For the third time running, the ees AWARD is
set to be presented for outstanding solutions and innovations in energy
storage technology. This year, the prestigious prize received a record
number of submissions. Ten of these can now pride themselves on having
been nominated as finalists.
The winner will be announced at the
Innovation and Application Forum at ees Europe, the continent’s largest
exhibition for batteries and energy storage systems, on June 22nd, 2016.
The event takes place in parallel with Intersolar
Europe, the world’s largest exhibition for the solar industry and its
partners from June 22–24, 2016 in Munich.
Energy storage systems are an important cornerstone
of the global energy transition. As volatile energy sources, such as
solar or wind power, do not consistently generate electricity, batteries
will ensure stability and supply safety in the power grid of the future
by decoupling generation from consumption in private and commercial
usage.
To celebrate the industry’s innovative strength, the
ees AWARD pays tribute to outstanding products and solutions in the
field of energy storage. Submissions ranged from new materials to
innovations in the areas of production, systems technology,
applications, second-use concepts and recycling.
Submission trends
The many submissions for the ees AWARD revealed
several trends, such as a new generation of domestic storage systems.
These use JH3 lithium-ion cells developed specifically for stationary
batteries, and a special separator to guarantee the highest degree of
safety. The finalists clearly demonstrate that wireless interfaces, for
example smart meters and control options using Apps, are gaining in
importance in the energy storage industry.
One submission succeeded in closing a gap in the
inverter market: A transformerless, high-voltage inverter offering a
high level of flexibility for both retrofit projects and new
installations.
In general, flexibility and diverse fields of
application are key topics in the industry. This is why storage devices,
which can be used on and off-grid, or are available for both
low-voltage (48V DC) and high voltage systems (400V DC), are amongst the
finalists.
The industry has also been working on solutions to
stabilize weak power grids. Submissions included technologies to
establish microgrids (local, decentralized power grids) as active grid
components, and solutions combining photovoltaics and wind power.
ees Europe award ceremony
The winners of the ees AWARD will be announced on Wednesday, June 22nd,
at ees Europe at Messe Muenchen. Their awards will be presented
alongside the Intersolar AWARD at 4:30pm at the Innovation and
Application Forum. Visitors have the opportunity to meet the finalists
before then, as they will be holding short presentations about their
submissions and will be on hand to answer any questions between 10:30am
and 3:00pm.
An overview of the ees AWARD finalists
- Ampere
Power Energy S.L. (Spain): Easily installed storage device with
wireless connection to the smart meter and corresponding App.
- BOS
Balance of Storage Systems AG (Germany): Additional lithium-ion
batteries for energy storage systems based on led batteries extending
the entire system’s life span through smart connections.
- Digatron Power Electronics GmbH (Germany): Improved battery tester efficiency using silicon carbide semiconductors.
- Ferroamp Elektronik AB (Sweden): Bidirectional inverter for different PV strings, batteries and DC consumers. A high-voltage DC nanogrid connects different producers, such as sun, wind and water, and minimizes transmission losses throughout the entire system.
- Green Power Technologies, SL (Spain): Storage solutions on a megawatt-scale, where various producers can be integrated to help stabilize weak power grids.
- LG Chem (Korea): New generation of domestic storage systems with high energy density using advanced cell technologies (JH3 cells).
- Morningstar Corporation (USA): Charge controller for a wide variety of storage technologies with 98% efficiency.
- SMA Solar Technology AG (Germany): A transformerless high-voltage inverter, this innovative battery inverter closed a gap in the inverter market and is ideal for retrofitting existing PV installations with storage devices.
- SOCOMEC (France): Storage solution which can be operated both in the grid and in standalone mode – ideal for use as a microgrid in off-grid regions.
- sonnen GmbH (Germany): sonnenCommunity connects decentralized renewable energy producers with storage system operators and consumers throughout Germany, enabling its members to remain completely independent of the public power grid.
- source:http://www.solarserver.com
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