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In a fast-changing world, renewable energies will increasingly be responsible for our economy, environment and geopolitics.

On the eve of the official start of The smarter E Europe, the continent’s largest alliance of exhibitions for the energy industry, the winners of this year’s The smarter E AWARD were honored at an official ceremony.

Across Europe, energy communities and peer-to-peer (P2P) energy trading are transforming how electricity is produced, shared, and consumed.

Sun, wind and other renewable sources now provide a steadily growing share of electricity in more and more countries.

The flexibility market is gaining ground within the electricity industry. The reasons for this are twofold.

The energy transition has reached a crucial point. The steady growth in power generated by renewable sources of energy is, in turn, giving rise to greater demand for effective grid stabilization solutions.

The energy transition is advancing rapidly on a global scale. In many places, electricity from renewable sources of energy is no longer the exception; it is now the rule.

With the expansion of renewable sources of energy and increasing decentralization, the need for digitalization in distribution systems is growing.

Spring is just around the corner, and so are the recurring debates about negative prices at the power exchange on sunny and windy days.

The time for hybrid power plants has come. The combination of power generation from various renewable sources of energy, such as the sun, wind and hydropower, and smart storage technology bring a clear benefit: They allow the cost-efficient integration of electricity from renewable sources into the energy system.

The smarter E Europe 2025, taking place earlier in the year than usual, from May 7–9, 2025 at Messe München, has the motto “Accelerating Integrated Energy Solutions”.

Our electricity is becoming greener and greener – and power generation is becoming more and more decentralized and volatile.

Germany is transforming its energy sector with dynamic electricity tariffs and smart meters under the Digitization of the Energy Transition Law.

Electric cars are capable of much more than “simply” being quiet and emissions-free. Equipped with bidirectional charging technology, they can store electricity and feed it back into the grid later.

The energy world of tomorrow is being built today – and it will be more sustainable, more intelligent and more integrated than ever before.

The worldwide boom in renewable energy continues unabated and is gaining momentum.

After three packed exhibition days featuring inspiring conferences and forums, Europe’s largest platform for the energy industry has once again broken various records

The worldwide boom in renewable energy continues unabated. According to REN21's latest Global Status Report 2024, last year alone, 536 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy capacity was installed worldwide.

The energy system is experiencing rapid and sweeping changes. The energy transition towards a renewable 24/7 energy supply is happening in the power grids.

As the deployment of volatile renewable energy sources continues, making electricity consumption more flexible is central to the energy transition.

From single-family homes and multi-family dwellings to companies and districts – prosuming is a guiding principle for everyone in the energy transition.

Renewable power generation is driving the energy transition fast, but the sun and the wind cannot be switched on or off in response to demand.

Energy suppliers with a comprehensive range of energy efficiency measures will be awarded in the energy efficiency category at the Energiewende Award ceremony.

The sales of heat pumps are steadily increasing. By the end of the third quarter of 2023, heat pump sales in Germany have already surpassed the total sales of the previous year. Energy providers can also contribute to the heat transition.

The smarter E AWARD moves into the next round and has been completely revamped. From December 1, 2023, companies will have the chance to submit their innovations or projects and compete for The smarter E AWARD – for the first time in five categories.

The international exhibition for energy management and integrated energy solutions concluded on June 16. EM-Power Europe 2023 declared a success...

After three exhibition days and inspiring conferences and forums, Europe’s largest platform for the energy industry publishes a record success...

The potential of renewable energies is vast. However, only a fraction of this potential is being used, and almost 80 percent of the energy required worldwide is still being generated from fossil fuels.

Debut at the International Congress Center München (ICM): This evening, the EM-Power AWARD was presented for the first time – in front of a large audience.

Start-up interview on energy communities and energy management with Lukas Prenner, founder of EnergyFamily

Digital twins change the way grid operators plan, control and monitor their grids.

Why negative electricity prices occur and what strategies can help.

The Future Power Grids Conference showed how digitalization, flexibility and storage systems shape grid development.

At Kärnten Netz GmbH, the process for connection approvals for photovoltaic installations is now fully digital.

The complexity of load flows in the distribution system requires self-learning algorithms.

Start-up interview with Todor Kostov from Reasonance about Atlas, an AI platform for the energy industry

What is the plan when grid capacity runs out?

The Mobility House shows how V2G services are implemented and brought to market

Cate Blanchett, Ban Ki-moon and others spoke at The smarter E Europe 2024

The smarter E Forum provides a diverse program around smart grids and prosuming.

Start-up iInterview with Nuno Taveira, CEO bei Enfasys

How private consumers can become self-sufficient in the electricity, heating and transport sectors

How flexible consumers help balance the power system.

Why flexible electricity tariffs and dynamic grid charges work best when combined

Future Power Grids Conference explores path to system stability.

How grid companies use digitalization to monitor and stabilize their grids.

Grid operators, manufacturers and electricity suppliers are driving green and grid-serving heating

Power grids are increasingly turning into a bottleneck for the energy transition.

Start-up keeconn has developed a simple and secure solution for monitoring routers.

The increasing use of electromobility will significantly increase the demand for electricity in Germany in the coming years. Researchers at Fraunhofer IEE and the University of Kassel have investigated the challenges this will pose for the electricity grids as part of the "Decarbonising transport - energy system feedback" (DeV-KopSys-2) project.

Start-up interview on energy communities and energy management with Lukas Prenner, founder of EnergyFamily

Webinar on Section 14a of the Energy Industry Act

Energy communities, through which citizens can jointly own, democratically control, and self-consume local energy, are increasingly emerging.

The webinar will present use cases for both sub-meters and dedicated measurement devices, clarify their distinguishing features and different use.