Storage in the metal industry: World's leading trade fairs for metallurgy and foundry technology cooperate with ENERGY STORAGE EUROPE
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Storage in the metal industry: World's leading trade fairs for metallurgy and foundry technology cooperate with ENERGY STORAGE EUROPE
Bright World of Metals fair quartet attracts 78,000 visitors
Thermal storage for waste heat recovery is on the rise
Free short presentations for metal-producing and metal-processing companies
Düsseldorf, 21. February 2019 - Energy is a major cost factor for companies that produce and process metals. These manufacturing processes account for approximately a quarter of total industrial energy consumption in Germany. For companies in these industries, it is essential to reduce energy costs and at the same time ensure security of supply in production. Electrical energy storage systems can assume central functions, because they cut peak loads and increase electrical energy quality, while thermal energy storage systems optimize waste heat utilization. Against this background, the world's leading trade fair quartet GIFA, METEC, THERMPROCESS and NEWCAST have agreed to cooperate with ENERGY STORAGE EUROPE, which takes place from March 12. to 14. In Düsseldorf.
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The cooperation of the two Düsseldorf trade fairs is intended to raise awareness of the possibilities of energy storage in metal production and processing and thus contribute to increasing energy efficiency and competitiveness in these industrial segments. The four trade fairs for metallurgy and foundry technology are leading in their segments. Around 2,000 exhibitors and around 78,000 trade visitors from all over the world are expected to attend the upcoming trade fairs from 25 to 29 June 2019.
"Energy efficiency and security in demand and supply play an important role for our partners. By cooperating with ENERGY STORAGE EUROPE, we are bringing users together with manufacturers of storage solutions and thus building a bridge for our industry to position itself for a sustainable energy supply of tomorrow," says Gerrit Nawracala, Deputy Director Global Portfolio Metals and Flow Technologies Messe Düsseldorf.
As part of this cooperation, the exhibition quartet will for the first time invite visitors to ENERGY STORAGE EUROPE (ESE) via its channels and organise its own stand at ESE.
ENERGY STORAGE EUROPE Expo on 13 March from 11.15 a.m. to 11.40 a.m. offers two free short presentations on electrical and thermal storage for representatives of metal producing and processing companies.
Thermal storage for waste heat recovery is on the rise
About 25 percent of the final energy demand in Germany is accounted for by process heat and cooling. One key to improving energy efficiency here is the use of waste heat, which can be significantly improved by thermal storage.
"In the temperature range of over 140°C, around 12 percent of the industrial final energy requirement could be saved by using waste heat, in the range between 60°C and 140°C still 6 percent. In absolute figures, these are enormous amounts of energy. In addition, industrial waste heat can also be used to heat houses. Here we even come up with a potential of 45 percent of Germany's heating energy demand, which corresponds to a possible saving of 55 million tons of CO2 per year," says Dr. Andreas Hauer of the Bavarian Center for Applied Energy Research (ZAE).
In his presentation at the Energy Storage Expo Forum, Dr. Hauer will present thermal storage solutions that are already being used successfully in industry. These include a technology that reduces waste heat losses during the cleaning and drying of metal components by more than 50 percent. The savings are made possible by combining a hot water cylinder heated with exhaust air with a heat pump that can recover almost all the heat from the exhaust air.
About ENERGY STORAGE EUROPE 2019|Düsseldorf Exhibition Centre
ENERGY STORAGE EUROPE is the trade fair for the global energy storage industry with a focus on applications and energy systems. The parallel international conferences offer the world's largest conference program for all energy storage technologies. They include the 8th ENERGY STORAGE EUROPE Conference (ESE) of Messe Düsseldorf and the 13th International Renewable Energy Storage Conference (IRES) of EUROSOLAR e.V. The main topics are economics and finance (ESE) as well as science and social policy (IRES). In 2018, the fair grew to around 4,500 visitors from 61 countries. 170 exhibitors presented themselves. www.eseexpo.com
The Bright World of Metals
The GIFA (International Foundry Trade Fair), METEC (International Metallurgical Trade Fair), THERMPROCESS (International Trade Fair and Symposium for Thermo Process Technology) and NEWCAST (International Trade Fair for Castings) are a set of four international technology trade fairs and will be held across 14 halls from 25 to 29 June 2019. It is expected that they will receive over 2,000 exhibitors and around 78,000 visitors. Casting products, foundry technology, metallurgy and thermo processing techniques will be shown to the world over the course of five days in the capital of the Rhine region. The trade fairs are accompanied by a high-quality program including seminars, international congresses and series of lectures. For further information, please visit www.gifa.de, www.metec.de, www.thermprocess.de und www.newcast.de or www.tbwom.com.
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Tesvolt Receives EU Funding For High-Voltage Storage System
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Tesvolt Receives EU Funding For High-Voltage Storage System
Brussels, Belgium/Wittenberg, Germany, 4 December 2018 – Tesvolt, a manufacturer of storage systems for industry and commerce, is to receive 2.15 million euros in EU funding. The European Union believes that Tesvolt’s high-voltage storage system has the potential to change the power storage market. The German company will now receive support under the EU’s SME instrument, enabling it to mass-produce its lithium high-voltage storage systems and launch them on the market worldwide. A total of 1,658 businesses from across Europe applied for phase II funding under the SME instrument, and 63 were successful.
Press photos can be found here: www.tesvolt.com
Halving the costs of commercial storage systems
“We’re looking for the innovators of tomorrow. We believe that Tesvolt’s high-voltage storage system is a disruptive product, as it could slash the costs of electricity storage by more than half,” says Marco Rubinato, EU Programme Officer. These costs could drop from around 18 euro cents per kilowatt hour of electricity stored to just 7 cents in the future, as soon as Tesvolt begins mass production of its high-voltage storage system. The funding will be used to set up semi-automated serial production at the company’s Wittenberg site and to market the innovative storage system worldwide. It will be provided over a period of two years.
First mass production of commercial storage systems in Europe
“The EU has recognized that Germany is an important hub for battery technology. We’re delighted to have been awarded this funding and we want to use it to set up the first mass production facility for commercial storage systems in Europe,” says Daniel Hannemann, who founded the company four years ago together with Simon Schandert.
EU convinced by Tesvolt’s storage technology
“It was our proprietary battery control system which really helped to convince the EU. This is what makes our storage systems especially durable and economical,” explains Simon Schandert. The battery management system ensures that the battery cells are always optimally charged and discharged. The active cell balancing is not just limited to the cells within a battery module, but also optimizes the different battery modules to fit with each other. The temperature, voltage and state of charge of each individual cell or battery module is monitored, significantly boosting the cells’ lifespan. This gives Tesvolt storage systems a service life of up to 30 years, equivalent to around 8,000 complete charge cycles with a depth of discharge (DoD) of 100 percent.
About Tesvolt
Tesvolt specialises in commercial battery storage systems. The innovative company from Lutherstadt Wittenberg produces storage systems with state-of-the-art prismatic lithium battery cells from Samsung SDI, based on nickel manganese cobalt oxide. Tesvolt storage systems function just as well at low voltage as at high voltage, and can be connected to all energy producers: sun, wind, water, biogas and combined heat and power – on-grid and off-grid. All storage systems are produced at Tesvolt’s manufacturing facility in Germany.
In 2018, Tesvolt was awarded the German Entrepreneur Award. In the same year, Tesvolt received the "The smarter E award" in the "Outstanding projects" category for the off-grid power supply of an avocado farm in southwestern Australia.
Tesvolt high-voltage storage system has been nominated for the ees AWARD
Press release | 16 May 2018
Tesvolt high-voltage storage system has been nominated for the ees AWARD
Efficient storage solution for industry and commerce
Wittenberg, 16 May 2018 – The Tesvolt high-voltage storage system has been shortlisted for the ees AWARD. The manufacturer from Wittenberg (Germany) has launched a storage system which is exceptionally economical: the TS HV 70. The levelized cost of storage (LCOS) is a mere 9 euro cents. With its outstanding total system efficiency of 92 percent and a lifespan of up to 30 years, this high-voltage storage system certainly pays off. The ees AWARD, which honours the most pioneering products for electricity storage each year, will be presented on 20 June at ees Europe, the continent’s largest exhibition for batteries and energy storage systems.
Press photos are available here: https://www.tesvolt.com/en/presse/tesvolt-high-voltage-storage-system-has-been-nominated-for-the-ees-award__prr24.html
“We are delighted about the nomination – after all, the ees AWARD is the Oscars of the storage industry,” says Daniel Hannemann, Tesvolt’s Managing Director. “Our high-voltage storage system shows the market that storage systems pay off for industry and commerce.”
High overall efficiency equals economic efficiency
“A storage system’s economic efficiency essentially depends on its overall energy efficiency. Many storage system manufacturers only state the battery efficiency, even though the overall efficiency of the storage system is what really counts,” explains Simon Schandert, Director of Engineering at Tesvolt. “With 92 percent, our high-voltage storage system achieves the highest energy efficiency found in the market.” This is due to the high battery efficiency of 98 percent, combined with a highly efficient inverter, which has been especially developed for the Tesvolt high-voltage storage system by SMA Solar Technology.
Longevity equals economic efficiency
Tesvolt integrates lithium-based prismatic high energy and high-efficiency cells of the kind used in state-of-the-art electric cars. Tesvolt’s own battery management system ensures that battery cells are always charged and discharged in an ideal way. The active cell balancing is not just limited to the cells within a battery module, but the different battery modules are also optimized to fit with each other. This system is unique in the world. The Active Battery Optimizer monitors the temperature, voltage and state of charge of each individual cell or battery module, which significantly boosts the cells’ lifespan, giving the TS HV 70 a service life of up to 30 years. This is equivalent to around 8,000 complete charge cycles with a depth of discharge (DoD) of 100 percent.
The storage system is produced at the company’s headquarters in Lutherstadt Wittenberg and functions just as well with a low voltage of 48 volts as with a high voltage of 1,000 volts for stationary commercial and industrial applications.
Tesvolt will be introducing its storage systems at Intersolar Europe in Munich from 20–22 June 2018.
Tesvolt booth: Halle B1, booth 550
About TESVOLT
TESVOLT specialises in commercial battery storage systems. The innovative company from Lutherstadt Wittenberg produces storage systems with state-of-the-art prismatic lithium battery cells from Samsung SDI, based on nickel manganese cobalt oxide. TESVOLT storage systems function just as well at low voltage as at high voltage, and can be connected to all energy producers: sun, wind, water, biogas and combined heat and power – on-grid and off-grid. All storage systems are produced at TESVOLT’s manufacturing facility in Germany. TESVOLT was awarded the Hugo Junkers Prize by the German Federal State of Saxony-Anhalt for its battery management system.
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Africa GreenTec launches corporate bond issue
news release | 6. Dezember 2017
Africa GreenTec issues corporate bond
10 million euros to finance solar containers in Mali
Hainburg, 6. Dezember 2017 – The start-up Africa GreenTec is issuing a corporate bond in the amount of 10 million euros. AHP Capital Management GmbH, Frankfurt am Main, has been tasked with placing the bond and will primarily target professional and institutional investors. Africa GreenTec will use the proceeds to finance the delivery and installation of mobile solar containers in Mali, thereby providing as many as 250,000 people with access to clean, cheap and reliable energy. The company is thus the only German private investor currently active in Mali, as it develops the first flexibly expandable network of mobile photovoltaic installations in the south of the country. It is also the first start-up to be rated by the Institute for Market, Environment and Society (imug) with regard to its positive contributions to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
The company’s vision for Africa is available at:
https://youtu.be/4vUWmAy2xdg
6.5% return on investment targeted
The bond will be issued by Africa GreenTec Asset GmbH and is available now. The power generated by the mobile power plants in Mali will be sold to local villagers at fair prices, with the proceeds being used to cover the costs of operating and maintaining the containers as well as for debt service. Africa GreenTec is the first start-up to receive both a TÜV Rheinland (German Technical Inspection Agency) certificate and an imug rating. The company also won the support of Heinz-Werner Binzel, former Chairman of the Board of RWE Solutions AG and current CEO of Africa GreenTec Asset GmbH, which is issuing the bond. “With our mobile, turnkey solar power plants, we offer an affordable, scalable and sustainable solution for energy problems outside of Africa’s larger cities”, said Binzel.
Despite the prevailing low interest rates, the bond offers 6.5% interest per annum, which is a comparatively high rate of return for Germany. Different benchmarks apply to projects in Africa, however. In Mali, for example, entrepreneurs often earn interest at rates of more than 20%, meaning that the expected rate of return on the bond is very conservative by African standards.
A pioneer in development cooperation
The solar containers were initially crowdfunded. As a co-founder of the green crowdfunding platform bettervest, Torsten Schreiber, Founder and CEO of Africa GreenTec, has access to a strong network in Germany in this area. “However, crowdfunding investors expect short project terms of around five years and higher interest rates than are offered by our current project. Infrastructure projects such as this one, which must be scalable, are therefore better aimed at institutional investors or family offices”, Schreiber explained.
As many refugee routes to Europe pass through Mali, the country is a key element of the German federal government’s strategy to address the causes of the refugee crisis where they occur. While political measures have not yet advanced past the planning stages, Torsten Schreiber sees opportunities for a completely new form of development cooperation: “The German armed forces are sending soldiers to Mali – Africa GreenTec is sending electricity and clean water.” Africa GreenTec is planning a comprehensive network of mobile solar containers, known as solartainers, which will be financed by the bond. “We aim to become Africa’s largest supplier of decentralised energy and water,” says Schreiber. The project in Mali will lay the foundation for achieving this goal.
Africa GreenTec was one of the first companies to see development cooperation as a process in which local residents participate as equals, and to use private funds to address the causes of the refugee crisis. Now an entire industry is taking this approach, and it is no longer uncommon for private investors to turn to crowdfunding campaigns for development cooperation.
Solar power for remote locations
12,000 villages in Mali alone have no access to electricity. The 40-foot containers from Africa GreenTec are equipped with a mobile 41 kilowatt-peak (kWp) photovoltaic installation and a 60 kilowatt-hour (kWh) battery storage system, which lets residents store solar power for use after dark.
With temperatures as high as 45°C making it nearly impossible to work during the day, the solar container and storage system allow villagers to move their activities to the evening hours, when temperatures are cooler. Residents use the electricity to power small electrical devices and lights. This gives schoolchildren the opportunity to learn even after dark, while small businesses and tradespeople can take advantage of sewing machines or refrigerators to offer better products.
In contrast to diesel engines, renewable energy provides residents with a cheaper, cleaner and quieter source of power. While diesel-generated electricity can cost as much as 1 euro per kWh, the solartainer provides villagers with power for around 22 cents per kWh, thereby freeing them from reliance on diesel deliveries, which are often affected by delays or retroactive price increases.
About Africa GreenTec
The mission of the social enterprise founded by Aida and Torsten Schreiber is to drive an effective energy transition in Africa using innovative technology and ideas. The company has won various awards, including the Climate-KIC award, the Handelsblatt Energy Award in the category Start-up, and the pv magazine award. Over their lifetime, the couple hopes to provide at least three million people with electricity and clean water.
www.africagreentec.com
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Forum Neue Energiewelt: Success through sector coupling
news release | 24. Oktober 2017
New conference formats promote exchange
Berlin, 24. Oktober 2017 – This year’s Forum Neue Energiewelt is focused on opportunities to effectively connect energy production, energy distribution, heating and mobility. Accordingly, the 18th edition of the leading conference for renewable energies is once again introducing new formats in order to bring together stakeholders from the old and new energy worlds. The conference is organized by Solarpraxis Neue Energiewelt AG and will take place on November 16 and 17 at the Maritim proArte Hotel in Berlin.
The programme and further information can be found at https://www.neue-energiewelt.de
This year’s forum is centered on promoting exchange between decision-makers from all sectors of the energy industry in order to drive forward the current key issue of sector coupling while also identifying new business areas and sustainable business models. To do this, more direct contact among industry stakeholders is needed: “Again and again we see that many people in the industry continue to think only in terms of friends or foes,” says Karl-Heinz Remmers, Chairman of the Board of the organizer Solarpraxis Neue Energiewelt AG. “But if the energy transition is to be successful, we must talk to one another far more often and overcome the barriers in our heads.”
The marketplace of the energy industry
With its new formats, the Forum Neue Energiewelt continues to encourage marketplace-style exchange, where players from different sectors come together and provide one another with new impulses. The highlights of the current program include panel discussions with CEOs and politicians as well as a pitch round featuring the start-ups that won over the public at the Digital Energy World Conference and now have the opportunity to present their ideas.
Countless so-called satellite slots offer participants the option to further explore some of the individual topics of the new energy world with experts from renowned companies and also take a look at the big picture. There will be plenty of time between the panels for participants to network and exchange information and ideas.
The Forum Neue Energiewelt 2017 will take place on November 16 and 17 at the Maritim proArte Hotel (Friedrichstraße 151, 10117 Berlin).
Event partner Vattenfall is holding a prize draw for five tickets for energy start-ups. To enter, send an application with a brief description and logo to: falkschneider@neue-energiewelt.de
The Solarpraxis Neue Energiewelt AG
Solarpraxis Neue Energiewelt AG is a shaper of the Energiewende and a pioneer for the solar branch. With the continual merge of the conventional and new energy worlds, we, as knowledge service providers and a contact platform, seek to motivate, inspire and disseminate market knowledge to everyone involved. We busy ourselves with the markets, the business models and the political frameworks. Our core competence is the organization of popular branch get-togethers, like the “Forum Neue Energiewelt”, Europe’s biggest business-oriented conference for renewable energies. As the technical developments proceed forth dynamically, we are rethinking the systems approach in a new manner daily and give the impulse for change.
Information under www.neue-energiewelt.de
Contact:
Falk Schneider
Solarpraxis Neue Energiewelt AG
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E-Mail: falk.schneider@neue-energiewelt.de