EES AWARD 2018: THESE WINNERS ARE EXCITED TO RECEIVE THE RENOWNED INDUSTRY AWARD

Munich, June 20, 2018 – The presentation of the ees AWARD on June 20, 2018 at The smarter E Forum in Hall B2, Booth B2.570 is the ceremonial end of the first exhibition day of ees Europe, Europe’s largest and most-visited exhibition for batteries and energy storage systems. For the fifth time in a row, the jury awards the most innovative concepts and solutions from the energy storage industry with the prestigious prize. In the numerous submissions, it defines criteria such as degree of innovation, flexibility of use and cost-effectiveness. This year, the companies SMA Solar Technology, SOCOMEC and Dynapower Company are delighted to receive the coveted industry award.

Digitization concepts or intelligent networking and distribution of electricity would be inconceivable without efficient storage technologies. Since 2014, particularly innovative and ground-breaking products and solutions for the energy storage industry have been awarded with the ees AWARD. The winners, selected by a top-class jury, use their products and solutions to set trends in the industry and point the way for the upcoming years. The ees AWARD also gives the award winners their own prestigious attention. All companies who present their projects, products and solutions in 2018 at one of the worldwide events of Intersolar, ees, Power2Drive or EM-Power as exhibitors were eligible to participate. Also admitted were partners of the exhibiting companies.

THE WINNERS OF THE EES AWARD 2018

SMA Solar Technology AG: Sunny Central Storage with grid-forming capabilities
SMA’s Sunny Central Storage is the central component of a system for the integration of large-scale storage systems into the grid. The unique characteristic of this inverter for grid-connected applications and hybrid PV mini-grids is that the Sunny Central Storage has grid-forming capabilities and can act like a rotating mass in a power grid. This allows integration of battery storage just like an additional genset.

Designed to compensate for fluctuations in solar energy generation, this large-scale storage inverter offers comprehensive grid management services, and is compatible with various battery technologies. The system enables grid operation via solar and storage alone but can also cover a sudden 100% generation loss without grid interruption or additional hardware.

This product was selected by the jury for its high storage compatibility, operational range of temperatures between -25 °C and 60 °C, and high flexibility, including a DC voltage range from 480 V to 1,500 V. It is expected that this solution can target multiple applications and seamlessly integrate into existing infrastructure, enabling the development and effective operation of microgrids with high shares of renewables, which is crucial in the decarbonization of remote and island locations.

SOCOMEC: Microgrid Energy Storage Solution – High-efficiency at low load levels
SOCOMEC’s Microgrid Energy Storage Solution is a system composed of products that provide resiliency to grid-tied microgrids and stabilize energy availability for rural or island electrification. The solution can be integrated into a wide range of mini-grid system architectures, from 33kW/91kWh up to 800kW/1MWh. Based on a modular architecture, the solution can cover many applications, increase reliability, and reduce maintenance costs. There is a high degree of flexibility in storage technology, with lead-acid, lithium-ion and redox-flow batteries.

The jury also awarded the SOCOMEC system’s high efficiency at low load levels, and the ability to control and manage the system through a remote website solution. The Microgrid Energy Storage Solution maximizes PV integration in a cost-effective solution for an isolated area.

Dynapower Company, LLC.: Dynapower DC – reduced costs, increased output
The Dynapower DC power conversion system is specifically designed to couple utility-scale solar with storage on the DC side. This reduces installation costs and enables the increase of PV power production of large PV power plants. The solution can also be used to retrofit energy storage in large PV power plants on the DC side without changing the inverter. The battery is on the DC side of the system parallel to the PV generator.

The jury awarded the ambitious system concept that matches the needs of the American market and appreciated the scalable approach from 375 kW to 3 MW of storage power. The end application of the system is intended to be the interfacing of battery energy storage with existing or new 1,000 V to 1,500 V PV arrays and central inverter systems. Dynapower is one of the first providers of a solution for integration of utility-scale DC-coupled solar plus storage project.

ees Europe and the parallel events will take place from June 20–22, 2018 under the umbrella of The smarter E at Messe München.

For more information, please visit:
www.ees-europe.com/en
www.TheSmarterE.de/en

ees Europe
ees Europe is the continent’s largest and most visited exhibition for batteries and energy storage systems. Since 2014, ees Europe has been held annually at the Messe München exhibition center in Munich. It serves as the industry platform for manufacturers, distributors, users and suppliers of stationary storage solutions and technologies for electrical energy as well as battery production technologies.

The accompanying ees Europe Conference highlights and consolidates current industry issues.

With additional ees events in San Francisco, Bangalore, Mumbai and São Paulo, ees is represented on four continents.

In 2018, ees Europe is taking place in parallel to Power2Drive Europe, the exhibition for charging infrastructure and e-mobility, for the first time. With its focus on traction batteries and topics relating to charging infrastructure, Power2Drive complements ees Europe perfectly. Intersolar Europe, the world’s leading exhibition for the solar industry and its partners, and EM-Power, the new exhibition for the intelligent use of energy in industry and buildings, will also take place at the same time. All four exhibitions are being held under the umbrella of The smarter E Europe– the innovative platform for new energy solutions.

For more information on ees Europe, please visit: www.ees-europe.com/en

ees Europe is organized by Solar Promotion GmbH, Pforzheim and Freiburg Wirtschaft Touristik und Messe GmbH & Co. KG (FWTM).