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*E.ON and Vertiv enter into partnership
for critical energy infrastructures
Customers modernize energy systems and
participate in the electricity market
Changeover from lead to lithium batteries*
Energy company E.ON and technology provider Vertiv are combining their
know-how in the field of energy solutions for critical infrastructures. This
gives customers from trade and industry the opportunity to modernize their
energy infrastructure in such a way that they can generate additional
revenues on the energy market in addition to secure self-sufficiency. The
solution, which is based on battery systems, will be offered on the German
market as a first step.
In concrete terms, batteries ensure uninterruptible power supply in critical
areas such as data centers, communication networks or industrial processes.
With the E.ON and Vertiv concept, the battery not only functions as a
back-up, but can also feed electricity in the other direction, i.e. into the
public power grid, in times of low consumption or high own generation. The
company then participates in the balancing energy market, markets
flexibility there, opens up a new source of income and stabilizes the
electricity grid at the same time.
Vertiv develops and installs the technical infrastructure for this complex
solution, while E.ON is the interface to the energy market. The battery
system will become part of E.ON's virtual power plant. The energy company
aggregates the various producers and consumers and markets them. Commercial
and industrial customers thus receive a guaranteed profit.
Lead-acid batteries are often used in critical energy infrastructures today.
In the course of modernization, the partners recommend the use of lithium
batteries. They are smaller, lighter and have a larger number of
charge-discharge cycles. In addition to a longer service life, lithium
batteries also achieve a higher energy density and operate in a wider
temperature range. Lithium batteries are therefore ideally suited for use in
the energy market.
Bernd Schumacher, CEO of E.ON Connecting Energies: "Our energy world is
becoming increasingly decentralized. With the joint offer from E.ON and
Vertiv, we are preparing our customers for this change. Your plants make a
contribution to the energy transition, from which they even benefit. This
economic and equally sustainable approach is a win-win situation."
Reinhard Purzer, Managing Director of Vertiv in Germany, says: "Many of our
UPS-customers will certainly like to hear that they can now use their
battery-based UPS-systems profitably beyond their actual purpose. Our
partnership with E.ON enables us to offer our customers this opportunity in
a simple manner. In return, customers of E.ON who do not yet own a
UPS-system suitable for participation in the balancing energy market can
conveniently use our joint offer. A great opportunity for all concerned!"
E.ON will present the new solution at the "The smarter E Europe" trade show
in Munich from June 20 to 22. E.ON in Hall B, Booth B2.130.
This press release may contain forward-looking statements based on current
assumptions and forecasts made by E.ON Group Management and other
information currently available to E.ON. Various known and unknown risks,
uncertainties, and other factors could lead to material differences between
the actual future results, financial situation, development or performance
of the company and the estimates given here. E.ON SE does not intend, and
does not assume any liability whatsoever, to update these forward-looking
statements or to align them to future events or developments.
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Issuer: E.ON SE
Key word(s): Energy
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Company: E.ON SE
Brüsseler Platz 1
45131 Essen
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)201-184 00
E-mail: info@eon.com
Internet: www.eon.com
ISIN: DE000ENAG999
WKN: ENAG99
Indices: DAX, EURO STOXX 50
Listed: Regulated Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt (Prime
Standard), Hamburg, Hanover, Munich, Stuttgart; Regulated
Unofficial Market in Tradegate Exchange
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