Part­ner­ship for the energy tran­si­tion: BVES and SAESA sign MoU

Energy sto­rage sys­tems are a key com­po­nent for a suc­cessful and fair energy tran­si­tion to an energy sys­tem based on rene­wa­ble ener­gies. Sto­rage crea­tes flexibility—an essen­tial requi­re­ment for the sta­bi­lity of the energy sys­tem as the share of fluc­tua­ting rene­wa­ble ener­gies con­ti­nues to grow.

New bridge bet­ween Ger­many and South Africa in the energy sto­rage sec­tor

South Africa is regarded as the hot­test mar­ket in Africa for Ger­man sto­rage com­pa­nies. With a rapidly gro­wing sto­rage indus­try, the coun­try offers huge poten­tial for tech­no­lo­gies, part­ner­ships, and regu­la­tory deve­lo­p­ment. The BVES joi­ned ele­ven Ger­man com­pa­nies at the Enlit Africa trade fair to help them get into the South Afri­can mar­ket and streng­then their part­ner­ship with SAESA.

Ger­many its­elf has inves­ted exten­si­vely in sto­rage tech­no­lo­gies in recent years. Since 2013, over 2.5 mil­lion home sto­rage sys­tems have been instal­led. Com­mer­cial appli­ca­ti­ons and large-scale sto­rage solu­ti­ons are also gai­ning ground. Ger­man com­pa­nies are deve­lo­ping inno­va­tive sto­rage solu­ti­ons for ultra-fast char­ging of elec­tric vehic­les, high- and medium-tem­pe­ra­ture heat sto­rage, and other modern sto­rage tech­no­lo­gies such as fly­wheels and com­pres­sed air sto­rage. Many of these are incre­asingly being used inter­na­tio­nally.

Tog­e­ther, SAESA and BVES repre­sent over 550 mem­ber com­pa­nies, which will bene­fit from mutual expe­ri­ence, know­ledge exch­ange, and insights into mar­ket stan­dards and regu­la­tory issues.

The under­si­gned MoU is a first step toward insti­tu­tio­na­li­zing the exch­ange and lay­ing the foun­da­tion for joint pro­jects in the areas of trai­ning, tech­no­logy demons­tra­tion, and stra­te­gic cooperation—including those within the frame­work of inter­na­tio­nal fun­ding pro­grams.