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Press Releases
Press Release
Call for Abstracts now open

October 6, 2025

The Call for Abstracts for the conferences taking place as part of The smarter E Europe, Europe’s largest alliance of exhibitions for the energy industry, opens today.

Press Release
The smarter E Europe 2025: "We are the Energy System"

May 9, 2025

Press Release
The smarter E Europe 2025: "We are the Energy System"

Today was the last day of The smarter E Europe 2025 in Munich. Like every year, Europe’s largest alliance of exhibitions for the energy industry turned the Bavarian capital into the epicenter of the global energy industry.

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The Winners of The smarter E AWARD 2025: Innovations in Action

May 6, 2025

Press Release
The Winners of The smarter E AWARD 2025: Innovations in Action

On the eve of the official start of The smarter E Europe, the continent’s largest alliance of exhibitions for the energy industry, the winners of this year’s The smarter E AWARD were honored at an official ceremony.

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Energy Communities and Peer-to-Peer Trading: Cornerstones of Europe’s Decentralized Energy Future

May 5, 2025

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Energy Communities and Peer-to-Peer Trading: Cornerstones of Europe’s Decentralized Energy Future

Across Europe, energy communities and peer-to-peer (P2P) energy trading are transforming how electricity is produced, shared, and consumed.

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An Accompanying Program Packed with Discussions and a Wealth of Energy Expertise

April 24, 2025

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An Accompanying Program Packed with Discussions and a Wealth of Energy Expertise

Sun, wind and other renewable sources now provide a steadily growing share of electricity in more and more countries.

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Research, Business and Networking - The New ees Innovation Hub Showcases Storage Industry Innovations

April 10, 2025

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Research, Business and Networking - The New ees Innovation Hub Showcases Storage Industry Innovations

In 2025, the new highlight of ees Europe, Europe’s largest and most international exhibition for batteries and energy storage systems, will be the ees Innovation Hub.

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Bavaria Becomes the Center of Germany’s Hydrogen Economy

April 8, 2025

Press Release
Bavaria Becomes the Center of Germany’s Hydrogen Economy

Hydrogen technology plays a key role in the integration of solar and wind power into the energy system.

Press Release
The Rise of Large-Scale Storage Systems - Driving Growth in the Storage Market and an Indispensable Pillar of the Energy Transition

March 27, 2025

Press Release
The Rise of Large-Scale Storage Systems - Driving Growth in the Storage Market and an Indispensable Pillar of the Energy Transition

The energy transition has reached a crucial point. The steady growth in power generated by renewable sources of energy is, in turn, giving rise to greater demand for effective grid stabilization solutions.

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The smarter E Award 2025: Energy Transition Pioneers Shortlisted

March 20, 2025

Press Release
The smarter E Award 2025: Energy Transition Pioneers Shortlisted

The energy transition is advancing rapidly on a global scale. In many places, electricity from renewable sources of energy is no longer the exception; it is now the rule.

The smarter E Podcast
Elena Metzger, team leader from dena
Energy Transition in Central Asia – Strategies, Structures, Opportunities

The smarter E Podcast Episode 240 | Language: English

October 23, 2025

Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan - These countries are tapping into their potential for a sustainable energy future

Marc Gretzinger from SAX-Power
New Storage Systems and Their Efficiency. What Can Multi-level Technology Do?

The smarter E Podcast Episode 239 | Language: German

October 16, 2025

Operators of solar power systems can now use an AC power storage device that supplies 230 volts of alternating current without a hybrid inverter.

Marc Gretzinger from SAX-Power
New Storage Systems and Their Efficiency. What Can Multi-level Technology Do?

Operators of solar power systems can now use an AC power storage device that supplies 230 volts of alternating current without a hybrid inverter.

Luís Vale Cunha, Chair of ETIP SNET
Smart Grids, Smarter AI: The GenAI Revolution

The smarter E Podcast Episode 238 | Language: English

October 8, 2025

AI is central to Smart grids for managing this change and to develop modernised electricity infrastructures that integrate digital technologies

Luís Vale Cunha, Chair of ETIP SNET
Smart Grids, Smarter AI: The GenAI Revolution

AI is central to Smart grids for managing this change and to develop modernised electricity infrastructures that integrate digital technologies

Tobias Winter, Indo-German Energy Forum
How AgriPV combines India's energy transition and agriculture

The smarter E Podcast Episode 236 | Language: English

September 25, 2025

India is considered one of the largest agricultural markets in the world, and at the same time, a hotspot for solar energy. See practical examples.

Tobias Winter, Indo-German Energy Forum
How AgriPV combines India's energy transition and agriculture

India is considered one of the largest agricultural markets in the world, and at the same time, a hotspot for solar energy. See practical examples.

Payel Farasa from FINCA
AI Needs Energy Justice: Who Gets Left Behind in the Race for Power?

The smarter E Podcast Episode 235 | Language: English

September 18, 2025

Energy justice is the foundation for digital justice, and Europe's leadership in renewable energy can become a global bridge.

Payel Farasa from FINCA
AI Needs Energy Justice: Who Gets Left Behind in the Race for Power?

Energy justice is the foundation for digital justice, and Europe's leadership in renewable energy can become a global bridge.

Franz-Josef Feilmeier from FENECON
Think Big, Store Smart: Why Battery Storage is the Backbone of the Energy Transition

The smarter E Podcast Episode 233 | Language: German

September 4, 2025

Due to the steady expansion of renewable energies, storage infrastructure has become an essential component of the energy transition

Franz-Josef Feilmeier from FENECON
Think Big, Store Smart: Why Battery Storage is the Backbone of the Energy Transition

Due to the steady expansion of renewable energies, storage infrastructure has become an essential component of the energy transition

Dr Thomas Klaue, CEO from Siqens GmbH
Electrochemical Hydrogen Separation (EHS) for Economical Hydrogen Production

The smarter E Podcast Episode 231 | Language: German

August 21, 2025

Production of hydrogen using electrochemical separation (EHS) from existing gas mixtures such as process and waste gases, natural gas, or biogas

Dr Thomas Klaue, CEO from Siqens GmbH
Electrochemical Hydrogen Separation (EHS) for Economical Hydrogen Production

Production of hydrogen using electrochemical separation (EHS) from existing gas mixtures such as process and waste gases, natural gas, or biogas

Modertor: Jonathan Gifford
How We Power Through: Key Takeaways from The smarter E Europe 2025

The smarter E Podcast Episode 230 | Language: English

August 14, 2025

The final episode of Powering Through revisits insights and recurring themes from the wide-ranging conversations that shaped the series.

Modertor: Jonathan Gifford
How We Power Through: Key Takeaways from The smarter E Europe 2025

The final episode of Powering Through revisits insights and recurring themes from the wide-ranging conversations that shaped the series.

Martin Green, Nina Munzke and Ivona Kafedjiska
The Fundamentals of Renewable Energy: How Research Drives Clean Technology

The smarter E Podcast Episode 228 | Language: English

July 31, 2025

The incredible technology in PV modules, batteries and system components that makes the energy transition possible is often overlooked

Martin Green, Nina Munzke and Ivona Kafedjiska
The Fundamentals of Renewable Energy: How Research Drives Clean Technology

The incredible technology in PV modules, batteries and system components that makes the energy transition possible is often overlooked

Expert Interviews
Expert Interview
SoutH₂ Corridor: Policymakers Need to Step Up Their Game

October 8, 2025

The SoutH₂ Corridor aims to deliver 163 TWh of green hydrogen from North Africa to Southern Germany by 2030 – experts call for stronger political action.

Expert Interview
What Investors in Germany's BESS Market Really Want

September 9, 2025

Expert Interview
What Investors in Germany's BESS Market Really Want

Which financing models do investors prefer? What are the risks involved, and how are regulatory frameworks developing?

Expert Interview
“Support Schemes Are not Made for Hybrid PV Systems”

June 30, 2025

Simon Dupond from SolarPower Europe explains the latest trends and challenges for hybrid PV systems.

Expert Interview
“Support Schemes Are not Made for Hybrid PV Systems”

Simon Dupond from SolarPower Europe explains the latest trends and challenges for hybrid PV systems.

Expert Interview
“Effective Grid Planning Is the Backbone of a Successful and Secure Energy Transition”

April 25, 2025

Interview with Antonella Battaglini, CEO of the Renewables Grid Initiative (RGI) on the challenges of transmission grid planning

Expert Interview
“Effective Grid Planning Is the Backbone of a Successful and Secure Energy Transition”

Interview with Antonella Battaglini, CEO of the Renewables Grid Initiative (RGI) on the challenges of transmission grid planning

Expert Interview
A New Charge With Zinc-Ion Batteries: Enerpoly’s Megafactory in Stockholm With a Fully European Supply Chain

April 10, 2025

Zinc-ion technology offers advantages such as lower cell costs, fire safety and 70 percent less CO₂ emissions.

Expert Interview
A New Charge With Zinc-Ion Batteries: Enerpoly’s Megafactory in Stockholm With a Fully European Supply Chain

Zinc-ion technology offers advantages such as lower cell costs, fire safety and 70 percent less CO₂ emissions.

Expert Interview
Heating Entire Cities with a Sand Battery

April 7, 2025

The Finnish start-up Polar Night Energy has developed the world's first commercial sand battery.

Expert Interview
Heating Entire Cities with a Sand Battery

The Finnish start-up Polar Night Energy has developed the world's first commercial sand battery.

Expert Interview
A New Approach to Battery Circuits

March 7, 2025

Automotive and battery manufacturers can use Circunomics’ digital marketplace to sell their used batteries to the energy industry.

Expert Interview
A New Approach to Battery Circuits

Automotive and battery manufacturers can use Circunomics’ digital marketplace to sell their used batteries to the energy industry.

Expert Interview
“Our System Has Not Yet Reached Steady State”

February 25, 2025

We spoke to Thomas Dederichs of Amprion about the current state of Germany’s power grids and their ability to meet future demands.

Expert Interview
“Our System Has Not Yet Reached Steady State”

We spoke to Thomas Dederichs of Amprion about the current state of Germany’s power grids and their ability to meet future demands.

Expert Interview
Leading the Way: How Enapter's AEM Electrolyzers Are Already Transforming Our Energy System Sustainably

February 26, 2025

Scalable green hydrogen solutions made by Enapter - where does AEM technology currently stand on the market?

Expert Interview
Leading the Way: How Enapter's AEM Electrolyzers Are Already Transforming Our Energy System Sustainably

Scalable green hydrogen solutions made by Enapter - where does AEM technology currently stand on the market?

Industry News
Industry News
Battery or Hydrogen? The Answer for a Climate-Neutral Future

October 27, 2025

GP Joule demonstrates how integrated energy systems using both technologies are driving forward the energy transition.

Industry News
Grid Congestion: How to Successfully Integrate Storage Systems Into the Grid

October 8, 2025

Industry News
Grid Congestion: How to Successfully Integrate Storage Systems Into the Grid

How battery storage can prevent grid congestion, stabilize the power grid, and remain profitable – innovative solutions by ECO STOR.

Industry News
System Services Business Models for Solar Hybrid Power Plants and BESS

October 3, 2025

Industry News
System Services Business Models for Solar Hybrid Power Plants and BESS

System services provide solar power plants and battery storage with alternative revenue streams

Start-up Story
Reactive Power Becomes a Revenue Stream for Renewables

September 22, 2025

How solar and wind farms can tap into the new reactive power market

Start-up Story
Reactive Power Becomes a Revenue Stream for Renewables

How solar and wind farms can tap into the new reactive power market

Industry News
Hybrid Power Plants on the Rise: The Key to Grid-Serving Power Usage

September 5, 2025

Industry News
Hybrid Power Plants on the Rise: The Key to Grid-Serving Power Usage

How solar hybrid systems can stabilize the grid and how business models and framework conditions for this type of system are currently developing

Industry News
Plug-In Solar Devices: Anyone Can Be Part of the Energy Transition

September 4, 2025

Industry News
Plug-In Solar Devices: Anyone Can Be Part of the Energy Transition

How can plug-in solar devices contribute to the energy transition and how is the market developing in Europe?

Industry News
Green Hydrogen as a Profitable Energy Source for SMEs

September 2, 2025

Industry News
Green Hydrogen as a Profitable Energy Source for SMEs

Discover how green hydrogen supports small and medium enterprises in Germany with energy supply, process heat, and mobility.

Industry News
Photovoltaics in the European Commercial and Industrial Segment – Market Opportunities

August 1, 2025

Industry News
Photovoltaics in the European Commercial and Industrial Segment – Market Opportunities

Potential, developments, and market opportunities for PV in the commercial and industrial segment in Europe

Industry News
Learning From Europe – No More Power and Heating Bills

July 18, 2025

Industry News
Learning From Europe – No More Power and Heating Bills

Octopus Energy provides free energy to homeowners through its Zero Bills tariff.

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