Energy Storage Webinar

29th March 2022
15:30 am GMT - London

Storing fluctuating electricity supply is vital to stabilize the grid in the face of growing renewables build-out. Join us to discuss and evaluate the project economics of various technology types for integrated energy storage, hear about new order-wins, and the possibility of sector coupling via H2 energy storage.

• Learn from four expert speakers how to efficiently integrate various power sources and energy storage

Thorsten Krol from Siemens Energy is a Senior Key Expert for the integration of renewables into reliable and stable large and de-centralized grid environments. In this role he develops with the customers new solutions on their de-carbonization roadmap developing hybrid solutions fit for purpose. Thorsten holds a PhD in Physics and has been with Siemens Energy for 16 years, supporting the global energy business in various functions from operating services engineering and marketing assignments towards his current roles as Senior Key Expert in Sales.

Holger Wolfschmidt, Senior Portfolio Manager of Storage at Siemens Energy, is a key expert in electrochemical energy storage systems, market applications of energy storage, regulatory issues and holds over 100 patens through his PhD in Physical Chemistry. With his diverse background and a long professional background he’s nowadays contributing to the business development, customer interactions and R&D activities – all for battery energy storage. Besides this he’s engaged in several associations such as the European Association for Energy Storage or the Bundesverband für Energiespeichersystem and represents Siemens Energy here.

Joseph Ferrari, Regional Sales Manager New Solutions (PtX), USA & Canada at MAN Energy Solutions.

Joseph Ferrari has close to 2 decades in the energy space with an eye towards helping utilities plan for and meet 100% clean energy targets. At present he works at MAN Energy Solutions where he is responsible for go-to-market strategies for new solutions, such as molten-salt energy storage. Prior he worked in several positions at Wartsila, focusing on market development through use of utility planning simulation tools such as PLEXOS™. Throughout his career he has focused on optimization approaches to meet goals such as clean energy targets, while simultaneously minimizing costs and maximizing reliability. Joseph holds 2 Masters degrees, the first in Aerospace Engineering, the second in Natural Resource Science.

Luke Witmer, General Manager, Data Science, Wärtsilä Energy Storage and Optimization. 

As a kid growing up in the heart of Africa, energy access and reliability could not be taken for granted. During the 5-month city-wide power outage caused by a fire at the local power plant, solar powered DC lighting enabled Luke’s family to maintain their quality of life in the heart of darkness. In 2014, Luke earned a PhD in solar energy engineering from the Pennsylvania State University. After a year and half with a data fusion startup company in the Washington D.C. area, Luke found his way to Wärtsilä where he has been ever since. In his current role, Luke manages the R&D of automated hybrid power plant dispatch systems for island grids and autobidding systems for merchant electricity markets, plus leads energy and power system simulation efforts.