Today we are already much more concerned with electricity and also associate it with mobility, heat and economic and personal independence. This will also be the case in the future. Photovoltaics is the engine of the system and the most important energy supplier.
Maybe the neighbour will help
Some flexibility on the part of consumers is normal. For example, it may take longer to fill up an electric car, but in the best case it will be done on our own doorstep and, above all, with our own electricity. If the sun doesn't shine, the electricity comes from the energy storage system.
If your own batteries are empty, your neighbour may be able to help. And if all else fails, the electricity comes from the wind turbine on the Baltic Sea or the solar field on the motorway. If there is too much energy in the grid, we store what we can in our cars and energy storage units in the cellar.
Restrictions called into question
Useless regulations, rules and restrictions will be questioned more and more in the future. Why can't I sell my neighbour electricity if I have enough? Why is tenant electricity so complicated? Why do I have to pay a levy for the electricity I produce and consume myself?
See also: Tesla Powerwall available from Memodo
In our vision for the photovoltaic sector, all these problems are solved pragmatically. What we have lacked so far are courageous decisions. Yet the stage is actually set for this: We see social acceptance, technical solutions and a market-based incentive, even without subsidies. But so far no one wants to bear the residual risk. Risks and side effects are part of the game, because you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs!
Tobias Wenleder, Enrico Brandmeier and Daniel Schmitt are the founders and managing directors of Memodo in Munich. (mfo)
