HiTHIUM joins EASE to accelerate the energy transition towards 100% renewables!
This conversation was originally published by EASE and has been republished with permission.
We at HiTHIUM are thrilled to become a member of the European Association for Storage of Energy (EASE). Joining in February 2023, we have received a warm welcome from EASE. Our Senior Director, Mr. Winfried Wahl, had the pleasure of discussing with them our expertise in energy storage and our expectations for collaboration with EASE.
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EASE: Mr. Winfried Wahl thank you very much for accepting this interview. We are very really happy to have HiTHIUM among our members and we would like to know more about your activities in the sector. Could you summarise the most interesting insights from the work of your company for energy storage?
Mr. Winfried Wahl: First of all thank you for accepting us as a new member of EASE. HiTHIUM has been founded by very experienced leaders from the battery industry with clear focus on stationary energy storage products based on LFP technology. This focus allows us to optimize products, processes and production on cost and performance especially for the needs of ESS systems. HiTHIUM is founded on strong R&D activities not just on DC-systems but as well on LFP cells and materials used to continuously improve their performance.
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EASE: We look forward to a very fruitful collaboration with you and to receive HiTHIUM inputs for our Working Groups and Task Forces. What created the interest from your company to join EASE?
Mr. Winfried Wahl: Storage systems are the missing cornerstone of a successful and affordable renewable energy system. Since sources like solar and wind are volatile, storage will need to buffer energy production and match demand at any time. Doing so, regulatory framework plays a big role for the successful transition, energy regulation and laws need to be updated, people educated, and know-how shared. No doubt, EASE as the European industry association has a very important role on that challenge. Therefore, we would like to team up with EASE and its members to accept this challenge, which is all of us’ challenge. Let’s work together!
EASE: What is your vision for how energy storage can contribute to the energy transition??
Mr. Winfried Wahl: As said, energy storage is the key for the success of the second phase of energy transition. The more we substitute traditional and fossil power plants, the more storage needs to team up with cheap and green sources of energy production and make them available 24/7 at 365 days a year. If besides producer and consumer we add storage to the energy system, we eliminate the need to produce energy same time as demanded and reach next step on the path to 100% renewable and green energy.?
I really like this sentence : "If ... we add storage to the energy system, we eliminate the need to produce energy same time as demanded and reach next step on the path to 100% renewable and green energy. " To date fossil fuel or incumbent energy generators have focused on presenting the intermittency of the generation of renewable energy as a problem, but the reframing of the problem as actually having to generate electricity exactly when it is needed which leads to huge peaks in demand early morning and evening, enables us to better understand how we can get the best advantage out of renewable generation coupled with BESS.