Even though a nationwide blackout is not to be expected, the German Federal Network Agency considers regional shutdowns likely, especially in southern Germany. This was also the result of the stress tests carried out between July and September by the four German transmission system operators 50Hertz, Amprion, TenneT and TransnetBW on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Economics.
From mountain hotels to megawatt projects
The battery storage company Intilion recently held an expert talk on the topic of "Blackouts: Grid replacement systems as a perspective for the power grid of the future". During his talk, Pascal Lefarth, Technical Manager C&I Storage Solutions, explained how farmers, care facilities, industrial companies and energy suppliers can stabilise the grid, replace it or form an island grid.
Pig and turkey farms depend on a backup power solution for the ventilation of their barns. Sewage treatment plants can increase their buffer time with the storage solutions, energy suppliers can black start their power plant. In this regard, Intilion is the only company that can also trade high outputs and currents and offer solutions suitable for industry. For example, its storage units capable of replacing electricity are already being used in a mountain hotel, but also in a megawatt-scale project.
Setting up isolated grids, integrating generators
Stefan Haslinger, Head of Power Distribution & Innovation at Schubert CleanTech, who is already using several Intilion battery storage systems in practice, is also convinced of the benefits of grid backup systems. With the right emergency power system, it is not only possible to set up an isolated grid, but also to manage it and integrate other generation systems such as solar plants.
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"The function of the grid operators in the future will NOT be to expand the grids so that everyone can be reliably supplied with electricity from renewable energies. The function of the grid operators, on the other hand, will be to expand the grids so that everyone can feed their locally generated electricity into the grid," Haslinger said.
Opportunities and risks of the energy transformation
Other speakers addressed the opportunities and risks of the transformed energy system and the prospects for the power grid of the future. Following the presentations, Intilion's Director of Innovation, Communication & Organisation Boris Langerbein moderated a panel discussion. (mfo)
