Program 8th Conference
Storage & Grid Utilization · April 23, 2026
Below is the conference schedule with topics and speakers. Moderation: Stephan Hoffmann (morning) and Heike Winkler (afternoon).
Sponsors of the 8th conference
09:00 – 09:30
Arrival
Registration & welcome coffee
Check-in, badge pickup, and initial networking.
09:30 – 09:35
Welcome
Welcome: Prof. Christian Becker
Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH)
09:40 – 11:00
Block 1
Grid stability in transition: role of electrical storage, monitoring & innovative grid use
20 min per presentation
Presentation · 20 min
Subsynchronous damping by battery storage system in grid-forming control (EN)
MSc Ziqi Zou, Kiel University
Presentation · 20 min
Grid stability with large-scale rollout of utilization monitoring in Schleswig-Holstein:
Prof. Dr. Reiner Schütt, FH Westküste (West Coast University of Applied Sciences)
Presentation · 20 min
Capacity optimization using shared grid connections: the Port of Hamburg case
Andreas Stadler, Helmut Schmidt University
Presentation · 20 min
ALene – The Virtual Synchronous Machine in Transition: The Next Stage of Development
Dr.-Ing. Dirk Turschner, TU Clausthal
11:00 – 11:20
Break
Break
11:20 – 12:40
Block 2
Stability analysis in power-electronics-dominated grids: methods, tests & projects
20 min per presentation
Presentation · 20 min
GFI pilot in the 110-kV grid
Dr.-Ing. Thorsten Reimann, Fraunhofer IEE Kassel
Presentation · 20 min
The impedance-based stability criterion in practice – insights from the ImaStabil project
Dr. Christoph Siedle, Fraunhofer ISE
Presentation · 20 min
Robust stability analysis of P-HIL when testing power converters (EN)
Dr. Sante Pugliese, Kiel University
Presentation · 20 min
Challenges for measurement technology after the blackout in Portugal/Spain.
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Gerd Bumiller, Ruhr West University of Applied Sciences
12:40 – 13:40
Lunch
Lunch break & networking
13:40
Welcome
Welcome: Prof. Detlef Schulz
Helmut Schmidt University
13:45 – 15:05
Block 1
Overbuilding of grid connections through integration of storage and flexible loads
20 min per presentation
Presentation · 20 min
Current status of Hamburg's power grid and the use of battery storage in the city
Dr. Davood Babazadeh, Hamburger Energienetze
Presentation · 20 min
Storage integration into the power grid
Henning Behn, CEO, NAEXT GmbH
Presentation · 20 min
Flexible Connection Agreements: design, challenges, and impacts
Prof. Dr. David Echternacht, Electrical Grids and Energy Economics, Hochschule Düsseldorf
Presentation · 20 min
Grid integration of charging infrastructure. State of the art & practical experience
Dr. Johannes Brombach, Shell Global Solutions GmbH
15:05 – 15:25
Break
Break
15:25 – 16:45
Block 2
Framework conditions, grid utilization, and business models for large-scale storage
20 min per presentation
Presentation · 20 min
Grid connection: challenges and current developments from a legal perspective
Sebastian Belz, LL.M., Attorney at Law | Counsel, CMS Hasche Sigle Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwälten und Steuerberatern mbB, Hamburg
Presentation · 20 min
Business models for large-scale storage: an overview
Ingmar Helmke, CEO, Tion Energy
Presentation · 20 min
Use of AI in energy trading: the role of large-scale storage in the grid
Dr. Lennard Wilkening, CEO, Suena
Presentation · 20 min
How grid impedance measurements enable optimal grid utilization in practice
Christoph Klie, morEnergy GmbH, Department Innovations, Research and Development
16:45 – 17:15
Closing
Discussion round
17:15 – 20:30
Closing
Networking and dinner
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