Upper Lusatian Energy Symposium (OLES) & Zittau Energy Seminar

Sector coupling - a challenge

Begin 07. November 2019 - 09:00 Uhr
End 08. November 2019 - 13:00 Uhr

This year, the Upper Lusatian Energy Symposium will take place together with the Zittau Energy Seminar.

The symposium for sector coupling is aimed at all companies and institutions involved in the successful implementation of economic, social science and engineering topics. It offers a platform for the presentation and discussion of current issues from industry and research.

The Energy Seminar is an independent knowledge platform for energy suppliers, industrial companies, commercial, trade and service companies as well as decision-makers from local authorities, administrations and public institutions. Free from commercial interests, the practice-oriented seminar contributes to advancing the transformation of energy supply in the area of conflict between economic efficiency, environmental compatibility and security of supply.

For the energy transition to be a success in the long term, we not only need to convert the electricity sector to renewable energies, but also rely more heavily on renewables in the heating and transport sectors. This can be achieved through the direct use of renewable energies - for example, to heat a house using solar thermal energy. However, the use of electricity from renewables also helps to drive forward the energy transition in other sectors. When this clean electricity is used to reduce the use of fossil fuels in other sectors, this is known as "sector coupling". - BMWi Energy Transition Newsletter What does "sector coupling" mean? -

Setting priorities

  1. Economic motivation for sector coupling
    • Construction and operation of energy infrastructures
    • Economies of scale and scope of hybrid supply systems
  2. Social science focus
    • Social-innovative sector coupling - thinking about society
    • Sustainable sector coupling - technology, society, culture
  3. Engineering focus
    • Electrical grid stability and control
    • Cross-sector energy conversion and storage (Power-to-X)
  4. Information technology focus
    • IT security in energy technology
    • Digitalization of energy supply and the "application"

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