Munich, June 10, 2015 – ees Europe opened its doors today with the announcement of the ees AWARD winners. The ceremony saw Europe’s largest exhibition for batteries and energy storage systems pay tribute to the industry’s outstanding innovations. The com- panies Aquion Energy, Inc., KOSTAL Industrie Elektrik GmbH and SOLARWATT GmbH impressed the panel of judges with their cutting-edge energy storage technologies.
The three winners won over the panel with their pioneering solutions that boost the efficiency, profitability and functionality of energy storage systems. Aquion Energy, Inc., for example, pre- sented an alternative to lithium-ion batteries and lead-based cells with its durable hybrid-ion batteries, while KOSTAL Industrie Elektrik GmbH stood out with its complete system consisting of a DC-coupled high-voltage battery, intelligent inverter and current sensor. Finally, SOLARWATT GmbH demonstrated how a solar storage unit can interact with an inverter even without a commu- nication device.
The panel examined the submissions’ degree of technological innovation, benefits for the industry, environment and society, as well as economic viability and quality of innovation. Applicants enter- ing the competition could only put forward storage technologies which were undergoing testing or were already in use (and that were being presented at Intersolar for the first time) or which showed significant developments in comparison to existing solutions at the time of submission. 2015 marks the second anniversary of the ees AWARD.
