How Does Germany Fix Its Grid Congestion Problem? EP. 292

About this episode

The episode discusses how Germany can address its grid congestion challenges with insights from energy experts.

This week on the Energy Unplugged podcast, Casimir Lorenz, Managing Director for Central Europe at Aurora Energy Research, is joined by Aurélie Alemany, CEO of enercity, to explore one of the most pressing questions facing Germany's energy transition: how can the country solve its growing grid congestion challenge? Aurélie became CEO of enercity in July 2024, taking over as Chair of the Board of Management of the Hanover-based energy company. She sees her most important task as advancing the digital energy transition across the Hanover region, Northern Germany and beyond. With more than 15 years of experience in the energy sector, she previously served as CEO of energy solutions provider SENEC and Managing Director of Yello Strom, alongside holding several senior leadership positions within the EnBW Group. Her experience spans renewable energy, battery storage, retail energy and grid operations, providing a uniquely broad perspective on the challenges facing Germany's evolving power system. Recorded as Germany grapples with rising congestion costs, increasing renewable curtailment and mounting pressure to modernise its electricity market design, the conversation examines the…

People in this episode

Host: Casimir Lorenz

Guest: Aurélie Alemany

Topics covered

• grid congestion
• energy transition
• renewable energy
• electricity market design
• energy efficiency
• flexibility in energy systems

Keywords

• grid congestion
• energy transition
• renewable energy
• dynamic grid tariffs
• regional pricing models
• nodal pricing
• electricity market reform

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: enercity, Aurora Energy Research, EnBW Group, SENEC, Yello Strom

Places: Germany, Hanover, Northern Germany

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