Interested visitors can immerse themselves in the special exhibit’s four thematic areas: industry, commerce, residential applications, and mobility. In each area, attendees can experience how power generation, storage, flexibility, and digitalisation work together. There is a special focus on security. The special exhibit debunks common myths about the supposed unreliability of renewable energy and concerns about ‘dark doldrums’ and supply fluctuations. While wind and solar are volatile and do not provide a constant power supply, solutions and technologies are already available today that allow companies, utilities, and consumers to manage fluctuations and surplus generation.
“Electricity from solar and wind is already unbeatably cheap. The energy transition is unstoppable and delaying it will only damage the economy. Companies can reduce their energy costs long term and ensure competitiveness through renewable energy. Secure supply is guaranteed through flexibilisation, the combination of intelligent storage, digital grid solutions and sector coupling,” said Markus Elsässer, Founder and CEO of Solar Promotion GmbH.
The special exhibit will show how such technology has already been successfully implemented, with best-practice examples from across Europe. In the future, the electricity, heating and mobility sectors will merge and support each other. Sector coupling reduces the need for investments, for example in grid expansion. Thanks to digitalisation and flexibility, they do not need to be expanded as much as previously thought.
The energy system of the future
The renewable energy system is more complex, more connected and more integrated. It relies primarily on wind and solar power, with hydropower, biomass and hydrogen technologies serving as complementary sources. In the future, more people will generate, use and store their own electricity, increasing competition and lowering costs. The key to transforming the energy supply is the electrification of all areas – from transportation and heat generation to industry. Electrification will act as a driver for innovation and economic growth. This, in turn, will increase added value, much more than through imported crude oil and gas. On average, Germany spends €81 billion on importing fossil fuels each year. Continuing to do so will only reduce future prosperity.
“With the special exhibit, we will highlight the right topics at the right time, showing that the energy transition is not only possible, but also makes sense from an economic, political and social point of view. It is down to us to seize this opportunity,” added Jens Mohrmann, CEO of Freiburg Wirtschaft Touristik und Messe GmbH & Co. KG (FWTM).
The exhibit will be accompanied by live demos, discussions and expert presentations that will highlight the opportunities and challenges of the renewable energy system.
The project is supported by the German Renewable Energy Federation (BEE), the German Association of Energy Market Innovators (BNE), the German Solar Association (BSW Solar), the German Solar Energy Society (DGS), the German Hydrogen Association (DWV), and the German Biogas Association as well as VDMA Photovoltaics Equipment and VDMA e.V. Power Systems. Internationally the special exhibit is complemented by Energy Storage Europe, E Mobility Europe, Smart Energy Europe (smartEn), and SolarPower Europe.
Leading technology solution partners contributing to the special exhibit include CATL, Energy3000, Fenecon, FoxESS, GE Vernova, Maxsolar, Octopus Energy, RCT Power and Siemens AG. Together they will showcase the technical and economic solutions that enable an energy mix consisting entirely of renewables possible around the clock.
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