Featured in The great integrator – 08-2022

What a sunny day can teach us

In mid-July, 10 global and European organizations with decades of experience in energy markets released an open letter regarding the REPowerEU plan and the urgent need to rethink the structure of European energy markets. The letter outlined why Europe needs a rapid rollout of technologies that increase grid flexibility, such as battery-based energy storage, and strong targets and policy frameworks for support. Lars Stephan, policy and market development manager (EMEA) at Fluence – the lead organization behind the letter – provides a real-life case study from the German energy market.

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pv magazine

09 Aug 2022

Source: Working Group on Energy Balances–Statistics

For many people in Germany, Monday June 6, 2022, was a warm and pleasant public holiday. Temperatures reached the mid-twenties in the north, while storms visited parts of the south. With the sun shining and the wind blowing, electricity consumption reached a low Monday noon peak of 47.8 GW. At the same time, PV was …

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