Opportunities and Challenges in Sector Coupling For Commercial and Industrial PV Installations

The smarter E Podcast Episode 185 | August 1, 2024 | Language: German

Many commercial and industrial companies use PV systems to reduce their CO² emissions and lower their energy costs. By integrating electricity, heat and mobility, they can exploit useful synergies and kill several birds with one stone via sector coupling. But what is the most economical way to design such systems? Which combinations are worthwhile for whom? And how can companies best implement legal requirements, such as the obligation for parking lot PV in some federal states? We talk about this in this podcast episode with Stefan Reber and Johannes Eisenlohr from focusEnergie.

Timeline:

  • 02:30 Which components are usually combined with a PV system in industry and commerce? Which combinations promise particularly high efficiency and how important is intelligent energy management?
  • 06:14 For which sectors are such combined solutions particularly attractive? How much energy costs can companies save on average through clever sector coupling in combination with a PV system?
  • 10:17 What are the biggest drivers for companies to invest in renewable energy systems?
  • 15:48 What are the financing and funding options for companies investing in PV systems, storage and e-mobility?
  • 18:19 What would have to change in general for more companies to invest in a climate-neutral energy supply

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About Dr. Stefan Reber, Dr. Johannes Eisenlohr and focusEnergie

Dr. Stefan Reber, Chief Strategy Officer at focusEnergie
Dr. Johannes Eisenlohr, Technischer Leiter at focusEnergie

focusEnergie GmbH & Co. KG is a rapidly expanding company based in Freiburg and specializes in the implementation of efficient energy concepts for the supply of electricity, heating and cooling. The focus is on the planning and installation of climate-friendly and renewable energy generation systems in combination with intelligent storage solutions and e-mobility. As a general contractor, the company offers all services from planning to maintenance from a single source, including ancillary services such as civil engineering, carports, renovations, audits and subsidies.

Dr. Johannes Eisenlohr is a physicist who has been with focus Energie since 2022 and, as Technical Director, is responsible for the planning and implementation of commercial projects involving photovoltaics, battery storage and charging infrastructure. He brings over a decade of experience in applied research on high-efficiency solar cells and building-integrated photovoltaics from Fraunhofer ISE.

Dr. Stefan Reber was most recently Managing Director of TPRC GmbH, before which he founded and managed NexWafe GmbH. His professional roots lie at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, where he spent almost two decades driving the development of improved silicon materials. He recently joined focusEnergie as Chief Strategy Officer (CSO).

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