{"id":34597,"date":"2025-10-21T11:15:39","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T09:15:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vgbe.energy\/pt-journal\/issue-8-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-10-21T11:20:36","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T09:20:36","slug":"issue-8-2025","status":"publish","type":"pt-journal","link":"https:\/\/www.vgbe.energy\/en\/pt-journal\/issue-8-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Issue 8-2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"34597\" class=\"elementor elementor-34597 elementor-34578\" data-elementor-post-type=\"pt-journal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-508f0d2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"508f0d2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;_id&quot;:&quot;67a3195&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_tablet&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_mobile&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:50,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_type&quot;:&quot;scroll&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_direction&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_fx_direction&quot;:null,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_z_index&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x&quot;:50,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y&quot;:50,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_animation_prop&quot;:&quot;transform&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;]}]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e956bb\" data-id=\"2e956bb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2da8c7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2da8c7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">vgbe Congress 2025<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fec46a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3fec46a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The transformation of the energy system is one of the largest and most complex projects of our time. It requires technical innovation and a fundamental rethink of politics, economics and society. The goal is to create an energy system that achieves climate neutrality while ensuring security of supply, stability and affordability. In an era of mounting geopolitical tensions and global interdependence, the need for a robust, flexible and interconnected energy system is more pressing than ever.   <\/p><p>The vgbe Congress 2025 in Vienna will address these issues, providing a platform where experts from around the globe can come together to find solutions. The discussion will focus on the key challenge of reconciling the energy transition with affordability. 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class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-84f2e16\" data-id=\"84f2e16\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dff18f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dff18f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> \nHow simulators help to manage a complex energy production environment\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6870b88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6870b88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Elisabeth Burghart, Sajesh Nambiar and Thi Quynh Do<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c15e6d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c15e6d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>European energy production businesses are facing changes that are unprecedented in scale and scope. Energy producers are faced with the challenge of meeting higher energy demand while fossil fuel production is being reduced as a matter of policy, doing this by balancing production from physically distributed and largely intermittent sources. In this paper, we explore how simulators have become an essential part of energy production solutions, and we also show how the Siemens Energy Omnivise T3000 control solution, with integral simulation capability, can address today\u2019s key priorities, from training to operations. The challenge faced by energy producers is evolving fast: they require management systems with the flexibility and development potential needed to handle whatever the future brings.   <\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vgbe.energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/vgbe-ej-2025-08-036-044-BURGHART-RGB-Specimen-Copy.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download [1.0 MB]<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a011b33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a011b33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">RELY \u2013 Reliable Reinforcement Learning for Sustainable Energy Systems<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e0989f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1e0989f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Carlotta Tubeuf, Anton Maly, Hugo G\u00f6tsch and Ren\u00e9 Hofmann<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-324e3fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"324e3fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the wake of the energy transition and the increasing share of fluctuating renewable energy sources, the flexibility of storage technologies is becoming increasingly important \u2013 in particular the role of pumped storage power plants (PSPPs) as a reliable and proven storage solution. Innovative and adaptive control concepts are needed to ensure that these plants can contribute not only to energy storage but also to the provision of fast system services in the future. This is precisely where the RELY \u2013 Reliable Reinforcement Learning for Sustainable Energy Systems research project, funded by the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) as part of the \u2018AI for Green\u2019 programme, comes in. The aim of the project is to make reinforcement learning (RL) methods usable for automated, precise and dynamically adaptable process control in PSKWs.   <\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vgbe.energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/vgbe-ej-2025-08-045-048-TUBEUF-RGB-Specimen-Copy.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download [1.0 MB]<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe0c385 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fe0c385\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Flexibilization and hybridization of gas and steam power plants with synchronous clutches\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2c3f16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f2c3f16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tina R\u00fchling and Nils Ohlendorf<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df4683f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df4683f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe energy transition faces an increasing proportion of volatile, renewable energy sources. So, the more flexible use of gas and steam power plants is becoming increasingly important. The installation of a synchronous clutch enables the automatic dis-\/connection of the drive machine from the generator within seconds. The system can be operated \u201chybrid\u201d in several operating modes, e.g. synchronous condenser, peak load, district heating. The generator can remain connected to the grid &#8211; stabilize the grid as a flywheel mass and phase shifter &#8211; as required by the draft of the Power Plant Safety Act (KWSG). In phase shifter operation, the generator is operated like a capacitor running synchronously at grid speed, hence the name \u201csynchronous condenser\u201d. Quick-start and black start capability of the turbines and gas engines allows a fast energy supply in the event of increased electricity demand (peak load) or reduced renewable electricity production (lull).     \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7aedc1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7aedc1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Highly efficient and flexible combined heat and power plant with exhaust gas condensation and heat pump<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95363d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"95363d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Judith Bollmann and Guido Ke\u00dfeler\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d22d47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d22d47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The thermal utilisation of renewable biomass is an important option for CO2-free heat and power supply and is also independent of the current wind and weather situation. The most effective energy conversion of the biomass fuel is achieved by utilising the condensation heat from the flue gas. Using a heat pump, the low-temperature heat from the flue gas condensation is utilised, for example, to generate hot water for a district heating network. The article describes the process technology and mode of operation of a typical plant, including technical performance data, and provides an economic perspective of the return of investment. A new biomass CHP plant has been built in Hannover (Germany) in 2024\/25 and is being commissioned by Standardkessel Baumgarte GmbH.    <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ce5d3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1ce5d3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MARTIN Waste Stream Analysis (MSA) \u2013 A new imaging technique for optimising and automating plant operation in thermal waste treatment facilities<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4735465 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4735465\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Daniel B\u00f6ck, Stefan DeYoung, Max Sch\u00f6nsteiner and Axel Hanenkamp<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c70f70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c70f70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThermal waste treatment plants are crucial to the circular economy, as they offer a way to safely dispose of non-recyclable waste while generating energy. The combustion of waste, which is a non-homogeneous fuel, poses a particular challenge because the fuel cannot be clearly characterised in terms of its material properties before it enters the combustion chamber. This leads to instabilities in process control, which necessitate intervention by operating personnel and limit production output and plant availability. In order to further increase the degree of automation and thus achieve uniform conversion of the fuels without manual intervention even in the event of significant changes in the combustion conditions, MARTIN GmbH f\u00fcr Umwelt- und Energietechnik developed waste stream analysis (MSA), a new imaging process for detecting the condition of the waste stream before it enters the combustion chamber.  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ba8e98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9ba8e98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ten years of excellence: High-performance filtration with P84\u00ae composite filter material in poultry litter BFB boiler<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e29f990 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e29f990\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Franz Pesendorfer and Stefano Santorsola<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c3a7bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c3a7bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe BMC Moerdijk poultry litter BFB (Bubbling Fluidized-Bed) Boiler plant represents a pioneering approach in biomass energy production. However, the unique characteristics of the poultry litter fly ash present significant challenges for filtration systems. To address these challenges, a newly designed filter media was introduced comprising of a P84\u00ae cap applied onto a PTFE matrix substrate. The filter fabric construction with P84\u00ae (polyimide) fine and microfibers on the filtration side of the filter media was conceptualized to form and maintain a stable, rich and porous dust cake onto the filter media surface. This keeps the bag filter pressure drop and emissions on low levels and ensures steady operation.     \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3334f16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3334f16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fifty years of coal research \u2013 Progress towards low emissions coal and biomass\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3a4967 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a3a4967\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stephen Mills and Debo Adams\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abeddea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"abeddea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFrom 1975 to 2025, IEA Coal Research provided independent information and analysis to a global audience on all aspects of coal \u2013 its production, markets, transport, utilisation and environmental impacts. The Centre\u2019s approximately 500 studies provide a legacy of technical, policy-relevant and independent information on how carbon-based energy sources such as coal and biomass, can be sustainable sources of clean energy, compatible with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Coal remains an important fuel for power generation and will do so for decades, particularly in Asia. Worldwide, coal is also a critical input for steel, cement and aluminium production, materials that are essential for economic development and the clean energy transition. Although IEA Coal Research closed in 2025, its work remains relevant as the role for coal evolves and extends into the future.    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c78ac5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c78ac5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Viability of LNG trade growth under the EU-US trade deal\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-687afd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"687afd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">GECF Gas Exporting Countries Forum<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-134c8d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"134c8d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe year 2025 has marked a seismic shift in the global trade system toward protectionism, with the US introducing hefty new tariffs to shield domestic industries from foreign competition and to realign international trade in favour of US economic interests. EU countries, in particular, were initially hit with a 20 % country-specific tariff. The implementation of these higher tariffs has been repeatedly suspended, reflecting their use as leverage rather than as a permanent trade measure. The Executive Order signed by President Trump on 2 April 2025 provides for reduction of tariffs if US trading partners take substantial steps to address the US trade deficit. In this context, the US has pursued negotiations with a wide range of partners to address trade imbalances, with the EU, representing 18 % of total US imports, emerging as a central focus of these discussions.    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-197a939 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"197a939\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">RED III: New momentum for wind energy \u2013 with uncertainties \n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b5338a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8b5338a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Christian Grund\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf27cb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf27cb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe revised Renewable Energy Directive (RED III) came into force in the European Union on 6 July 2024. The core objective of RED-III is to significantly accelerate planning and approval processes for renewable energy projects, in particular wind power, photovoltaics and storage technologies. Binding deadlines and simplified environmental assessments are intended to reduce the duration of the procedures. The directive framework replaces the EU Emergency Regulation, which expired on 1 July 2025. However, the Federal Republic of Germany failed to implement it on time \u2013 with consequences. The EU Commission opened the corresponding infringement proceedings on 26 September 2024. In addition to political consequences, financial sanctions are also looming.      \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59bd1a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"59bd1a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c2ada7c elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-stretched bg-energyfield-fixed neutral elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"c2ada7c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2d97ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a2d97ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">vgbe Congress 2025<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-503defb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"503defb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dear readers of the vgbe energy journal,<\/p><p>The transformation of the energy system is one of the largest and most complex projects of our time. It requires technical innovation and a fundamental rethink of politics, economics and society. The goal is to create an energy system that achieves climate neutrality while ensuring security of supply, stability and affordability. In an era of mounting geopolitical tensions and global interdependence, the need for a robust, flexible and interconnected energy system is more pressing than ever.   <\/p><p>The vgbe Congress 2025 in Vienna will address these issues, providing a platform where experts from around the globe can come together to find solutions. The discussion will focus on the key challenge of reconciling the energy transition with affordability. The keynote speech, \u2018Energy transition and affordability: how can these goals be reconciled?\u2019, will set the tone for all contributions and debates at the congress.  <\/p><p>The programme is wide-ranging and reflects the complexity of the energy transition, particularly with regard to generation. There will be a particular focus on operational experiences that demonstrate how power plants and grid infrastructures are being adapted to meet new requirements. Examples range from flood protection measures at the D\u00fcrnrohr energy hub, to Latvenergo\u2019s experience of preparing for synchronisation with the European grid, to projects aimed at increasing hydropower efficiency. These practical insights demonstrate the close relationship between resilience, adaptability and innovation.   <\/p><p>Another focus is the hybridisation of existing plants. Whether through combining wind farms with photovoltaics, using battery storage in run-of-river power plants, or implementing resource-saving hybrid battery solutions as part of EnBW\u2019s battery strategy, the contributions demonstrate that hybrid concepts are playing an increasingly important role in ensuring the stability of the overall system. <\/p><p>However, classic topics such as security of supply and system stability also feature. The importance of system inertia, new approaches to fair load distribution in the European electricity system, and the role of synchronous couplings as strategic assets will be discussed, among other things. Practical contributions will also demonstrate how coal-fired power plants can be used for low-emission grid stabilisation.  <\/p><p>Decarbonisation is another focus of the congress. This will be examined in terms of both detailed technological issues and strategic perspectives, ranging from current roadmaps for hydrogen to insights into Japan\u2019s strategic energy plan and the opportunities and challenges of CCS. These topics will be complemented by innovative approaches, such as the use of green ammonia as a cross-sector energy carrier, and by sharing experiences with engines based on hydrogen or ammonia.  <\/p><p>Several contributions will also focus on optimising and extending the service life of existing plants. The focus will be on strategies for gas and combined cycle power plants, examples of decommissioning and repowering \u2014 such as in Komati, South Africa \u2014 and innovative approaches to operating coal-fired plants in their final phase. This demonstrates that the existing fleet also plays a vital role in ensuring the transition.  <\/p><p>Last but not least, the focus is on digitalisation. This encompasses specific applications, such as VERBUND\u2019s \u2018Digital Hydropower Generation\u2019 innovation programme, as well as broader issues of trust in AI-supported systems. Discussions will focus on reliable anomaly detection in power plants, the opportunities afforded by data-based techno-economic assessments of gas turbine plants, and the long-term impact of AI, machine learning and automation on operations.  <\/p><p>The breadth and depth of topics covered by the vgbe Congress 2025 demonstrate that the energy transition is a dynamic process with many facets, not a monolithic project. To turn ambitious goals into reliable solutions, technology, operational experience, new business models, political framework conditions and social acceptance must all work together. <\/p><p>The congress in Vienna offers the ideal setting for this. It is a place for professional exchange, international networking, and joint idea development. Discussions will range from concrete project experiences to strategic decisions, creating a forum that connects science, politics and practice equally.  <\/p><p>Participants can expect an event that informs and inspires. The vgbe Congress 2025 is therefore more than just a conference; it is a catalyst for the future of energy in Europe and beyond. Those who participate in the discussions here are actively shaping the future and ensuring that the energy transition is technically, socially and economically successful.  <\/p><p>Welcome to the vgbe Congress 2025 in Vienna!s<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Integration of fluctuating generation<br \/>\nSustainable generation<br \/>\nHow simulators help to manage a complex energy production environment<br \/>\nRELY \u2013 Reliable Reinforcement Learning for Sustainable Energy Systems<br \/>\nFlexibilization and hybridization of gas and steam power plants with synchronous clutches<br \/>\nRED III: New momentum for wind energy \u2013 with uncertainties <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":34580,"template":"","class_list":["post-34597","pt-journal","type-pt-journal","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vgbe.energy\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pt-journal\/34597","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vgbe.energy\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pt-journal"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vgbe.energy\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/pt-journal"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.vgbe.energy\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pt-journal\/34597\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34598,"href":"https:\/\/www.vgbe.energy\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pt-journal\/34597\/revisions\/34598"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vgbe.energy\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34580"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vgbe.energy\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34597"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}