The future of energy management

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Are we exploring the possibility of supplying energy for civilization on the Red Planet? Well, based on our innovative and visionary spirit, it surely could be. Get the background on this phantastic story.

LO3 Energy, a young New York company, is working with Siemens Digital Grid and Siemens’ startup financer next47 to test a microgrid in Brooklyn. Neighbors with and without photovoltaic systems are buying and selling solar power from each other on a so-called blockchain platform that automatically documents each transaction. If a hurricane should hit, this isolated network would operate self-sufficiently. The project is a pioneer in the movement toward a distributed energy supply system that draws on renewably generated sources.

At Siemens’ microgrid laboratory in Erlangen, engineers are testing advanced solutions for regional medium- and low-voltage structures. The equipment includes a digital synchronous generator, a battery storage system including an inverter, two emulation systems based on three inverters, adjustable loads, a controllable transformer, and a circuit breaker. Various processes are demonstrated: on- and off-grid, fault identification, black-start capability, and synchronization with the superimposed network.

Power supply reliability is more important than ever before – on all voltage levels, from the point of grid infeed all the way to the consumer. Discover solutions from Siemens that help establish highly resilient power systems that immediately recover from disruptive events and adapt to impending threats and dangers. 

All across the country, universities, manufacturers, utilities and communities are realizing they have more control over how they manage their energy than they ever thought possible. Explore some of the new technologies that are redefining industry benchmarks in the U.S.

Wildpoldsried is the location of a field test for the transition to renewable energy in Germany. The small village utilizes Siemens’ microgrid technology to incorporate renewables for energy self-sufficiency.

The energy region Wunsiedel in southern Germany uses its territory to field-test intelligently connected decentralized systems to qualify and release secure solutions in energy supply.