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Power-to-Gas Ready for the Market

Power-to-Gas Ready for the Market

by | Nov 2, 2017 | Germany

Haverkamp

Kristina Haverkamp

The German Energy Agency, or dena for short, is an independent company in which the federal government owns a 50 percent stake. By its own account, it is a “center of excellence for energy efficiency, renewables and smart energy systems,” although it had focused on centrally controlled supply under the management of its first director, Stephan Kohler. In 2011, attempts were made to include more innovative, decentralized technologies through launching the Power to Gas Strategy Platform alongside partners from science and business. Since then, dena has organized an annual conference on the topic (see Reinventing the Energy Grid). H2-international spoke with the current managing director of dena, Kristina Haverkamp, about power-to-gas and the company’s priorities. (more…)

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Power-to-Gas as the Battery of the Energy Market Transformation

Power-to-Gas as the Battery of the Energy Market Transformation

by | Nov 2, 2017 | Germany

PtG

Solar and wind energy storage in natural gas grid, © Zukunft Erdgas

For years, renewables and fuel cells powered by fossil energy sources have been worlds apart, something that is changing – at least when it comes to natural gas. Many companies have realized that there are indeed areas in which both industries could benefit from collaboration. Several large associations have already started to emphasize commonalities instead of differences, especially regarding energy storage. (more…)

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Synlight: Concentrated Solar Power to Produce H2

Synlight: Concentrated Solar Power to Produce H2

by | Nov 2, 2017 | Germany

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Work at Synlight reactor, © DLR

Since spring, the sun has been shining in Jülich at the push of a button and 10,000 times brighter than normal. It is in this town in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia that the German Aerospace Center, DLR, inaugurated its Synlight system comprised of 149 high-output lights that can simulate concentrated solar power. (more…)

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Intersolar Gets Smarter

Intersolar Gets Smarter

by | Nov 2, 2017 | Europe, Germany

TSEIntersolar Europe is inching closer to becoming an energy storage platform. It was the fourth time that Munich’s trade show on solar energy ran in parallel to the ees Europe – with 254 exhibitors on 17,500 m2 Europe’s most popular trade fair about batteries and energy storage, according to its organizers. Starting next year, the show will have two new pillars, Power2Drive for electric transportation and charging infrastructures and EM Power for smart energy production. (more…)