energy traders view the law merely as

a plaster for a wound that can only be properly

healed with a capacity market. The costly

focus solely on hydrogen or hydrogen-ready

power plants leads to a technological narrowing

that ultimately fails to inspire investors.

It is still far too uncertain at what prices

the required hydrogen can be purchased. In

internal risk management systems, alarm

bells are already ringing dark red. The insolvency

of HH2E, a company much favoured

by politicians, which was supposed to build

electrolysers for 40% of Germany's hydrogen

demand by 2030, is only a symbol of this.

MONOTONY MAKES YOU COLOURBLIND –

IT DOESN'T WORK WITHOUT OPENNESS TO

TECHNOLOGY

Incidentally, the focus on a hydrogen-only

solution also penalises the energy market:

both the Power Plant Safety Act and the

future capacity market are intended to

enable demand-based control in a fully

decarbonised electricity market – isn't

that the goal? Thus, a capacity mechanism

must specify the required capacity,

but not the type of generation technology.

Looking at other European countries, a very

heterogeneous picture emerges regarding

state-initiated capacity expansion.

Great Britain and France have introduced

national capacity markets, while the Scandinavian

countries are addressing the issue

with strategic reserves. In Mediterranean

countries such as Spain and Greece, selective

capacity payments are being made to power

plant operators who mainly hold gas-fired


Denmark

Strategic Reserve

Great Britain

Central Capacity Market

Ireland


Belgium

Central Capacity Market (From 2025)

France


Spain

Selective Capacity Payments

Portugal

Selective Capacity Payments

Italy


Sweden

Strategic Reserve

Croatia

Auctions for new Capacities

Greece

Poland


Germany

Finland

Strategic Reserve

Central Capacity

sui generis (From 2028)

Selective Capacity Payments,

Capacity Market planned

electricity capacity. European patchwork

quilts should have been a thing of the past

in the energy sector long ago. For example,

the European energy ministers and the new

EU Energy Commissioner Jorgensen recently

reiterated what is necessary to let the quilt

colours slowly disappear: more cross-border

links through more hardware (interconnectors)

as well as software (enabling participation

in capacity mechanisms abroad). The

critical supply situations in the summer of

2024, with extremely high prices, especially

in Southeastern Europe, have once again

significantly increased the political pressure

from this region towards Brussels.

deter foreign capacity providers with the

German obsession with detail and the

tendency to regulate all eventualities

– a highly complex capacity

market sui generis, a mechanism

the world has never seen in

this form, helps neither

politicians with citizen

acceptance nor German

security of supply – which

may then not be secure

in the near future!

Germany, which still has to adopt a capacity

market, must ensure it is not overly complicated

when defining cross-border participation.

This has already been done in the opposite

direction with neighbouring countries

for some time. In bilateral agreements, the

network operators concerned agreed on the

specific rules for cross-border participation

between their countries. As in other areas of

energy trading, equal treatment of domestic

and foreign capacity bids is indispensable.

We can only hope that the decision-makers

in the Federal Ministry of Economics and

the Federal Network Agency, regardless of

which political party is in charge, will not

BARBARA LEMPP

Energy Traders Europe

secretariat@energytraderseurope.org

+31 20 5207970

www.energytraderseurope.org

40 | E-WORLD CONFERENCES

E-WORLD

CONFERENCES

Two German-language conferences

await you at E-world

2025: On the day before the

trade fair, the Energy Leadership

Meeting offers an exciting

program exclusively for top management,

while the Fiber Optic

Forum on the first day of the

trade fair focuses on broadband

expansion. Further details on

both events can be found on the

following pages.

E-WORLD CONFERENCES | 41



2025

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2026

ATLANTIC HOTEL ESSEN

Die SZ Redaktion im

Dialog mit der Energiewirtschaft

Please note

that the program

will be held in

German

Please note

that the program

will be held in

German

14 TH E-WORLD 2025 –

ENERGY LEADERSHIP MEETING

PERSPECTIVES FOR THE

ENERGY WORLD OF TOMORROW

MUCH OF THE ENERGY WORLD IS ON A KNIFE'S EDGE.

Will the ramp-up of the hydrogen economy

succeed? Will there be enough flexible power

plants and storage facilities in time to secure

the renewable energy world? Will Germany

meet its climate targets? And what course

will a future German government take?

Ten days before the general election, these

questions are also on the agenda of the 14th

Süddeutsche Zeitung leadership meeting. There

will be plenty to discuss, for example with the

heads of the electricity companies RWE and

EnBW, Dr. Markus Krebber and Dr. Georg Stamatelopoulos:

What about a sustainable power

plant park? Or with Mona Neubaur, the Green

Minister for Economic Affairs in NRW, who wants

to make her federal state the heart of Europe's

first climate-neutral industrial region. With Klaus

Müller, head of the Federal Network Agency,

about the necessary network for this future, and

with Holger Lösch, Deputy Managing Director of

the BDI, about the question of how much change

industry can withstand. A question that also

concerns Astrid Hamker, President of the Economic

Council of the CDU. She is also a guest.

And what about the business models that

are emerging in a new energy world? Philipp

Schröder, CEO and co-founder of the solar start-up

1Komma5°, and Marcus Fendt, head of The Mobility

House, provide information on this. Of course,

a stable, competitive system must ultimately be

created from all of this - an issue for Hendrik

Neumann, Head of Technology at Amprion, and

Open Grid Europe CEO Dr. Thomas Hüwener, for

example. Kerstin Andreae and Dr. Simone Peter,

the heads of the BDEW and BEE associations,

and VKU Managing Director Ingbert Liebing will

be on the podium to represent the industry.

The Süddeutsche Zeitung is accompanying

the event as a media partner. The moderation

by Michael Bauchmüller, energy

expert at Süddeutsche Zeitung, guarantees

that the latest news and first-hand

insights will be included in the discussions.

The event takes place every year on the day

before the E-world energy & water trade fair and

offers in-depth analyses, exciting discussions

and a unique platform for exchanging ideas with

An event organized by:

Media partners:


Michael Bauchmüller

Kerstin Andreae

Kerstin Andreae

Astrid Hamker

Dr. Thomas Hüwener

SZ energy expert

(moderation)

Chief Executive Officer,

BDEW e. V.

Managing Director,

The Mobility House GmbH

President,

Economic Council of the

CDU e.V.

Spokesman of the

Management Board,

Open Grid Europe GmbH

Dr. Markus Krebber

Chairman of the

Executive Board,

RWE AG

Holger Lösch

Deputy Managing Director,

BDI

Mona Neubaur

Minister for Economic

Affairs, Industry, Climate

Protection and Energy of

the State of NRW

Dr. Thomas Perkmann

Executive Board,

Westfalen AG

Dr. Georg

Stamatelopoulos

CEO,

EnBW AG

industry experts. Bundled together in one afternoon,

the steps taken so far in the energy transition

and the political course set are subjected

to a critical review, including an outlook for the

future. The joint lunchtime snack, two extensive

coffee breaks and the get-together following

the conference will provide ample opportunity

for expert discussions and networking. Participants

will also receive a ticket for the three-day

E-World trade fair visit with their registration.

The date for the 15th Leadership Meeting

Energy has already been set for February

9, 2026 – once again as a prelude to

the E-world trade fair in Essen. Anyone

who missed this year's Leadership Meeting

should make a note of the date now.

www.sv-veranstaltungen.de/

umwelt/e-world-fuehrungstreffen-energie/

SAVE THE DATE

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2026

ATLANTIC HOTEL ESSEN

Die SZ Redaktion im

Dialog mit der Energiewirtschaft

2026

14 TH E-WORLD 2025 – ENERGY LEADERSHIP MEETING

Perspectives for the energy world of tomorrow

Thank you to our sponsors of the 14th Energy Leadership Meeting:



FIBER OPTIC FORUM

2025

SHAPING PROGRESS -

NEW CHALLENGES IN FIBER

OPTIC EXPANSION

2025

11.02.2025 12:30 – 17:00 GER Free of charge E-world CCE West, Saal Berlin

At the seventh edition of the Glasfaserforum

2025, the players involved in fiber

optic expansion in North Rhine-Westphalia

will meet at E-world to analyse the current

state of the market and discuss the measures

required for nationwide expansion.

Under the motto “Shaping progress - new

challenges in fiber optic expansion”, the

organizers Bundesverband Breitbandkommunikation

(BREKO), con|energy and Micus

Strategieberatung are offering space for

intensive exchange and the discussion

of new solutions. Challenges such as a

changing market environment and scarce

resources accompany the players in the

market. The federal government, federal

states, local authorities and industry are

struggling to find the right course for progress

in expansion. In a wide-ranging

program of best practices, panel discussions

and presentations, strategic course-setting

will be discussed, from copper-glass

migration to the correct use of subsidies

and their benefits for self-economic expansion

through to restructuring measures.

PARTNER SPONSORS


MEET THE INDUSTRY'S TOP DECISION-MAKERS AT

THE FIBER OPTIC FORUM 2025, INCLUDING:

Dr. Stephan Albers

Managing Director,

Breko

Julia Eisentraut

Alliance 90/The Greens

Kai-Timo Wilke

Managing Director, Sewikom

GmbH

Rebecca Krause-Hameister

Project Manager

Telecommunications,

Stadtwerke Lünen

Ruben Queimano

CCO,

Deutsche Glasfaser

Holding GmbH

Sebastian Fornefeld

Managing Director and Project

Manager, MICUS Strategieberatung

GmbH

Simon Japs

Consultant,

Association of German Cities

PROGRAM

12:30 Light Lunch by SEFE

13:00 Welcome by the organizer

Anne Buers, Head of Marketing & Product

Development, E-world energy & water

13:15 Subsidized broadband expansion as a prelude to

organic growth?

Rebecca Krause-Hameister, Project Manager

Telecommunications, Stadtwerke Lünen

13:35 From local network operator to national player

Kai-Timo Wilke, Managing Director, Sewikom GmbH

13:55 Interview: Coppler-glass migration

Ruben Queimano, CCO,

Deutsche Glasfaser Holding GmbH

Timo von Lepel, Managing Director,

NetCologne GmbH

Sören Trebst, CEO, OXG Glasfaser GmbH

Dr. Karl-Heinz Neumann, Senior Advisor,

WIK Scientific Institute for Infrastructure and

Communication Services GmbH

Klaus Müller, Manager Fiber Optic,

Telekom Germany GmbH

14:35 Short presentation of the sponsor SEFE

Dr. Ralf Klints, Senior Vice President Fiber Networks,

SEFE GmbH

14:40 Coffe Break by Faber Group

15:25 Short presentation of the sponsor Faber Group

Kai Theile, Global Sales Director & Head of Business

Unit Broadband & Telecom, Klaus Faber AG

15:30 Funding for fiber optic expansion –

1 billion too much or too little?

16:15 NE4

Simon Japs, Consultant,

Association of German Cities

Julia Eisentraut, Alliance 90/The Greens

Sebastian Watermeier, SPD

Björn Franken, CDU

Stefan Hermes, Managing Director,

KomMITT Ratingen GmbH

Stefan Kühne, Managing Director, KSKDIGITAL

16:35 Transformation instead of restructuring –

shaping progress at an early stage

Sebastian Fornefeld, Managing Director and Project

Manager, MICUS Strategieberatung GmbH

16:55 Conclusion and end of the event

Program as of January 14, 2025. The organiser reserves the right to make changes until the day of the event.

46 | E-WORLD HIGHLIGHTS

E-WORLD EXPERT FORUMS

In 2025, a dynamic stage program awaits, featuring four expert forums that foster

the exchange of innovative ideas and engaging discussions. Each day, the focus

shifts to key energy topics, including renewables in Europe, grid expansion, and critical

infrastructure security. This carefully structured approach will guide you through

E-world’s extensive program, making it easier to navigate and plan your visit.

FUTURE

HALL 5

FEB. 11 – FUTURE CITIES

The focus is on the future of

urban mobility and concepts like

tenant electricity.

FEB. 12 – FUTURE HEATING

The energy transition in heating

will be highlighted, with a

special emphasis on customer

communication and involving

the public in the transformation.

FEB. 13 – CAREER DAY

CHANGE

HALL 4

THE COMPLETE FORUM

PROGRAM CAN BE

FOUND ON PAGE 48

FEB. 11 – ECONOMIC ASPECTS

Discussions will revolve around the future

of Europe as an industrial location

and the relationship between industrial

policy and the energy sector

FEB. 12 – SECURITY FOR CRITICAL

INFRASTRUCTURE

Attention will be given to the implementation

of the EU directive NIS2, cyber

resilience measures, and hardware

security challenges

FEB. 13 – CAREER DAY

E-WORLD HIGHLIGHTS | 47

NEW

ENERGY

SYSTEMS

HALL 1

FEB. 11 – RENEWABLES IN EUROPE

Key topics will include the global offshore market

and the transition to climate-friendly energy supply.

FEB. 12 – NEW ENERGY GRIDS

The expansion and modernization of grid infrastructure,

as well as the use of AI in energy supply, will

be discussed

FEB. 13 – NEW ENERGY MARKETS

Discussions will center on sustainability assessments

for investment decisions and the role of power

purchase agreements (PPAs)

HYDROGEN

SOLUTIONS

HALL 5

FEB. 11 – CLIMATE SOLUTIONS

Key topics will include PPAs in hydrogen production,

H 2

combined heat and power (CHP), and innovative

storage solutions

FEB. 12 – EUROPEAN GAS MARKET

The integration of LNG, as well as procurement strategies

and transport routes for green hydrogen on the

European gas market, will be addressed

FEB. 13 – ENERGY TRANSITION IN THE MAKING

The focus will shift to strategies for companies' decarbonization

in response to these developments

48 | E-WORLD EXPERT FORUMS


TUESDAY | RENEWABLES IN EUROPE

11.02.2025 10:00 – 17:30 Hall 1

DRIVING FUTURE ENERGY MARKETS

10:00 – 11:30

10:00 Optimizing Europe's Renewable Energy Future with

Probabilistic S2S Weather Forecasts

Matt Stein, CEO, Salient Predictions

10:30 The Decentralized Energy System of the Future:

Efficiency Through Weather-Based AI

Henning Schulze-Lauen, CEO, enercast GmbH

11:00 Adapting to the Renewable Energy Era: Strategies for

Power Procurement in the 2020s and Beyond

Hiba Ahmad, Power Trader, CFP FlexPower GmbH

RECONFIGURATION OF THE GERMAN BIDDING

ZONE? IMPACTS ON MARKET, CONSUMERS, AND

INDUSTRY

11:30 – 12:30

In most debates on a possible reconfiguration of the

German bidding zone, Redispatch costs play the most

important role. Hardly ever, the focus is set on the larger

economic impact following a split – what are implications

for investments and business cases for Renewables,

what are consequences for the competitiveness of

the energy intensive industry in Southern Germany?

PARTNER

THE ANSWER TO VOLATILITY:

FLEXIBILITY MANAGEMENT AND STORAGE

13:30 – 14:30

Panelists:

Marcus Fendt, Managing Director, The Mobility House

Dr. Oliver Runte, Managing Director, Trianel

Prof. Armin Schnettler, CEO, P3 energy solutions

Steffen Schülzchen, Managing Director and

Co-Founder, Entrix

Moderator:

Tobias Federico, Managing Director, Montel Analytics

THE GERMAN POWER PLANT STRATEGY: HOW CAN

THE EUROPEAN ENERGY SECTOR PREPARE FOR IT?

14:30 – 15:30

Panelists:

Vera Brenzel, Director Public Affairs and

Communication, Tennet

Holger Kreetz, COO, Uniper

Pablo Koziner, CCO, GE Vernova

Kathrin Witsch, Team Manager Energy, Handelsblatt

Moderator:

Barbara Lempp, COO, Energy Traders Europe

CAPACITY MARKET AND DEMAND RESPONSE:

TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC POTENTIAL FOR

THE INDUSTRY AND THE ELECTRICITY GRID IN

GERMANY AND FRANCE

15:30 – 17:30

TOOLS TO ACT: ICELAND’S BLUEPRINT FOR

ACHIEVING ENERGY SECURITY

12:30 – 13:30

In this presentation, you will gain insights into Iceland's

unique expertise in the energy transition and its

strategic actions to achieve long-term energy security.

Known for its pioneering work in the use of renewable

energy, Iceland presents a powerful case study on how

renewable resources can be used sustainably to drive

decarbonization and energy independence.

PARTNER

In the context of a rising demand for electricity and an

increasing development of renewable energies, peak

loads are set to increase, and tensions may appear in

the electricity grid. In order to guarantee grid stability

and security of supply, it is necessary to ensure

production capacities of conventional power plants are

available when demand is high. Mechanisms to ensure

that capacity can be reduced when demand is low have

also to be introduced.

In this program, you will learn more about the capacity

market in France, existing since 2016, and the potential

of a capacity market in Germany.

PARTNER

Presentations and panel discussions on E-world's expert forums will be held in English and German. The language spoken on stage is indicated by flag symbols.

Programs in German will be translated simultaneously to English. Program as of January 14, 2025. The organiser reserves the right to make changes until the day

of the event. Please check the online program for the most recent version: community.e-world-essen.com/p/program-2025

E-WORLD EXPERT FORUMS | 49


WEDNESDAY | NEW ENERGY GRIDS

12.02.2025 10:00 – 17:30 Hall 1

RENEWABLE ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE

OPPORTUNITIES – UK AND GERMAN

PERSPECTIVES

10:00 – 11:30

10:00 Welcome and Introduction

Nick Russel, British Consul General, British Consulate

General in Dusseldorf

10:20 Renewable Energy Infrastructure Opportunities –

UK and German Perspectives

Panelists:

Verena Falb, Head of International,

NRW Energy4Climate

Dr. Janina Ketterer, Head of German System Change,

Octopus Energy

Rob Rome, Director of Interconnectors Customers,

Commercial and Regulation, National Grid Ventures

Moderator:

Deryth Wittek, Head of Clean Growth, UK Department

for Business and Trade

PARTNER

This is about more than just grid stability: how can

we optimally combine smart energy distribution and

the increasing e-mobility requirements? Experience

innovative approaches from research and practice

that pave the way to a sustainable energy future.

GLOBAL OFFSHORE WIND MARKET OF THE

FUTURE: NEW APPROACHES TO ENERGY SUPPLY

REQUIRE NETWORKED INFRASTRUCTURE

13:30 – 15:00

The ambitious expansion targets of (European) countries

for renewable energies are backed up by specific

tasks and challenges in the supply chain(s) and the

corresponding markets against a constantly increasing

time pressure. Growing installed capacities not

only increase the demands on resources and materials,

logistics and infrastructure. New aspects now

also need to be woven into the overall picture.

PARTNER

AI MEETS ENERGY – THE ROLE OF

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN THE ENERGY SUPPLY

OF TOMORROW

15:00 – 16:30

100% RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION – HOW

DOES THE GRID NEED TO CHANGE?

11:30 – 12:30

The energy transition towards 100% renewable

energy poses enormous challenges for the electricity

grid. How do existing grid infrastructures need to be

modernized or rethought and what contribution can

generation plants make to secure grid operation?

PARTNER

POWER MOVE: SMART GRIDS FOR LARGE

CONSUMERS AND THE MOBILITY OF TOMORROW

12:30 – 13:30

Experts from prototype.club, SmartGrids BW, leading

vehicle manufacturers and top researchers will

come together to discuss the challenges and solutions

for connecting energy-hungry truck charging

infrastructures.

15:00 Get Started Energy Network Pitch

15:45 AI Meets Energy – the Role of Artificial Intelligence in

the Energy Supply of Tomorrow

PARTNER

THE RISK OF STORING ENERGY:

HOW TO MARKET BATTERY STORAGE

16:30 – 17:30

15:00 Utility-Scale Batteries in Germany – Revenue Potentials

and Market Risks

Philipp Hesel, Associate, Aurora Energy Research

15:45 Navigating Contracting & Financing Challenges in

German Energy Storage: Insights from the UK and

Beyond

Dr. Marc Daube, Expert in European energy markets,

Baringa Partners LLP






THURSDAY | NEW ENERGY MARKETS

13.02.2025 10:00 – 15:00 Hall 1

LARGE SCALE HEAT TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE

INDUSTRY AND HOW TO MARKET THEM

10:00 – 11:00

10:00 Heat as a Service for Realizing Decarbonized

Industrial Heat

David Leinfelder, Team Leader Project Sales Contracting,

EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG

10:30 Flexible, Green Heat: How Thermal Energy Storages

Enable Industries To Cut Off Fossil Fuels

Christian Kissling, Head of Business Development,

Kraftblock GmbH

FLEXIBILITY AT ALL COSTS? HOW TO SAFELY

INTEGRATE EVS IN THE ENERGY SYSTEM

CSRD & ESG – FOUNDATIONS FOR NEW FINANCING

MODELS?

14:00 – 15:00

14:00 Securing the Availability of Capital for the Future

Through Intelligent ESG Management

Dominik Keindl, Product Owner ESG & Energymanagement

Solutions, Arvato Systems Digital GmbH

14:30 CSRD Materiality Analysis for Municipal Utilities:

Benchmark and Experience Report From ASEW

Project Groups

Nina Hinrichs, Project Manager Sustainability,

ASEW GbR

Dr. Christian Beer, Manager Sustainability Reporting,

Stadtwerke Bielefeld GmbH

11:00 – 12:30

11:00 The Value of Bidirectional Assets in a Volatile

Energy Market

Kevin Eckl, Director Flexibility Trading & Portfolio

Management, The Mobility House GmbH

11:30 Flexibility Through Battery Storage: Cost Reduction

and Grid Connection Extension for Efficient DC Fast-

Charging Infrastructure

Jonas Meyer, Head of Product Management, ELMI

Power GmbH

12:00 Fast Lane to Safety: How AI Enhances Cybersecurity

in Electric Vehicles

Natalia Riveros Núñez, Engineer in Energy, Sonvidas SRL

POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENTS:

SHAPING THE FUTURE ENERGY SYSTEM

12:30 – 14:00

12:30 Smart Allocation: Balancing Risk and Reward between

PPAs and Short-Term Trading in Germany and France

Dr. Mahmoud Hamada, CEO, SAMAWATT AG

13:00 How Effective Are PPAs To Reduce Weather Risk: Both

Production and Capture Prices Must Be Considered

Petter Nordby, Senior Power Analyst, LSEG

13:30 “Deathtrap”: Renewable Energies’ Cannibalization

Effect

Dr. Fabian Naumann, Senior Quantitative Analyst EU

Power Markets, ICIS

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TUESDAY | ECONOMIC CHANGE

11.02.2025 10:00 – 17:30 Hall 4

CONSUMERS IN THE ALL ELECTRIC SOCIETY

10:00 – 11:00

Panelists:

Thomas Dürr, Manager Standards and Regulations,

Siemens AG

Klaus-Wolfgang Klinger, Director Corporate Standards

and Business Environment/Solution Development

and Marketing, HagerElectro GmbH und Co. KG

Alexander Nollau, Head of Energy, DKE

Moderator:

Sebastian Kosslers, Standardization manager energy,

Leitung VDE Kompetenzzentrum Smart Grid, DKE

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RISK HEDGING FOR LONG-TERM GREEN

ELECTRICITY SUPLLY CONTRACTS FOR

INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE

11:00 – 12:00

As the competitiveness of renewable energies

increases, so does the relevance of marketing

beyond the Federal Renewable Energy Act (EEG):

Long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) have

become an important pillar of the expansion of renewable

energies in Germany over the past four years.

Interest in the direct purchase of renewable energies

in industry and commerce is high.

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(RE)LOCATING INDUSTRY:

POTENTIAL FOR EUROPEAN COMPETITIVENESS

13:00 – 14:00

13:00 Localized changing sentiment in heavy industries in

Germany/Europe - leave, stay or re-pivot (and how)?

Lasse Kari, Global Energy & Resources Research Lead,

Accenture

13:30 Securing Europe’s industrial future: the Nordic

approach to attracting green investments

Urs Pennanen, Senior Vice President, Corporate

Customers, Fortum

GERMANY VOTES – WHAT ARE OUR EXPECTATIONS?

ENERGY INDUSTRY PLAYERS IN DIALOGUE

14:00 – 15:00

Panelists:

Kerstin Andreae, Managing Director, BDEW

Professor Manuel Frondel, Professor of Energy Economics

and Applied Econometrics, Ruhr University Bochum

Holger Lösch, Deputy Managing Director, BDI e.V.

Moderator:

Roman Dudenhausen, CEO, con|energy ag

INDUSTRIAL POLICY AND THE ENERGY INDUSTRY:

HOW DO WE GET ON A GREEN TRACK?

15:00 – 16:00

The German government's climate protection plan

envisages comprehensive greenhouse gas neutrality

by 2050. As the second largest emitter, industry,

including heavy industry, is therefore also faced with

the challenge of driving forward decarbonization

while maintaining global competitiveness.

EUROPEAN MARKET MECHANISMS:

GUARANTEES OF ORIGIN TO POWER

PURCHASE AGREEMENTS

12:00 – 13:00

12:00 GO markets can boost renewables deployment – will

the RED-4 help them maximise their potential?

Adam White, RECS

12:30 European corporate PPA market today: what are

the emerging risks and opportunities for renewable

energy buyers and sellers?

Annie Scanlan, RE-Source Platform

CLIMATE-NEUTRAL INDUSTRY – HOW CAN THE TRANS-

FORMATION OF THE PRIMARY INDUSTRY SUCCEED?

16:00 – 17:30

Panelists:

Dr Ann-Kathrin Klaas, EWI Institute of Energy

Economics Cologne

Prof. Dr Hannes Utikal, Head of Process4Sustainability

Cluster, Infraserv Höchst

Dr. Sebastian König, Air Liquide

Moderator:

Dirk Filzek, House of Energy e.V.

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WEDNESDAY | SECURITY FOR CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE

12.02.2025 10:00 – 17:00 Hall 4

PARTNER

IT SECURITY: HOW ARE REGULATIONS FOR A

SECURE ENERGY SYSTEM IMPLEMENTED?

10:00 – 11:30

10:00 IT security and NIS2 in the critical energy infrastructure:

New legal requirements according to KRITIS-

DachG and NIS2UmsuCG

Sebastian Welzel, Shareholder, MOIT GmbH

10:30 NIS2 & Open Source? How to design a secure

energy supply!

Andreas Kotulla, Managing Director, Bitsea GmbH

11:00 Cyber Resilience in Critical Infrastructures: New

Threats and Solutions in the Age of Digital Warfare

Anja Runte, Senior Consultant, CGI Deutschland

Sebastian Jansen, Director Consulting Services, CGI

Deutschland

SMART METERING: HOW TO SECURE CRITICAL

INFRASTRUCTURE AND FAIR COMPETITION IN

EUROPE

14:00 – 15:30

This forum session will focus on two issues which

are closely related in ESMIG’s view: securing critical

infrastructures and supporting European industry

leadership, while ensuring fair competition. Securing

the operations of critical infrastructures requires

addressing cybersecurity risks.

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THE BALTIC GRIDS DISCONNECT FROM RUSSIA:

FROM BRELL TO ELL….WHY, WHEN AND HOW?

11:30 – 13:00

11:30 Leaving BRELL, are you OK? The Baltics' disconnect

from Russia

Mike Coulten, Business Development Lead, Navitasoft

12:00 Panel discussion

Panelists:

Marine Cornelis, Founder Next Energy Consumer and

Podcaster

Mike Coulten, Business Development Lead, Navitasoft

Raúl Maza Ruiz, Business Development Manager -

Digital Grid Solutions, N-Side

Kalle Kukk, VPP Operations Lead, R8Tech

Moderator:

Christoph Malzer, Business Development Manager,

Navitasoft

OPTIMIZED AND SECURE OPERATIONS MANAGE-

MENT IN THE DISTRIBUTION GRID OF THE FUTURE

15:30 – 17:00

The distribution grid is becoming transparent and

controllable! Key questions in the industry are how

we will manage the distribution grids in the future

and what requirements are needed on the technology

side. Important is, that we need to measure, because

measured values are the basic prerequisite for a transparent

grid status. For this, we need intelligent (smart)

metering systems as well as intelligent (smart) grid

components/local grid stations.

PARTNER

HOW CAN RENEWABLES STRENGTHEN GERMANY

AS A BUSINESS LOCATION?

13:00 – 14:00

Panelists:

Barbie Haller, Vice President, Federal Network

Agency (Bundesnetzagentur, BNetzA)

Bärbel Heidebroek, Vice President BEE / President BWE

Stefan Kapferer, CEO, 50Hertz

Christian Seyfert, Managing Director, VIKE

Moderator:

Nadine Kanu, Vice President, BWE

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THURSDAY | CAREER DAY

13.02.2025 10:00 – 15:00 Hall 4

PREPARING FOR JOB INTERVIEWS

PROFESSIONALLY. INSIGHTS AND TIPS FROM

THE RECRUITMENT CONSULTANCY

10:00 – 10:30

If you want to be successful in your career, you need

to master job interviews and self-presentations.

How do you prepare for an interview situation, which

topics are addressed and how, how are accents

set, what is successful and what is not. The lecture

examines the topic in four phases and focuses

primarily on information gathering and structured

preparation for an interview.

Volker Aumann, Managing Director and Personnel

Consultant at aumann & metzen GmbH

CEO MEETS STUDENT

10:30 – 11:00

After Wind and PV: PPA, Storage, H 2

and Lots of

Creativity for the Next Step in the Energy Transition

Student meets:

Katrin Fuhrmann, Head of Energy Management,

ENGIE Deutschland AG

SKILLED WORKERS, BUT WHERE FROM?

THE BALANCING ACT BETWEEN TRAINING,

LATERAL ENTRY AND IMMIGRATION

11:00 – 12:00

Panelists:

Matthias Heidmeier, State Secretary at the Ministry

of Labor, Health and Social Affairs

Oliver Henrichs, Chief Human Resources Officer/

Labor Director, Westenergie AG

Dr. Holger Kolb, Head of Annual Reports, German

Council of Experts on Integration and Migration

Markus Meyer, Director Public & Regulatory Affairs, Enpal

Moderator:

Volker Aumann, Managing Director, aumann+metzen

Jasmin Rembs, Teamlead Employer Branding &

Recruiting Strategy, E.ON SE

Matthias Lange, Managing Director at energy &

meteo systems GmbH

Michelle Sauer, Human Resources Management at

Trianel GmbH

Sebastian Scheidtmann, Head of Recruiting & HR

Marketing at Amprion GmbH

THE FUTURE IS NOW. METHODS FOR SUCCESSFUL

LEADERSHIP

13:00 – 14:00

13:00 Between Tradition and Transformation: Ways out of

the Agile Dilemma in the Energy Sector

Joana Ristau, DACH Lead Energy & Commodities at

Publicis Sapient

13:20 7 AI Hacks for Managers - How Modern Managers

Use AI Tooling in an Application-oriented Way

Georgis Tesfamariam, CEO, Contio GmbH

13:40 AI Makes a Career – Which Employee Skills Will Be

Important in the Future

André Wolf, Business Unit Leader, dotSource SE

CEO MEETS STUDENT

14:00 – 14:30

Digital Change Instead of Ecological Illusion

Student meets:

Elke Temme, Managing Director, SW Bochum Holding

CEO MEETS STUDENT

14:30 – 15:00

10 Days Before the Election – What Are the Most

Pressing Energy Related Issues?

Student meets:

Sven Becker, CEO of Trianel

YOUR FUTURE WITH ENERGY: DISCOVER EXCITING

PATHS INTO THE ENERGY INDUSTRY

12:00 – 13:00

Panel discussion with:

Carla von Lossow, Head of HR Business Partner &

Strategy at Open Grid Europe GmbH

Farouza Toumi, Talent Acquisition Manager at Uniper SE

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FUTURE FORUM

TUESDAY | FUTURE CITIES

11.02.2025 10:00 – 17:00 Hall 5

INTEGRATED ENERGY CONCEPTS –

HOW ELECTRICITY, HEAT AND MOBILITY CAN BE

COMBINED IN CITIES

10:00 – 11:00

10:00 Welcoming

Frank Brachvogel, Managing Director of the Open

District Hub e. V.

10:05 Neighborhood Solutions in Partnership With

Municipal Utilities

Frank Christian Hinrichs, CEO of inno2grid and

Chairman of the ODH Management Board

10:20 Climate-Neutral and Combustion-Free –

the New Standard for Neighborhoods

Dr. Henning Lustermann, CEO Segment Real Estate

Platform Germany GETEC Group

10:35 “Standardized Rollout in the Neighbourhood:

A Practical Example of Economic Decarbonization”

Thomas Hummelsbeck, CEO, Rheinwohnungsbau GmbH

Dr. Karsten Schmidt, CEO, Ampeers Energy

10:50 Conclusion

Frank Brachvogel, Managing Director of the Open

District Hub e. V.

PARTNER

Dr. Anselma Wörner, Founder & COO, Exnaton AG

Christoph Wolff, CEO, Smart Freight Center Amsterdam

Sytse Zuidema, CEO, Joulz

Moderator:

Dory Grandia, Associate Director of Programmes,

Erasmus Centre for Women and Organizations,

Rotterdam School of Management

INTEGRATING PROSUMERS: HOW DO REGIONAL

GRIDS COPE WITH RISING DEMANDS?

13:30 – 14:30

Panelists:

Thorsten Heller, Chief Innovation Officer, GridOS

Platform Lead, GE Vernova

Oliver Franz, Chair of the Distribution and Market

Facilitation Committee at Eurelectric, Eurelectric

Ruediger L. Thomas, Executive Direcor Digital Strategy |

Global Energy & Resources, Microsoft

FLEXIBILITY – HOW DOES IT BECOME THE BASIS FOR

NEW CUSTOMER-FOCUSED BUSINESS MODELS?

14:30 – 15:30

Panelists:

Markus Reinhardt, CEO, Vlink

Alex Schoch, Global Head Flexibility & Electrification,

Octopus Energy

Barbara Wittenberg, CTO, 1KOMMA5°

Moderator:

Sandra Trittin, Co-Founder & CGP, beebop.ai

DECARBONISING URBAN SPACE:

STARTUPS SHAPING THE FUTURE OF CITIES

11:00 – 12:30

Rapid urbanisation dominates future plans for a

sustainable infrastructure. As migration towards

cities is expected to continue rising, innovation and

connected with it startup culture is one building

block to meet the subsequent demand for energy and

sustainable infrastructure as part of the transition to

electrified cities.

SMART CITIES: MOBILITY & BUILDINGS IN A

FUTURE CITY

12:30 – 13:30

Panelists:

Wolf Ketter, Professor under Chair, Faculty of Economics

and Social Sciences, University of Cologne

ENERGY SHARING COMMUNITIES:

TRANSFORMATIVE POWER TO REVOLUTIONIZE

THE URBAN ENERGY SUPPLY?

15:30 – 17:00

15:30 The Ideal Path to Decentralization: Activating Private

Generation Capacities With Electricity Communities

Peter Martin Schroer, Founder and Advisory Board

Member, ene't GmbH

16:00 Empowering Communities: IoT-Driven Energy Sharing

for a Sustainable Future

Bharath Sridhar, Senior Specialist Leader, Deloitte

Consulting GmbH

Bernal (Joey) Anthony, Senior Manager, Deloitte

Consulting GmbH

16:30 Green Energy, Black Figures: Tenant Electricity as a

Model for Success

Lukas Böhm, Head of Operations, Solarize Energy

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FUTURE FORUM

WEDNESDAY | FUTURE HEATING

12.02.2025 10:00 – 17:00 Hall 5 MODERN HEAT: PRODUCT DESIGN & CUSTOMER

COMMUNICATION OF HEAT PRODUCTS

HOW IS SWEDEN LEADING THE WAY IN DECARBO-

NIZING THE HEATING AND COOLING SECTOR?

10:00 – 11:30

10:00 Introduction – Challenges and Solutions in the

Heating Sector

Therese Lindbom, Business Developer, Swedish

Energy Agency

Håkan Knutsson, Chairman, SweHeat & Cooling

10:10 The Future of Swedish District Heating: Deregulation,

Innovation, and Sustainability

Paul Westin, Senior Business Developer, The Swedish

Energy Agency

10:30 Aligning EU Directives for Action: Enhancing Circularity,

Capturing Waste Heat, and Boosting Energy Efficiency

Anna Hall, Head of Public Affairs, Energy Division,

Alfa Laval

10:45 Impulses:

Sustainable Networks: Expanding Circularity, Waste

Heat Recovery, and Balanced Heat & Cooling Demand

tbd.

Deep Digitalisation, Customer Integration and Sector

Coupling Optimisation

Case Study: Göteborg Energi: Regin, Nordomatic, Swep,

Noda, and Kamstrup provide a demand flexibility and

energy-saving system installed in customer buildings,

optimizing energy use and improving efficiency.

Pia Lawson, Marketing Department Manager, Energy

Opticon

Extending Network Asset Lifespan:

Delaying Capital Costs through Pipe Lifetime

Extensions in District Heating

Ingo Kropp, 3S Consult, Coordinator support IEA-DHC

TS6 to AGFW

11:30 – 13:00

11:30 Heating Transition as an Opportunity –

How Energy Suppliers Are Mastering the Complexity

of New Business Models

Mark Bulmahn, Chief Innovation Officer (CIO), Wilken

Software Group

12:00 Region-Specific Heating Transition in Sales:

Vattenfall’s Approach to Integrating District Heating

and Decentralized Energy Solutions

Dr. Dirk Wellkamp, Head of Sales and Key Account

Management, Vattenfall Next Energy GmbH

12:30 Authentic Product Communication in the Heating

Transition

Patrick Niehaves, Project Manager for Environmental

Statements and Compensation, ASEW

THE POTENTIAL OF DISTRICT HEATING: IN POLE

POSITION FOR THE NEW HEATING SYSTEM?

13:00 – 14:00

13:00 Consumer Protection vs. Investment Security in

the Amendment to the AVB District Heating Ordinance

– Legislation as a Hurdle or a Springboard for the

Heating Transition?

Joachim Held, Lawyer, Mag. rer. publ.

13:30 District Heating on the Road to Growth, Climate

Neutrality and Complexity

Volker Clauß, Director Business Development DACH,

Gradyent GmbH

TRANSFORMATION OF HEAT SUPPLY:

CHALLENGES FOR THE REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY

14:00 – 15:00

11:10 Discussion with the Audience - Q&A

11:25 Closing

PARTNERS

The heating transition lies at the interface between the

energy and real estate sectors. While the real estate

industry can use heat pumps in part of its portfolio,

other properties are dependent on decarbonized

district heating. In this context, the requirements of

investors or CSRD reporting for district heating play an

important role, going beyond the legal requirements

under the Building Energy Act.

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FUTURE FORUM

WEDNESDAY | FUTURE HEATING (CONTINUED)

12.02.2025 10:00 – 17:00 Hall 5

EXPANDING ELECTRICITY GRIDS – THE FORGOTTEN

PILLAR OF MUNICIPAL HEAT PLANNING

15:00 – 16:00

15:00 Welcome and Introduction

Kai Lobo, Deputy Managing Director - Managing

Director Energy Industry, VKU

15:10 Impulses From Practice

Jörg Becker, Division Manager, Mainova AG

Karsten Thielmann, Commercial Managing Director,

Rheinische NETZgesellschaft mbH (rng)

15:30 Panel Discussion

Jörg Becker, Division Manager, Mainova AG

Karsten Thielmann, Commercial Managing Director,

Rheinische NETZgesellschaft mbH (rng)

Anne Wellmann, Principal Consultant, NRW Association

of Towns and Municipalities

Moderator:

Rainer Stock, Deputy Head of the Energy Industry

Department, VKU

15:55 Closing (Catch Up)

Kai Lobo, Deputy Managing Director - Managing

Director Energy Industry, VKU

PARTNER

STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT IN HEAT PLANNING

16:00 – 17:00

16:00 Stakeholder Management – Why, What, How, Who?

Heat planning is dependent on many stakeholders.

This presentation will provide an overview of how

these interact with each other, what needs to be taken

into account and how they can be influenced. The

main focus is on how to recognize resistance and deal

with it at an early stage.

Michael Krieger, Managing Director, dialoge.digital

16:30 All Players at One Table: Municipal Heat Planning

Best Practice Bochum

The city of Bochum is best practice for a successful

municipal heat planning process. Here, the cooperation

between key relevant players works particularly

well: representatives from the municipality, energy

suppliers and the local housing industry work together

in a heating unit to advance municipal heating planning.

The housing industry is an important supplier

of district and building data and at the same time the

most important anchor customer for grid-based heat

supply - for district heating, for example. All sides

benefit from the cooperation. The presentation shows

how the heat unit works together and can be a model

for other municipal heat planning projects.

Norbert Riffel, Managing Director, VBW Bauen und

Wohnen GmbH

Alexander Rychter, Association Director, VdW Rheinland

Westfalen

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FUTURE FORUM

THURSDAY | CAREER DAY

13.02.2025 10:00 – 15:00 Hall 5

WIND POWER HEROES WANTED (M/F/D)

10:00 – 10:45

What careers are there in offshore wind energy?

What makes this field of work so exciting? And what

entry opportunities do school pupils, trainees and

students have today?

PARTNER

NO ENERGY TRANSITION WITHOUT FIBER OPTICS:

WHAT JOB PROSPECTS DOES THE FIBER OPTIC

INDUSTRY OFFER?

10:45 – 11:30

Fiber optic networks form the foundation of a digital

transformation and are therefore essential for a

successful energy transition. After all, only with the help

of intelligent networking and the use of digital technologies

can increasingly large shares of volatile renewable

energies be integrated into the energy system and used

in the best possible way. It is therefore no wonder that

a large number of energy supply companies and municipal

utilities are also active in the fiber optic business!

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KOMMUNAL KANN CAREER– JOBS THAT KEEP

THE INDUSTRY RUNNING!

12:00 – 13:00

12:00 KOMMUNAL KANN - Intro and Brief Presentation of the

VKU Employer Initiative and the VKU-DU Network

Heiko Schäffer, Managing Director Central

Department, VKU

Franziska Steiger, Project Manager KOMMUNAL

KANN, VKU

Alexandra Papić, Head of Department for Personnel

Networks of Municipal Companies, VKU

12:15 Marvin Wildhage: From YouTube Star to Intern

Franziska Steiger, Project Manager KOMMUNAL

KANN, VKU

Marvin Wildhage, Content Creator and YouTuber

12:30 How a Dream Job Works: First-Hand Experience

Krischan de Kock, Office Management Clerk, Emschergenossenschaft

(EG) and Lippeverband (LV) Essen

Khira Boschke, IT administrator, Stadtwerke

Bielefeld GmbH

Franjo Benz, Environmental Technologist for Sewer

Technology, EAD Darmstadt

12:50 Opportunities in the Municipal Sector: Ask Us Anything!

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CEO MEETS STUDENT

11:30 – 12:00

As part of the Career Day, we bring students on stage

with managers to discuss a current specialist topic

in a controversial manner. Experience the different

perspectives on the energy transition in this slot.

Student meets:

Tobias Federico, Chief Product Officer, Montel

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THURSDAY | CAREER DAY (CONTINUED)

13.02.2025 10:00 – 15:00 Hall 5

SKILLS SHORTAGE AS THE BIGGEST HURDLE

TO THE ENERGY TRANSITION – CHALLENGES,

INITIATIVES AND CONCEPTS

13:00 – 13:30

Tradespeople, engineers and IT experts are urgently

needed, particularly for the areas of grid expansion

and renewable energies. Paul Endres, Head of Green

Business at Hays, and Lars Janßen, Account Director

Utilities, will demonstrate the creative ways in which

successful companies attract and retain young

talent. And how the successful further qualification of

employees for new fields of activity can be achieved.

CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE ENERGY TRANSITION:

TURNING ADVERSITY INTO A FUTURE

13:30 – 14:15

US FOR ENERGY AND WATER – ACTIVITIES AND

OPPORTUNITIES WITH “YOUNG DVGW”

14:15 – 14:45

13:30 Are you interested in training or studying in the energy

and water sector? Get hands-on experience now! We’re

part of the German Association for Gas and Water

(DVGW), the oldest scientific and technical association

in Germany with a strong industry network.

Our focus areas include energy and water supply

security, climate and resource protection, and shaping

the energy and water transition. Together, we build our

expertise, advance our careers, become experts, and

shape the future.

Curious? We’ll share opportunities and activities for

young people and provide tips on career and study

orientation. Talk to us, get involved, and make a

difference!

PARTNER

13:30 Apprenticeship Prospects? The Current Labor Market

Raphael Karrasch, Manging Director, JOBLINGE gAG

Ruhr

13:35 About JOBLINGE

13:40 The JOBLINGE Target Groups – Great Potential for the

Labor Market

13:45 Training and Empowering Specialists for a Successful

Energy Transition

Dr. Désirée Schulte, Managing Director, h2-netzwerkruhr

e.V.

13:55 The JOBLINGE Climate Worlds

14:00 How Do We Attract GenZ to Climate Professions?

Dr. Désirée Schulte, Managing Director, h2-netzwerkruhr

e.V.

Eva Schlömer, Project Lead, Klimawelten

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TUESDAY | CLIMATE SOLUTIONS

11.02.2025 10:00 – 17:30 Hall 5

PPAS FOR ELECTROLYSIS: THE IDEAL SOLUTION

FOR GREEN HYDROGEN?

10:00 – 11:00

10:00 Complex Negotiations of RFNBO-Compliant PPAs for

the Supply of Hydrogen Electrolyzers After 2028

Dr. Florian Umlauf, Head of Green Sales, Iqony

10:30 Safe, Plannable, GHG-Quota-Capable: How PPAs

Enable Renewable Hydrogen Production

Lasse Schneppenheim, Team Leader Project

Development, GP JOULE HYDROGEN

Dr. Fabian Sösemann, Managing Director, GP JOULE PLUS

PARTNER

SITE VISIT TO EMISSIONS TRADING: REVIEW,

OVERVIEW AND OUTLOOK

14:00 – 14:30

Jan Weiß, Head of the Department ‘Fundamental

Economic Issues of Emissions Trading, Auctioning,

Analyses’, German Emissions Trading Authority at the

Federal Environment Agency

PARTNER

STORING HYDROGEN: TECHNOLOGY AND SYSTEM

INTEGRATION

11:00 – 12:00

11:00 Efficient Hydrogen Storage: An Identification of a

Cost-Effective Use Case

Dr. Torsten Dunger, Group Leader, ITK Engineering GmbH

11:30 SaltHy – a Pioneer Project for Hydrogen Storage

Gunnar Assmann, Project Lead Underground Hydrogen

Storage, Storengy Germany

THE ECONOMICS OF H 2

-READY GAS PLANTS

12:00 – 13:00

12:00 Hydrogen-Capable Power Plants – Can the Transition

Succeed? Electricity Prices, Full Load Hours and

Additional Costs

Sebastian Braun, Head of Power and Hydrogen

Analytics, ICIS

12:30 What Steps Must be Taken to Go From Natural Gas to

(a Percentage of) Hydrogen in Gas Power Plants?

Brice Raisin, Vice President, Heavy Duty Gas Turbine

Sales, GE Gas Power Europe, Middle East & Africa

H 2

CHP – THE GUARANTEE FOR DECARBONIZATION

13:00 – 14:00

Guido Schwabe, Generation, Sector Coupling &

Storage, AGFW | The Energy Efficiency Association for

Heating, Cooling and CHP e. V.

Claus-Heinrich Stahl, President, German Combined

Heat and Power Association (B.KWK)

John Werner, Head of Corporate Development & Strategy

| Authorized Signatory, DIE GAS- UND WASSER-

STOFFWIRTSCHAFT e.V.

NEHS TO EU ETS2 TRANSITION – RECENT DEVELOP-

MENTS AND LATEST OUTLOOK ON THE EU ETS 2

14:30 – 15:30

An expert discussion between industry participants

and the energy exchange EEX to discuss the latest

regulatory developments and the impact on obligated

companies.

KEY TO GLOBAL SUCCESS: INTERNATIONAL

COOPERATIONS IN HYDROGEN

15:30 – 16:30

15:30 Fukushima’s Hydrogen Future and Opportunities for

SMEs: Insights From Industry Leaders

Andrew Birch, Overseas Team Leader, Energy Agency.

Fukushima

Gero Ferges, Chairman of the Board, A.H.T. Syngas

Technology

16:00 Green Hydrogen and Ammonia: How Namibia Is

Making a Contribution to Achieving the Global Decarbonization

Targets

N.N., enertrag se

HYDROGEN FOR INLAND SHIPPING: HOW TO UNLOCK

THE POTENTIAL FOR LOGISTICS DECARBONIZATION?

16:30 – 17:30

Panelists:

Johan Gille, Policy Advisor & Program Manager for

Inland Shipping, Port of Rotterdam

Thijs van den Heuvel, Managing Director, Rhenus/

Contargo

Alexis Licha, H2 BD Maritime & Aviation Director, ENGIE

Moderator:

Dr. Thomas Hillig, Managing Director, THEnergy






WEDNESDAY | EUROPEAN GAS MARKETS

12.02.2025 10:00 – 17:00 Hall 5

NATURAL GAS: TRANSFORMING A CENTRAL

PILAR OF THE OLD ENERGY SYSTEM TO A BRIDGE

TOWARDS A GREEN SYSTEM

10:00 – 11:00

10:00 Flexibility in Renewables: Germany's Potential 10%

Power Supply Shortfall Despite New Gas Plants

Nathalie Gerl, Lead Analyst European Power, LSEG

10:30 Electricity Supply Security – What Will the European

Energy Transition Ultimately Cost?

Alexandre Paty, Vice President Trading Origination,

TotalEnergies

LNG: ARE WE HEADING INTO A NEW GAS CRISIS?

11:00 – 12:00

Panelists:

Thomas Luncz, Head of Gas & LNG Portfolio, Uniper

Joe Raia, Chief Commercial Officer, Abaxx Commodity

Futures Exchange and Clearinghouse

Elena Sidorochkina, Senior Advisor LNG, Austrian Gas

Provider

Dr. Andrei Zschocke, Head of Capacity Planning and

Marketing, DET

Moderator:

Alice Casagni, Head of European Gas, ICIS

HYDROGEN – IMPORT AND DERIVATIVES

12:00 – 13:00

12:00 H 2

Readiness of Terminals and Pipelines –

Hydrogen Import via Existing Infrastructure

Dr.-Ing. Frank Graf, Division Manager Gas Technology

and Internal Service, DVGW Research Center at EBI (KIT)

12:20 Paving the Way for Brazil-to-Europe Renewable Energy

Exports

Tobias Puklavec, CTO, Green Energy Park

12:40 Developing Pipeline Based Hydrogen Import Corridors

Gideon Saunders, Senior Advisor Regulatory and Public

Affairs, ONTRAS Gastransport GmbH

Moderator:

Björn Munko, Head of Gas Technologies and Energy

Systems, DVGW

PARTNER

SHIPPING HYDROGEN TO CENTRAL EUROPE

13:00 – 14:00

Panelists:

Anke Alvermann-Schuler, Head of Stakeholder

Management, Gasunie/hyperlink

Jan Feller, CEO, German-Finish Chamber of Commerce

Thomas Hüwener, Spokesman of the Management

Board, OGE

Moderator:

Bernd Weber, Founder & CEO, EPICO KlimaInnovation

BETWEEN "LET'S GET STARTED" AND REGULATI-

ONS: HOW TO RAMP-UP THE HYDROGEN ECONOMY

14:00 – 16:00

14:00 Implementation of RED III: Challenges and Opportunities

of H 2

-Targets for Transport and Industry

Kathrin Schulz, Director for Business Development,

Hynamics Germany

14:30 Optimization of Electrolysers in the Electricity Market:

Possibilities and Limits of EU Regulations

Lukas Schuffelen, Partner, BET Büro für Energiewirtschaft

und technische Planung GmbH

15:00 How Do We Create an H 2

Business Case That Offers All

Market Players Long-Term Security?

Dr. Thomas Gößmann, Chairman of the Management

Board, Thyssengas GmbH

15:30 How Can We Accelerate the Build-Up of Hydrogen

Production and Infrastructure in Europe?

Christian Wolff, Senior Consultant, Hydrogen and PtX,

Ramboll Deutschland GmbH

H 2

FOR MUNICIPAL UTILITIES: OPPORTUNITIES &

CHALLENGES

16:00 – 17:00

16:00 What Opportunities Does H 2

Offer for Municipal

Utilities? Sector Coupling Using the Example of

Stadtwerke Bayreuth

Sarah Brock, Project Manager, EMCEL GmbH

16:30 Regional Energy for Clean Transportation:

Why Green Hydrogen Production Is Worthwhile for

Municipal Utilities

Lasse Schneppenheim, Team Leader Project Development,

GP JOULE HYDROGEN






THURSDAY | ENERGY TRANSITION IN THE MAKING

13.02.2025 10:00 – 15:00 Hall 5

GREEN AMMONIA: LEADING ROLE OR SUPPORTING

ACT FOR THE ENERGY TRANSITION?

10:00 – 11:30

10:00 The Key Role of Green Ammonia for the Ramp-Up of a

Hydrogen Economy

Jens Wartmann, Head of Strategy and Technology

CAMPFIRE, Center for Fuel Cell Technology

10:30 Green Ammonia as an Energy Source for the

Energy Transition - Fraunhofer Lighthouse Project

"AmmonVektor"

Dr. Andreas Menne, Head of Department Low Carbon

Technologies, Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental,

Safety and Energy Technology UMSICHT

11:00 Advancing the Hydrogen Economy: Commercialization

Insights From Green Ammonia

Benjamin Dennhardt, Business Development Energy

Transition, EnBW Energie Baden Württemberg AG

H 2

STORAGE: STRATEGIES, PRACTICES AND

EXPERIENCES

11:30 – 12:30

11:30 A H 2

Storage Journey – From the Political Hydrogen

Storage Strategy to the Commercial Project

Matthias Schnadwinkel, Project & Asset Management,

Uniper Energy Storage GmbH

Michael Schmöltzer, Head of Business Support and

Office Austria, Uniper Energy Storage GmbH

THE FUTURE OF ENERGY-INTENSIVE COMPANIES –

CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

12:30 – 14:00

12:30 Hydrogen for the Decarbonization of One of Europe’s

Largest Industrial Regions

Dr. Norbert Weritz, Project Manager, Hydrogen Metropole

Ruhr

13:00 What Moves Energy-Intensive Companies in Germany?

Sebastian Hock, Director | Member of the Executive

Board, PwC Strategy& (Germany) GmbH

13:30 How CBAM and Global CO 2

Prices Affect the Competitiveness

of Energy-Intensive Industries

Ulf Narloch, Managing Director, CO2iq Solutions GmbH

DECARBONIZING THE SME SECTOR WITH

HYDROGEN: MISSION (IM)POSSIBLE?

14:00 – 15:00

14:00 Decarbonization of the SME Sector and the Role of

Hydrogen

Philipp Kampmann, Technical Expert for the Development

of H 2

Ecosystems, thüga

14:30 Who Can Afford H2? Analysis of Willingness To Pay

From Industry to SMEs

David Siegler, Partner Counsel, BBH Consulting AG

Dr. Hanno Butsch, Partner Counsel, BBH Consulting AG

12:00 Cooperations between Corporates and Universities:

What Do They Think of Hydrogen Storage?

N.N., H2Apex

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