The new event The smarter E Europe, the innovation hub for empowering new energy solutions, has opened along with the four parallel energy exhibitions Intersolar Europe, ees Europe, Power2Drive Europe and EM-Power.
This marks the beginning of a new era for around 1,200 exhibitors and an expected 50,000 visitors in eight halls totaling 86,000 sqm. The smarter E Europe is a reaction to the increasing interconnection of the generation, storage, intelligent distribution and use of renewable energies.
The focus of this new event is on the key issues of sector coupling, digitalization and decentralization. Manufacturers, suppliers, distributors, service providers and partners of the energy industry will be at Messe München until June 22, 2018.
The renewable energy market is booming worldwide. According to the REN21 Renewables 2018 Global Status Report, 178 gigawatts (GW) of new renewable energy capacity were created in 2017, including 98 GW for photovoltaics (PV) alone.
Investments in renewable energies were twice as high as in fossil fuels and nuclear power. The power generated can be used not just to supply industrial, commercial and residential buildings, but also to charge electric vehicles.
The figures show that more power from renewable sources is needed for the electrification of the transportation sector. By 2030, up to 50 million cars will be on the road worldwide, according to an estimate by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). This is just one of many cross-sector developments that are reflected in the success of The smarter E Europe.
