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Day one, November 12, 2012



01.00 - 02.30 pm Lunch break and Poster session

02.30-04.00 pm Parallel sessions B1-B3
Session B1: Thermal Storage A
Session B2: Off-grid and mini-grid applicationsSession B3: Storage demand
04.00-04.30 pm Coffee break

04.30-06.45 pm Parallel sessions C1-C3
Session C1: Thermal BSession C2: Large scale storage - CAES & Pumped hydro and further technologiesSession C3: Storage demand

Day two, November 13, 2012


 09.00-10.30 am Parallel sessions D1-D3

Session D1: EconomicsSession D2: Flexibility options / Power & Heat ASession D3: Country scenarios
10.30-11.00 am Coffee break

 11.00 am-01.00 pm, Parallel sessions E1-E3
Session E1: Innovative Products & PlatformsSession E2: Flexibility options / Power & Heat BSession E3: Round Table: Incentive mechanisms for decentralized electricity storage
01.00-02.30 pm Lunch break and Poster session

02.30-04.30 pm Parallel sessions F1-F3
F1: Application of storage systemsF2: Power & Heat CF3: Hydrogen/Power to Gas A
04.30-05.00 pm Coffee break

05.00 – 06.30 pm Poster award and Panel discussion

Day three, November 14, 2012

09.00-11.00 am Parallel sessions G1-G3

Session G1: Application of storage systemsSession G2: Batteries / Testing/CertificationSession G3: Hydrogen/Power to Gas B

11.00-11.30 am Coffee break
01.00-02.00 pm Lunch break and end of plenary conference

IRES 2012 conference programme

Day one, November 12, 2012

08.00 am Registration

09.30 am Opening and welcome


Peter Droege, President EUROSOLAR, Vaduz, Liechtenstein

Peter Altmaier, Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Berlin, Germany

Johannes Remmel, Minister for Climate Protection, Environment, Agriculture, Nature Conservation and Consumer Protection of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, Düsseldorf, Germany

Lothar Schneider, Managing Director EnergyAgency.NRW, Wuppertal, Germany

10.30 am-01.00 pm Introductory lectures

The role of energy storage in an energy system based on 100 % renewable energy
Jochen Flasbarth, President, German Federal Environment Agency, Dessau, Germany

100 % Renewables for electricity and heat - a holistic model for a future German energy system
Hans-Martin Henning, Deputy Director, Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, Freiburg, Germany

Renewables in Germany: From Generation to Integration
Tobias Rothacher, GTAI - Germany Trade & Invest, Germany

A market introduction programme for decentralized energy storage systems: current state and perspectives
Rainer Brohm, Managing Director, German Solar Industry Association (BSW-Solar)

Combined heat and power - the natural partner of Renewable Energies
Prof. Martin Maslaton, Vice president, German National CHP Association B.KWK (Bundesverband Kraft-Wärme-Kopplung), Berlin, Germany

Lunch 01.00-02.30 pm and Poster session


02.30-04.00 pm Parallel Sessions B1-B3

Session B1: Thermal Storage A

Numerical model for simulation of encapsulated latent heat thermal energy storage
Fabian Rösler, Bayreuth University, Germany

Replacing thermal mass with low temperature heating and cooling panels in retrofitted buildings
Mitja Kosir, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

Free convection heat transfer of phase change slurries
Tobias Kappels, Fraunhofer UMSICHT, Oberhausen, Germany

Comparative analysis of domestic thermal energy storage concepts using phase change materials
Thomas Nuytten, Vito - Flemish Institute For Technological Research NV, Boeretang, Belgium

Session B2: Off-grid and mini-grid applications


Energy storage systems for renewable island systems - an enormous global market potential
Philipp Blechinger, Reiner Lemoine Institut gGmbH, Berlin, Germany

The simulation based dimensioning and cost-benefit analysis in island grids
Burkhard Dittmann, Woodward Power Solutions GmbH, Kempen, Germany   

Optimization of an off-grid hybrid PV-wind-diesel-battery system
Ghada Merei, ISEA, RWTH Aachen University, Germany

Demonstration of an off-grid sustainable power station
Jos van der Burgt, DNV KEMA Energy & Sustainability, Arnhem, The Netherlands

Session B3: Storage demand

Assessing environmental impacts of storage technologies and competing options for balancing demand and supply in 2050
Bert Droste-Franke, Europäische Akademie Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler GmbH, Germany

Sustainable use of excess wind power shares - a multi criteria analysis of different grid- and storage options
Christine Krüger, Wuppertal Institut für Klima, Umwelt, Energie GmbH, Wuppertal, Germany

Energy system modelling - a comprehensive approach to analyse scenarios of a future european electricity supply system
Stefan Weitemeyer, NEXT ENERGY - EWE Research Centre for Energy Technology, Oldenburg, Germany

Stability of the future power grid  - an analysis of energy storage systems for power quality and energy management application
Timothy Patey, ABB Switzerland Ltd, Corporate Research, Baden-Dättwil, Switzerland   

04.00-04.30 pm Coffee break


04.30-06.45 pm Parallel Sessions C1-C3

Session C1: Thermal B

Conception of a heat storage system for household applications
Thomas Schmidt, Leuphana University, Lüneburg, Germany

Aqueous sodium hydroxide seasonal thermal energy storage
Paul Gantenbein, University of Applied Sciences Rapperswil, Rapperswil, Switzerland

Thermochemical energy storage for process waste heat: simulation and model validation
Margarethe Molenda, German Aerospace Center – DLR e.V, Stuttgart, Germany

Steelmaking slag, a valuable material for high temperature thermal energy storage
Guilhem Dejean, Laboratory PROMES CNRS, Perpignan, France

High temperature thermochemical heat storage: experimental results of a pilot reactor based on CaO/Ca(OH)2
Matthias Schmidt, German Aerospace Center – DLR e.V, Cologne, Germany

Session C2: Large scale storage - CAES & Pumped hydro and further technologies


Stensea - the feasibility of an underwater pumped hydro system
Andreas Garg, HOCHTIEF Solutions AG, Frankfurt, Germany

ISOTHERMAL CAES: Site-anywhere compressed air energy storage
Richard Brody, SustainX, Inc., Seabrook, USA

AGNES: utility scale peak power using Under Water Compressed Air Energy Storage (UW-CAES)
Alain Delsupexhe and Frederic Guyard, AGNES, Paris, France

Pumped hydro storage in federal waterways - an evaluation of potentials for Germany
Peter Stenzel, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich, Germany

A mature product: LAES (Liquid Air Energy Storage)
Gareth Brett, Highview Power Storage London, United Kingdom

Commercial concepts for adiabatic compressed air energy storage
Sebastian Freund, GE Global Research, Munich, Germany

Session C3: Storage demand

100 % renewable energy in Denmark - A cross-sectoral approach
Brian Vad Mathiesen, Aalborg University, Denmark

The dependence of storage demand on generation park, grid expansion and storage systems
Matthias Popp, Engineering Consultant, Wunsiedel, Germany

The need for storage and grid extension in an european electricity supply system with a high penetration of renewable energies
Tjark Thien, ISEA, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

Large-scale storage technologies in the context of future german transmission grid congestions
David Echternacht, IAEW, RWTH Aachen University Aachen, Germany

Analysis of the local energy balancing demand in Germany
Patrick Wrobel, Fraunhofer UMSICHT, Oberhausen, Germany

Development of storage demand in Germany's energy transition - Results of the latest VDE study
Michael Sterner, Regensburg, University of Applied Sciences, Germany

End of Day one

Day two, November 13, 2012

09.00-10.30 am Parallel Sessions D1-D3

Session D1: Economics

Economic impact of investment costs and performances ageing on the competitiveness of energy storage systems Benjamin Guinot, Atomic and Alternative Energies Comission, Centre de Grenoble, France

Analysis of the market conditions for storage in the German electricity market
Thiemo Pesch, IEK-STE, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Germany

The dispatch of energy storage on deregulated electricity markets
David Connolly, Aalborg University, Denmark

Overview of regulatory evolution for electricity storage and focus on the ancillary services business case: a compared Europe/US analysis
Michael Salomon, Clean Horizon, Paris, France

Session D2: Flexibility options / Power & Heat A

Flexible biogas production: biological possibilities and economic considerations
Marcus Trommler, Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum, Leipzig, Germany   

Beyond cogeneration - "300"- power plants - the perfect addition to the renewable generation park
Arnold Tolle, Dr. Tolle Energie & Umwelt Consulting, Hamburg, Germany

Improving energy security and  reducing greenhouse gas emissions using wind-electricity and storage heaters
Larry Hughes, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada

Optimizing the storage contribution to an economically "guaranteed" electricity supply from wind energy
Sophie Avril, CEA-DEN, Gif-sur-Yvette, France

Session D3: Country scenarios


Integration of renewable electricity in India : Potential, progress and task ahead
Pranay Kumar, Ministry of Power, Government of India, New Delhi, India   

Balanced wind energy versus conventional power on the example of Estonia
Peep Siitam, Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, Estonia

Construction of an integrated renewable energy hybrid system for the substitution of fossil fuels in the MENA region
Max Voß, RWE AG, Essen, Germany

Managing photovoltaic power generation with energy storage systems: Application to the French regulation
Elisabeth Lemaire, CEA - INES RDI, Le Bourget du Lac, France

Coffee break 10.30-11.00 am

11.00 am-01.00 pm, Parallel sessions E1-E3

Session E1: Innovative products & platforms

Reduced grid capacity impact by self consumption of photovoltaic energy
Marijn Jongerden, Nedap Energy Systems, Groenlo, The Netherlands

Intelligent PV
Gunnar Hoffmann, RWE AG, Essen, Germany

Influence of PV storage system installation on the low voltage grid
Armin Schmiegel, voltwerk electronics GmbH, Hamburg, Germany

Yet another solar storage project? - Going beyond just storing photovoltaic energy
Wolfgang Deis, Evonik Industries AG, Marl, Germany

Implementing large scale li-ion energy storage systems:  Different operation models for renewables integration in theory and practice
Michael Lippert, Saft Energy Storage Systems, Bagnolet, France

Innovative PEM electrolyser for decentralized storage of renewable energy
Uwe Küter, h-tec Wasserstoff-Energie-Systeme GmbH, Lübeck, Germany  

Session E2: Flexibility options / Power & Heat B

Hybrid urban energy storage - a way to integrate renewable energies
Christian Dötsch, Fraunhofer UMSICHT, Oberhausen, Germany

Grid integration of electric vehicles and effects on the energy supply
Jochen Linßen, IEK-STE, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Germany

Flexibility assessment of concepts for energy technologies combined with energy storage on distribution grid level
Daan Six, VITO - Flemish Institute for Technological Research NV, Boeretang, Belgium

Electricity to be stored in a high-temperature-thermal-energy-storage-system (HTTESS) and be added to the combustion air of a conventional power plant
Philipp Schicktanz, enolcon GmbH, Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany

Sensible thermal energy storages in district heating networks for the balancing of fluctuations from intermittent renewable energies
Hans Christian Gils, German Aerospace Center – DLR e.V, Stuttgart, Germany

Session E3: Many brains - one solution? Interactive session on market introduction

Chair: Nicole Weinhold, Managing editor new energy, Berlin, Germany
Ingo Stadler and Eberhard Waffenschmidt, Cologne University of Applied Sciences, Germany
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01.00-02.30 pm Lunch break and Poster session

02.30 pm- 04.30 pm Parallel sessions F1-F3

F1: Application of storage systems

Advanced PV self-consumption optimization with battery, hydrogen and heat storage path       
Thilo Bocklisch, Technical University Chemnitz, Chemnitz, Germany

Integrating end-user and grid focussed batteries and longterm Power-to-Gas storage for reaching a 100 % renewable energy supply
Markus Hlusiak, Reiner Lemoine Institut gGmbH, Berlin, Germany 

Reduction of storage demand through an increased flexibility of generation and demand -  The example of the Harz region, results from the research project "Renewable Model Region Harz"
Peter Ritter, CUBE Engineering GmbH, Kassel, Germany

Comparison of field results between a flow-battery supported 340 kW PV array and an equivalent unsupported PV array
Chris Winter, RedFlow Limited, Brisbane, Australia

Deploying the future: lessons from three megawatt-scale energy storage projects
Matthew Harper, Prudent Energy Corporation, Washington, DC, USA

F2: Power & Heat C

The contribution of heat storage facilities to the integration of renewable energies
Ingo Weidlich, AGFW e. V., Frankfurt, Germany

The building as system level for management and storage - electricity and heat storage in apartment and office buildings
Ruggero Schleicher-Tappeser, sustainable strategies, Berlin, Germany

Improvement of the legal framework for the supply of balancing power from cogeneration units with heat usage
Thorsten Gottwald, LUTHER NIERER, Berlin, Germany

Predicted charging and discharging effectiveness of a latent heat energy storage system linked to an air source heat pump
Philip Eames, Loughborough University, Loughborough, United Kingdom

Lab test results of an active controlled heat pump with thermal energy storage for optimal integration of renewable energy
Dirk Vanhoudt, VITO - Flemish Institute for Technological Research NV, Boeretang, Belgium

F3: Hydrogen/Power to Gas A

Green fuels from surplus renewable electricity - German potentials in the year 2030
Jan Hentschel Volkswagen AG, Wolfsburg, Germany

High temperature electrolysis (SOEC) for the production of renewable fuels
Björn Erik Mai, sunfire GmbH, Dresden, Germany

Advances in hydrogen water electrolysis for renewable energy storage application
Filip Smeets, Hydrogenics Europe n.v., Oevel, Belgium

The energy change requires underground storage: Project long term storage for renewable energies IVG Etzel - demonstration unit wind hydrogen
Manfred Wohlers, IVG Caverns GmbH, Friedeburg, Germany

A possible relief for the grid extension in Germany through the use of gas  grids and gas storage for the integration of electricity from renewable energies via Power-to-Gas/-to-Power
Frank Merten, Wuppertal Institut für Klima, Umwelt, Energie GmbH, Wuppertal, Germany

04.30-05.00 pm Coffee break

05.00 – 05.20 pm  Poster award ceremony

05.20-07.00 pm

Panel discussion: Transforming our energy system: Which steps are next, how much and what kind of storage do we need?

Introductory lecture: Combined heat and power: a transition path towards large scale storage for renewable energies
Dr. Dieter Attig, Energieagentur Lippe GmbH, Oerlinghausen, Germany

Panelists:

Dr. Dieter Attig, Energieagentur Lippe GmbH, Oerlinghausen, Germany
Rainer Hinrichs-Rahlwes, Board Member of the German Renewable Energy Federation, President of the European Renewable  Energies Federation asbl (EREF)
Dr. Cornelius Pieper, Principal of The Boston Consulting Group (BCG), Düsseldorf, Germany
Dr. K. Peter Röttgen, Head of E.ON Innovation Center Energy Storage, Essen, Germany
Prof. Dr. Dirk Uwe Sauer, RWTH Aachen, Scientific Conference Chair
Prof. Brian Vad Mathiesen, Aalborg University, Denmark

End of Day two


Day three, November 14, 2012


09.00-11.00 am Parallel sessions G1-G3


Session G1: Application of storage systems

ENERGYPLUS - Concept with a future
Christina Stähr, Technical University Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany

Sol-ion PV storage system: Field trial results and implications on battery lifetime expectancy
Jann Binder, Zentrum für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung Baden-Württemberg (ZSW), Stuttgart, Germany

Storage as a smart home component in the low voltage grid
Aleksandra-Sasa Bukvic Schäfer, SMA Solar Technology AG, Niestetal, Germany

Smart Region Pellworm - Distributed hybrid storage deployment in regions with high share of renewable energy
Bartholomäus Wasowicz, E.ON New Build & Technology GmbH, Gelsenkirchen, Germany

Energy storage system for supplying the application center H2Herten with renewable electricity and hydrogen: creation and first operational experiences
Erdem Simsek, Evonik Industries AG, Marl, Germany

Session G2: Batteries / Testing/ Certification

Practical experiences with testing electrical performances of lithium EV battery packs
Per Nørgaard, DTU Electrical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Risø, Denmark

Latest situations of NAS battery energy storage systems  after 3.11 earthquake disaster in Japan, 2011
Kenji Tanaka, NGK Insulators, Ltd., Nagoya, Japan

Sodium Nickel batteries storage applications
Mario Vona, FIAMM Sonick SA, Stabio Switzerland

Lithium ion technology for stationary storage "Made in Germany"
Ulrich Ehmes, Leclanché SA, Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland

CE-Conformity of stationary electrical energy storage systems
Werner Varro, TÜV SÜD Product Service GmbH, Munich, Germany

Session G3: Hydrogen/Power to Gas B


Power-to-Gas: Legal framework
Thorsten Gottwald, LUTHER NIERER, Berlin, Germany

Rapid response electrolysis and it's role in energy storage
Simon Bourne, ITM Power, Sheffield, United Kingdom

Experiences and results gained from an 60 Bar alkaline, high-pressure electrolysis
Daniel Tannert, BTU Cottbus, Germany

Development of a solar driven tube receiver to superheat steam for the high temperature electrolysis
Stefan Breuer, German Aerospace Center – DLR e.V,  Cologne, Germany

"Power-to-Gas" - Construction and start-up of a 250 kWel research plant
Ulrich Zuberbühler, Zentrum für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung (ZSW), Stuttgart, Germany

11.00-11.30 am, Coffee break


Final Plenary Session H, 11.30 am – 01.30 pm

Synopsis of the conference for electricity storage
Dirk Uwe Sauer, Scientific Conference Chair, RWTH Aachen University, Germany

Synopsis of the conference for thermal storage

Peter Schossig, Member of the IRES steering committee, Fraunhofer ISE, Freiburg, Germany

Future Outlook on Renewable Energy in Conjuction with Energy Storage Technology

Christine Lins, Executive Secretary REN 21, Paris, France

Closing Words
Peter Droege, President EUROSOLAR, Vaduz, Liechtenstein

01.00-02.00 pm Lunch break and end of plenary conference


Contact person:
Mr. Roland Keiffer, Project coordinator IRES 2012
Tel.: +49-228-2891446/+49-228-362373
Fax: +49-228-361279


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IRES 2012 Main Cooperation Partner:
 EnergieAgency.NRW

Main Sponsorship: 
HYDROGENICS - Advanced Hydrogen SolutionsVRD Renewable Energy Foundation
Germany Trade and Invest (GTAI) 

Sponsoring:
   
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Conference location
bcc Berlin Congress Center Alexanderstr. 11
10178 Berlin
Germany


Scientific Steering Committee:

– Dr. Bernhard Riegel, EUROBAT, Brilon, Germany
– Prof. Dr. Dirk Uwe Sauer, RWTH Aachen University, Germany (Scientific Conference Chair)
– Dr. Peter Schossig, Fraunhofer ISE, Freiburg, Germany
– Prof. Dr. Ingo Stadler, Cologne University of Applied Sciences, Germany
– Prof. Dr. Michael Sterner, Regensburg University of Applied Sciences, Germany
– Dr. Wim van Helden, Renewable Heat, Schagen, The Netherlands

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