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A new era for the solar industry
Accordingly, the demands on the solar industry are increasing - it is undergoing a transition away from analog systems towards digital products. In order to take this path together with our partners, we presented our latest hardware and software product innovations at the exclusive partner event #neoomliveX in the Free City in Freistadt, Upper Austria, on November 10th.
Above all, our hardware systems must be easy and quick to install for our partners in order to advance the energy transition as efficiently and quickly as possible!
Andreas Buchner
Head of Product Management Energy & Infrastructure
Sandra Trittin emphasized: “Consumers are becoming prosumers. How is this integrated into the power grid? Originally, the power grids were designed so that there were central providers and consumers at the other end. Now electricity is also fed back, that's a challenge. But even if the network operators warn that the network is collapsing, it must be noted that we have extremely good electricity networks in Europe, some of which have two or three levels of protection. In other countries such as Australia, blackouts are commonplace, even in Sydney. That means we are complaining at a very high level. But we also have bottlenecks. It is true that renewable energy systems can cause such bottlenecks locally and this can lead to local problems. But skills like GRIID can compensate for them. The optimization must take place on three levels: firstly at the customer through electricity storage, secondly locally through the optimization of the micro grid with energy communities and the like and thirdly through the integration into the network service and energy markets to create optimization. Too much electricity in the network can lead to a blackout, but this can be managed over time. The dangers are rather the cybersecurity, but we also have that in other industries, such as telecommunications.”
Thomas Nenning agreed: “IT is definitely the problem we will have. But that's a learning curve we have to do. The network will become more stable. The number of power outages is actually trending down. The power grid is becoming more and more stable, including in Europe, due to liberalization. A promising way to stabilize the grid is to tap into the capacity of electric cars in order to relieve the strain on the grid. The network needs to be expanded, but there also clearly needs to be storage capacity. There will always be a need for storage to compensate for volatility.
Gabriel Baunach stated: “We talk a lot about property. But we also have to think about the tenants. How can you turn them into prosumers too? This requires incentives, namely for the owners of the rental house.”
Thomas Nenning emphasized: “The problem is the transfer of knowledge. A problem like this is complex - even with our solutions and products, it's still not that easy for everyone to dare to overcome the hurdles. We can still get a lot of rules from the regulator to minimize the risk for customers!”
