COUNTRY FOCUS: GERMANY
The future is looking bright for energy
innovation as companies work together
to improve power supply in Germany.
Energy companies are utilising the
cloud for the development of smarter
cities and digitalisation.
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Working together for the
future of energy supply
WW Wunsiedel GmbH and Siemens
are working together as technology
partners on innovative ways to shape
the decentralised power supply of the future. S climate protection concept, as well as the
technologies and business models that can
be used to implement the energy transition
cost-effectively.
Their first project is the Siestorage battery
storage system, which is expected to stabilise
the local power grid with a capacity of 8.4
megawatts. As part of the partnership, SWW
Managing Director, Marco Krasser; State
Secretary, Franz Josef Pschierer and Siemens’
CTO, Roland Busch, opened the ‘House of
Future Energy’ in Wunsiedel, Germany. This
permanent exhibition provides information
about the ‘WUNsiedler Weg Energie 2.0’ “With WUNsiedler Weg, we are focusing on
a consistent climate and energy strategy by
2030,” SWW CEO Krasser said during the
ceremony. “We have accomplished a great
deal over the past few years. With Siemens as
our technology partner, we are now furthering
the development of Wunsiedel as a smart
city.” The strategic approach was underscored
by a high-level lecture programme on the
future of energy, with presentations by
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experts from the business community and
politics. “In Wunsiedel, we can get a glimpse
of the future of energy,” said Bavarian State
Secretary Franz Josef Pschierer. “This project
demonstrates practical solutions for smart
ways to interconnect the energy systems. The
centralised approach of the WUNsiedler Weg
concept is unique, exemplary and will serve as
a motivating force far beyond our region.”
SWW received the Public Utility Award in
2016 for resolutely pursuing a regional
and climate-compatible energy supply
strategy. The public utility company relies
on a technology partnership with Siemens
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