The future for energy storage is bright. Fighting global climate change has become an undisputed imperative of our time, and renewable energy and e-mobility are key elements in this battle. Energy storage is closely interlinked to both: The first pushing up its...
“Batteries are dead in continental Europe”, the CEO of Next Kraftwerke, a Germany-based virtual power plant (VPP) operator, was quoted as saying at a conference earlier this year. At the time, the primary control reserve (PCR) market – still the primary driver for...
Apricum Partner Florian Mayr will take part in the virtual gtm energy storage summit from November 9–12, 2020.
In the final part of this article, Florian Mayr completes his review of Covid-19’s longer-term impact on the third key driver of the energy storage market. He identifies the key mindset and behavioral shifts we expect to see in a post-pandemic world, and outlines how energy storage players can best adapt and respond.
What is the actual impact of Covid-19 on the energy storage market in the longer term? In the first of this two-part article, Florian Mayr provides the bigger picture of “energy storage vs the virus” by closely examining its effects on the first two of three key market drivers
Apricum's article on vehicle-to-grid was referenced and quoted in this piece appearing on Energy Storage News on March 18, 2020, reporting on news that US V2G charging system maker Fermata Energy became the first to receive UL certification. You can read the full...
Apricum Partner Florian Mayr was one of the six industry expert jury members evaluating the many submissions for the “2020 Energy Storage Highlights”, a special edition produced in association with the Energy Storage Europe conference. You can read about the top 5...
EV batteries degrade over time, leading to storage capacity loss and range constraints – eventually rendering them unsuitable for further use in cars. However, they can still be suitable for less intensive or critical stationary storage applications, and can be repurposed in what is referred to as the “second life” of a battery.
Adding a battery to an electric vehicle charging station can help to “buffer” the power required from the grid, thus avoiding peaks and related grid constraints or costly charges. Consequently, additional demand for stationary storage is triggered – but what needs to be considered to successfully seize this new market opportunity?
The emergence of electric vehicles is not only shaking up the automotive industry. Through the increased electrification of the transport sector, a growing interlink to the power market is being established, leading to both new opportunities and challenges for stationary energy storage players.
The Apricum team will attend SNEC PV Power Expo and Energy Storage conferences and exhibitions in Shanghai from June 3–6, 2019, including Partners Nikolai Dobrott, Florian Haacke and Florian Mayr. Florian Mayr will speak on "Development and Opportunities in Energy...
Apricum Founder and Managing Partner Nikolai Dobrott , Partner Florian Mayr and Principal Sebastian Schierenbeck will be attending Energy Storage Europe expo, held from March 12–14, 2019 in Düsseldorf, Germany.