Dr. Karsten Schmidt

🔄 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: 𝗣𝗡𝗘 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗿𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗺 𝘁𝗼 Qualitas Energy Deutschland GmbH. With nine turbines and a rated output of 59.4 MW, this Lower Saxony project is set to contribute to Germany’s renewable energy goals. Planning for Papenrode began in 2016, starting with the rebuilding of 15 older turbines to pave the way for a more efficient system. Remarkably, while the new wind farm has fewer turbines, its electricity production is set to increase fivefold, representing a substantial leap forward in the energy transition and climate protection efforts.🌱 Johannes Overbeck, Head of Investments at Qualitas Energy Deutschland GmbH, emphasizes: “We are particularly pleased about the excellent and cooperative partnership with PNE during this transaction process. Qualitas Energy is pursuing ambitious investment goals to accelerate the energy transition in Germany [...]" Learn more 👉 https://lnkd.in/dM7CRiM5 #PNEGroup #WindEnergy #Renewables #QualitasEnergy #EnergyTransition

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EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG (EnBW) and SHS - Stahl-Holding-Saar GmbH & Co. KGaA have signed a 15-year PPA for the He Dreiht offshore wind farm in Germany. Under the agreement, SHS will secure 50 MW of clean power from EnBW’s offshore wind farm, which is located 90 km north of Borkum and is set to come online by the end of 2025. Once operational, He Dreiht will feature 64 wind turbine with a total capacity of 960 MW. “The cooperation with EnBW is a real win-win situation,” said Stefan Rauber, Chairman of the Board of Management of SHS – Stahl-Holding-Saar and Chairman of Dillinger und Saarstahl. “We supply the steel for the wind farm, while the electricity generated here from renewable sources in turn helps us to drive the transformation process for our companies Saarstahl and Dillinger. “Our steel production operation is still based on classic blast furnace technology. From 2030, we want to generate fewer emissions when manufacturing 3.5 million metric tons – about 70 percent – of our steel.” “We are delighted to have signed the long-term power purchase agreement with Stahl-Holding-Saar,” added EnBW CEO Georg Nikolaus Stamatelopoulos. “This allows us to supply an industrial partner with a further 50 MW of green electricity from our planned ‘He Dreiht’ offshore wind farm. “The interest shown by customers proves that our strategy of constructing the wind farm without any state funding and hedging most of the electricity generated through long-term supply contracts is working really well. This is a good sign that the market mechanisms are functioning.” #cleanenergy

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The enervis energy advisors GmbH price tracker published in pv magazine Global for German PPAs shows that there is still a downward pressure on long-term prices. 10-year PPA prices were between €42 and €53/MWh. #PPA #germany #netzero #energytransition #solar #wind #renewables #powerprices

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🌬️ 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐆𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐆𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐖𝐏𝐃 𝐭𝐨 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐚'𝐬 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫! 🇩🇪 🇮🇩 Germany's renewables powerhouse wpd GmbH is set to revolutionize Central Java's energy landscape! Their ambitious 450 MW wind farm project in #Brebes Regency isn't just hot air - it's backed by two years of solid data confirming the area's exceptional wind potential. "We are currently developing a wind farm project in Brebes Regency. There is a potential of 450 MW. We have been doing measurements for almost two years, so we can confirm the wind potential here," says Gerry Julian, Country Director of WPD Indonesia Energy. With feasibility studies complete and forestry permits secured, #WPD is charging full speed ahead towards a greener #Indonesia! Want the inside scoop on Indonesia's renewable energy revolution? 🚀 Read the full story on: https://lnkd.in/gCcAu9w9 Uncover the full story and its potential impact on Indonesia's renewable energy landscape exclusively on Petromindo.com. Subscribe to Petromindo's premium news service for unparalleled insights and analysis. Stay ahead of the curve in Southeast Asia's dynamic energy sector. #IndonesiaRenewables #WindEnergyInvestment #CleanEnergyJava #WPDIndonesia #SustainablePowerProjects #AseanEnergyTransition #PetromindoExclusive

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☀️ 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲’𝘀 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿—𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱. 👥 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗵 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀, 𝗰𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴-𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹-𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. ↳ From AI workshops to game-changing O&M strategies, the Solarplaza Summit Asset Management Europe 2024 was the hub where insights turned into action. 🎤 𝗔 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝟯 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀: ↳ Rob Andrews ↳ Stefan Mueller (ENERPARC AG) ↳ Heiner Breuer (Obton), who delivered invaluable expertise on managing solar assets in a rapidly evolving market. 💡 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀? ↳ Swipe through the slider for highlights, and explore the full report for all the insights! 👉 https://bit.ly/3OxGGsL Sungrow Europe Iqony Sens - Iqony Sustainable Energy Solutions Power Factors Clean Power Research ENERPARC AG Univers Nuveen Green Capital STÄUBLI meteocontrol 3E Quintas Analytics Inverter Service Group BayWa r.e. EMEA SmartHelio — Predictive Solar Software SOLAR MATERIALS Ardexa Above Photon Energy Group Sitemark Fluence enSights Runergy Solar TGS Uniper Delfos GWNET: Global Women's Network for the Energy Transition S&P Global Commodity Insights Apricum – The Cleantech Advisory #Solarplaza #SolarplazaSummit #EnergyEvent #EnergyConference #Solar #SolarConference #Solarevent #Renewables #SolarAssetManagement #EnergyStorageIntegration #SolarInvestment #PVAssetOptimization #OandMInnovation

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Thank you Solarplaza International for a great event and for publishing this post-event report! We are delighted to have sponsored and participated in the Solarplaza Asset Management Summit! It was an incredible opportunity to connect with industry leaders and introduce the European market to Solarlytics www.solarlytics.net and our innovative BOOST Platform. https://lnkd.in/gNCWChup At the conference, we had insightful discussions around asset management and performance optimization. As the solar asset installation base continues to expand, topics like revamping and repowering took a prominent position on the agenda. Optimization through AI opens new possibilities, and we are excited to be at the forefront of these advancements. Our very own Thomas B. Mart had the honor of participating on the Over & Underperforming Assets - Optimized Maintenance Strategies panel, moderated by Jeff Ressler from Clean Power Research. The panel also featured insights from Nicole Friedrich Neumann of 3E and Jörn Carstensen of Greentech. The discussions underscored the importance of optimizing solar power plant performance. We are excited to help asset owners across Europe optimize the efficiency and productivity of their solar installations. Thank you to everyone who made this event a success! To learn more about the BOOST Platform and how Solarlytics can optimize your solar asset installations, click here: https://bit.ly/4geKX0L #SolarEnergy #AssetManagement #RenewableEnergy #Solarlytics #SolarPlaza

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Today is a big day for the ramp up of the hydrogen economy – a key element of the energy transition! RWE and other companies have received grants from the German federal and state governments to develop large-scale hydrogen projects. RWE has been awarded grants for two projects. They are part of the GET H2 initiative, a unique integrated approach along the entire value chain. Several partners are planning hydrogen production, transport as well as storage infrastructure – a huge effort for the decarbonisation of industry. RWE will receive funding for the construction of a 300-megawatt electrolysis plant in Lingen, Lower Saxony, which will be one of the largest facilities in Europe. The second project is our storage facility in Gronau-Epe, North Rhine-Westphalia, which will help to buffer the fluctuating production of green hydrogen. Furthermore, we are also part of a consortium that is working towards the construction of a 100-megawatt electrolysis plant in Rostock. This is another project that has received a grant. The EU has certified all the projects as “Important Projects of Common European Interest” (IPCEI), which was the basis for the funding commitments. I am very happy that we are moving forward, after more than three years, more than 1,000 pages of documents and countless hours answering detailed questions. I think we can all agree that there are opportunities for speeding up such bureaucratic processes on a European level to uphold Europe’s competitiveness. For today, we can celebrate that the ramp-up of the hydrogen economy is now underway. A massive well done to everyone involved from #TeamRWE and our partners.

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AI will shape the future of the energy sector, and vice versa. This was one of the key messages at the AI Day @ RWE that took place this week. We face a confluence of three significant factors: the rising demand for electricity worldwide, the growth of AI and its own corresponding electricity demand, and the need to accelerate the net-zero energy transformation.  AI is therefore more than a useful helper for daily work. It is simultaneously a demand driver, a challenge for local grids, and a tool to drive the energy transition forward. There are many possible pathways here, and each factor must be considered in combination with the others.  What’s clear is that the energy use of AI and data centres is growing rapidly, particularly in industrialised countries. The electricity demand for data centres is projected to rise 9% per year in the EU and could exceed 5% of the bloc’s total electricity demand by 2026. In the United States, data centres already represented 4% of total electricity demand in 2022, rising to 6% by 2026. Close partnerships between the tech sector and energy and infrastructure providers are therefore imperative for a secure power supply.  On the other hand, AI offers potential to overcome some of the energy system challenges that currently stand in its way. Grids particularly stand to benefit from improved forecasting, simulation, and real-time demand response. And in turn, better prediction of renewable generation profiles can help to ease their integration into the grid and provide more clean power.  In short: Our focus on AI is preparing us for the future. We are ready to provide the power that this technology needs, and we are also prepared to make use of its advantages.

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The Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz presents options for a secure, affordable and sustainable electricity system in the publication ‘Electricity market design of the future’. These options are to facilitate the transition to an electricity supply that runs on 100% renewable energy. #RenewableEnergy #Electricity #EnergyTransition #betd25 https://lnkd.in/eY-8FU3n

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Germany’s 2nd Ground Mounted PV Auction For 2024 Bundesnetzagentur Seeking Bidders For 2.15 GW Ground-Mounted Capacity, Capping Bids At €0.0737/KWh https://lnkd.in/e5wdh_4V * Bundesnetzagentur has launched a new ground-mounted solar PV capacity tender   * With 2.147 GW on offer to bid till July 1, 2024, the bids are capped at €0.0737/kWh   * This is the 2nd out of 3 tenders the agency will tender this year in this segment #Bundesnetzagentur #Europe #Germany #GermanySolarAuctions #SolarTenders #Tenders

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Another one bites the dust of dry & slow European cleantech & industrial policies. Truly sorry for SOLARWATT Germany for now! When the last plant is closed down, we will learn that importing basically everything doesn't drive a sustainable energy transition & resilient future for our children. Or am I wrong? #solar #manufacturing #cleantech #RePowerEU #NZIA

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🏅Our solar project in Wilhelmshaven has been awarded the EEG tariff Our 19 MWp solar project Voslapper Groden has been officially included in the German Renewable Energies Law (EEG) tender, as confirmed by the Bundesnetzagentur this week. 🔆The planned photovoltaic plant is to be built on the ash landfill site near the former coal-fired power plant in Wilhelmshaven. With over 30,000 solar modules set to be installed across approximately 14 hectares, this project not only promotes sustainable energy but also contributes to ecological revitalization efforts. Jörg Lennertz, our CEO for Renewables states: "The 19 MWp photovoltaic project is expected to generate 16,000 MWh of renewable electricity per year and thus provide the area of the former landfill with a meaningful new use. The German Renewable Energy Law (EEG) has proven to be an important catalyst for the success of renewable energy projects, as it provides a stable and supportive framework for their development. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank the local authorities and the local community – it is only by working together that we will succeed in making the energy transition more sustainable. In that sense, this project marks one step of many more to come to bring our multiple GW of onshore wind and solar PV projects across Europe, often with co-located battery energy storage systems (BESS) to life.” Find out more about our renewables business here: https://lnkd.in/dJbMGw5Y #photovoltaic #Wilhelmshaven #EnergyTransition #renewable

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Join us to learn more about negative prices and volatility in Germany's power market with our experts!

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🌱⚡ GMH Gruppe and ENGIE have conducted a Power Purchase Agreement to supply renewable energy with Guarantees of Origin (GoOs). The PPA aims to fully power the inducive single-bar tempering plant (EVA) at the Georgsmarienhütte site with 100% renewable energy.​ ​ Two domestic plants will supply green electricity: a wind farm that no longer receives subsidies under the German Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG) and a newly built solar farm.​ ​ For GMH Gruppe, the PPA is another important step in its transformation towards climate-neutral steel production. By using the EVA, and the associated switch from natural gas to electricity in the heat treatment of steel, more than 10,000 tons of CO2 can be saved over the next ten years.​ ​ As the world's leading provider of PPAs, ENGIE supports companies on the path to decarbonization. Our Group is among the top three portfolio owners of post-EEG plants in Germany and is strongly committed to expanding renewable energy sources.​ ​ 🔎 Official press release: https://lnkd.in/e4B3as5i 🔎 All our solutions in Germany: https://lnkd.in/efpEyDya​ ​ #WindEnergy #SolarEnergy #Sustainability #RenewableEnergy #Germany | ENGIE Deutschland

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RWE Supply & Trading and Salzgitter AG have signed a seven-year PPA for up to 64 GWh of clean electricity per annum. The seven-year offtake contract starts in 2027 and will help Salzgitter source renewable power for its steel production processes. RWE will supply power to Salzgitter from the 180 MWp Boitzenburger Land solar park in Brandenburg, which came online in autumn 2023 and is jointly owned by Solarenergie Boitzenburger Land GmbH, the GP JOULE Group, and Mainova AG. RWE noted that the PPA enables the solar park to operate without the need for a feed-in tariff under the Renewable Energy Sources Act. “We are delighted to support our long-standing customer Salzgitter in realising its sustainability strategy,” said David Egyptien, Head of Commodity Solutions Germany & Benelux at RWE Supply & Trading. “The demand for CO2-free electricity from renewable sources is growing strongly. With our energy solutions, we aim to promote climate protection across all economic sectors.” Marco Hauer, Head of Energy Procurement at Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH, added: “Significant greenhouse gases are still released during conventional steel production. “Therefore, we are advancing the transition to almost CO2-free steel production on a large scale. We are serious about green energy sources. By 2025, half of our electricity requirements will come from non-fossil sources, and by 2030, we aim to use 100% green electricity.” #cleanenergy

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⚡ Exciting news from Germany! ⚡ The German Federal Government will support long-duration energy storage (LDES) of 500 MW under its Power Plant Safety Act. 🔋 The Act, coordinated with the European Commission, is part of Germany's economic growth package and aims to: 🔹 Enhance energy resilience  🔹 Accelerate decarbonisation  🔹 Support the clean energy transition  🔹 Ensure supply security and grid stability Earlier this year, it was suspected that the Act would undermine decarbonisation efforts by focusing on the mere build-up of new gas power plants. However, the inclusion of LDES in the mechanism sends the correct message and is crucial for non-fossil flexibility solutions. 🚀 The first round of tenders for LDES is expected at the end of 2024 / beginning of 2025. 👉 Read the full press release here: https://lnkd.in/dtRhvSr6

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The clean energy arm of German energy group RWE AG (ETR:RWE) has acquired 599 MW of #solar ☀ and #energystorage 🔋 development projects in three #US states, further expanding its footprint across the country. The portfolio was purchased from greenfield renewables development platform Galehead Development LLC, the buyer said on Monday without providing financial details about the deal. The bundle of newly-acquired projects includes two development-stage schemes within utility PacifiCorp’s operating territory in the Pacific Northwest and a mid-stage development project in northeastern New York. The 300-MW Cedar Ridge park will be installed in Idaho’s Blaine County and will be coupled with 150 MW/600 MWh of battery storage capacity, while the Champlain project will add 100 MW of solar in New York’s Washington County to help meet growing power demand in the NYISO market. Separately, a 199-MW/796-MWh standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) is to be installed in Marion County, Oregon. With the acquisition, RWE Clean Energy will be able to grow into the Pacific Northwest markets and enhance its foothold in New York. Presently, RWE has 36 GW of wind, solar and battery storage projects in its US development pipeline. The group aims to expand its installed renewables fleet from the current 9 GW to over 19 GW by 2030. https://lnkd.in/d_wFAzn6

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