ZOOM IN! JAPANESE-GERMAN ENERGY TRANSITION TALKS “BATTERY STORAGE SYSTEMS”

21. January 2025, Online

“Zoom In! – Japanese-German Energy Transition Talks” is a series organised by the Japanese-German Energy Partnership Team on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK). It focuses on current developments regarding the energy transition in both countries. Each session zooms in on a specific topic and offers decision-makers from policy, industry and research a platform for in-depth information and discussion on the current status, development and potential for different energy transition policies and technologies in Germany and Japan.

After the seventh session in October dealt with the needs of decarbonized power systems on a meta-level, our eighth session will focus on one technology central to providing flexible power supplies: battery storage systems. The webinar will look at the current state of technologies, market possibilities and barriers and its future potential to contribute to decarbonised power systems in Germany and Japan. Experts from each side will provide updates on the status in each country and answer questions from the audience.

Agenda:

• 09:00 – 09:05 hrs (17:00 – 17:05 JST) Welcome and opening remarks
  Norman Langbecker, Regional Manager Japan, Korea & SouthPacific, OAV
   
• 09:05 – 09:25 hrs (17:05 – 17:25 JST) Battery Storage Systems in Germany
  Beatrice Schulz, Head of Department Technologies and Markets, German Association of Energy Storage Systems (BVES)
   
• 09:25 – 09:45 hrs (17:25 – 17:45 JST) Battery Storage Systems in Japan
  Dr. Yukari Sato, Deputy Director, Research Institute for Energy Conservation, Department of Energy and Environment, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) 
   
• 09:45 – 10:00 hrs (17:45 – 18:00 JST) Q&A and conclusion