Dr. Ralf Bucher

Position: European Chairperson
Firma: H&MV GmbH
Land: Deutschland

Dr. Ralf Bucher started his career as commissioning engineer with Voith Siemens Hydro. Working 21 years with Lahmeyer International and Tractebel/ENGIE in consultancy, he gained work experience in 30+ countries in large-scale power generation and transmission projects up to 500 kV AC and DC. Ralf was Project Director for the Worldbank-financed 2,000 MW direct current Ethiopia-Kenya Interconnector. From 2023 to 2026 Ralf headed the German branch of H&MV Engineering which is a high voltage specialist company with a total of 1,750 staff focussing on 380 kV grid connections for hyperscale data centers and GW-scale BESS. Recently he moved into a European Chairperson role providing strategic knowledge to the leadership team.

22. Juni 2026A New Market for BESS & E-Statcom: Smoothing AI Data-Center Load Patterns

Sessions

Session

Powering AI: Data Centers Need Intelligent Energy Solutions: Why Not BESS?

Montag, 22. Juni 2026, 13:00 - 14:00 Uhr

ICM München Raum 13 B

Bitte beachten Sie, dass alle Konferenzsessions in englischer Sprache abgehalten werden.Over the past few years, there has been consistent growth in the number of data centers. Immense further growth is expected in the coming years, mostly driven by artificial intelligence. The resulting increase in the demand for energy and grid connection capacity (approx. 80%), highly dynamic load profiles and sustainable backup solutions pose major challenges for operators and project developers. This session will highlight how battery storage is opening up new avenues toward a solution to this problem.