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How will Tübingen Become Climate-Neutral by 2030, Boris Palmer?

The smarter E Podcast Episode 38 | Language: German

February 11, 2021

Tübingen wants to play a pioneering role in climate protection nationwide and be the first city in Germany to be climate neutral by 2030.

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Márcio Trannin (Sunco Capital)

Managing Director

Brazil

Vice-President of the Board of Administrators of ABSOLAR (Brazilian Photovoltaic Solar Energy Association). <br />7+ years experience in Business Development and M&A in Renewables in Brazil and Uruguay, working for Enel Green Power. <br />13+ years experience in Regulatory Affairs and Energy Trading of several technologies (renewables, gas, large hidro plants) in Brazil, working for Enel. <br />Institutional experience in Brazilian Electric Sector after more than 20 years working in the sector. <br />Post-graduation in Corporate and Market Finance from IBMEC and graduation in Mechanical Engineering from UERJ (University from Rio de Janeiro State).

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Frank Haugwitz (Solar Promotion International GmbH)

Head of Intersolar Conference Development

China

Since June 2006 China Country Correspondent of Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century (REN21) (www.ren21.net). <br /> <br />Frank Haugwitz, 43, an industrial mechanic by profession, with a degree in Applied Business Languages (Sinology) and International Business Management, the native German has been working as a long-term expert on photovoltaic and renewable energy projects in China > supported by Germany and the European Union > since the summer of 2002. Due to his extensive and sound knowledge of Asia’s photovoltaic development, international news media and photovoltaic associations often refer to Haugwitz as an expert resource. <br /> <br />Furthermore, he regularly publishes articles in related magazines like New Energy and is frequently invited to speak at conferences. In late 2006 he launched the China Renewable Energy Information web site (www.frankhaugwitz.info) as part of his efforts to provide advisory services on market intelligence, government institutions and policies, as well as business development regarding photovoltaics in China. Since February 2010 he serves as head of Intersolar Conference Development.

German Software Powering Japanese Energy Transition

Industry News – Thursday, November 12, 2020

Next Kraftwerke and Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation (Toshiba ESS) have launched a joint venture. “Next Kraftwerke Toshiba Corporation” is a Virtual Power Plant (VPP) as a service provider that enables third parties in Japan to set up their own VPP, both companies declared.

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Next Kraftwerke has founded a joint venture with Toshiba. The new company’s primary focus is in the Japanese market. In addition, the company will consider expansion by leveraging international sales channels of both companies.

The new company aims at enabling others to provide balancing services for the owners of renewable energy assets and aggregators by using VPP technology. This approach helps third parties to mitigate imbalance risks, optimizes trading, and enhances customer profits in the electricity spot market and control reserve market.

The system used is Nemocs, a Software-as-a-Service solution developed and used by Next Kraftwerke. It is designed to enable operators of various decentralized energy resources to monitor, manage, and remotely dispatch their systems. The joint venture is located in Kawasaki, Japan.

The co-owned joint venture was founded to support the energy industry in Japan to prepare for the upcoming changes in the market. Markets for control reserve will open in 2021; in 2022, the government introduces a new trading scheme for renewables as well as balancing responsibility for renewable energies.

More Information: Next Kraftwerke

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