INDUSTRYBRIEFS “ENERGY STORAGE” SUMMIT
The importance of future energy supplies storage will be the topic of the first “Energy Storage – International Summit for the Storage of Renewable Energies” to take place on March 13 and 14, 2012 at the fairgrounds (Congress Center South) in Düsseldorf, Germany. Organized by Messe Düsseldorf in cooperation with Solarpaxis AG, the conference with an accompanying technical exhibition will focus on practical feasibility. Representatives from research, industry, politics and energy supply will meet and discuss commercially viable applications and innovative concepts for energy storage as well as their potential and affordability.
The goal is to create a framework for commercially practical storage technologies for future energy developments. Efficient storage technologies play a crucial role in sustainable energy supply based on renewable energies. This particularly applies to solar and wind energy where the lack of storage technology is becoming an increasingly limiting factor.
The internationally renowned scientist Prof. Dr. Eicke R. Weber, spokesman of the Fraunhofer Energy Alliance and Head of the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems in Freiburg, is the Chairman of the Program Committee. The Fraunhofer Energy Alliance is a coalition of 16 Fraunhofer Institutes combining
the core competences in the areas of energy technologies and energy supply systems. Together with the business community, the alliance intends to enhance Germany’s technology leadership in the efficient use of energy and the development of renewable sources of energy.
At its meeting in September, the Program Committee determined the session themes of the conference:
• The overall context of the energy supply industry: The role of storage technologies for future energy supply;
• Stages of development and commercial viability of various technologies such as batteries, thermal, hydrogen storage systems and major storage power plants;
• Final discussion and development of a plan for the further development of commercially viable storage technologies.
All lectures will be held in English, with German translation.
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