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Recording of Wednesday, June 19, 2024 | The smarter E Europe 2024 | Conference Program | Language: English | Duration: 20:25 .

Experts Discuss the Critical Role of Planning in Energy Community Projects and Market Impacts of New Directives

During the discussion, participants introduced themselves and their roles. Dr. Sjoerd Doumen from Entrance explained that his company provides a software platform for peer-to-peer energy trading among communities and municipalities. Nicolas Sommer, co-founder and CCO at Urbio, elaborated on how their software aids in planning energy districts by ensuring profitability through matching energy supply with demand profiles. Sommer stressed the critical nature of the planning phase due to complexities like emerging technologies (e.g., heat pumps, EV charging stations) impacting load profiles and overall project feasibility. Urbio's AI-driven tools can simulate various scenarios to optimize these projects’ viability while considering external factors such as market disruptions caused by events like COVID-19 or geopolitical conflicts. Margarida discussed new directives emphasizing energy sharing beyond self-consumption towards more inclusive peer-to-peer models. She highlighted risks related to cost systems—especially grid costs—and emphasized the need for equitable allocation of these costs across all market participants while complying with regulatory frameworks.

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Talk of session: Europe's Hottest Energy Storage Markets: Established Heavyweights and Exciting Newcomers

In June 2024, Munich will host the European Championship - not just for soccer, but also for energy storage markets. To determine the 2024 European Energy Storage Champion, we will examine each nation's strengths and weaknesses when it comes to the market potential for energy storage deployment, both today and in the near future. Will heavyweights like the UK, Germany and Italy take the crown? Will Spain or the Netherlands deliver on their promises? And what about exciting newcomers like Poland, Greece or the Nordics? Join us for this panel of market experts to determine the European champions - and cheer on your team to victory.

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Head of Business Development and Regulatory Affairs
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Alexa Strobel
CEO
Field Energy
Germany

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Haralambos Panagopoulos
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HELLENIC PETROLEUM R.S.S.O.P.P. S.A.
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Sepehr Soltani
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Eva Zimmermann
Associate Flexible Energy
Aurora Energy Research
Germany

To Talk

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