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The energy world of tomorrow is being built today – and it will be more sustainable, more intelligent and more integrated than ever before.

One award, five categories, 15 winners and an abundance of innovative and intelligent ideas, products, services and projects:

The worldwide boom in renewable energy continues unabated and is gaining momentum.

A new solar award celebrates innovation: Starting in 2025, the Adolf Goetzberger Award will annually honor visionaries in the field of solar energy.

The deployment of renewable sources of energy is picking up speed around the world. The impressive results of several market surveys recently presented at The smarter E Europe 2024 prove this.

After three packed exhibition days featuring inspiring conferences and forums, Europe’s largest platform for the energy industry has once again broken various records

The worldwide boom in renewable energy continues unabated. According to REN21's latest Global Status Report 2024, last year alone, 536 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy capacity was installed worldwide.

1 award, 5 categories, 15 winners: Just before the start of The smarter E Europe, the continent’s largest alliance of exhibitions for the energy industry, the winners of this year’s The smarter E AWARD were honored at an official ceremony this evening.

The energy system is experiencing rapid and sweeping changes. The energy transition towards a renewable 24/7 energy supply is happening in the power grids.

The age of the combustion engine is coming to an end. Electromobility is becoming established all over the world.

This year marks the tenth anniversary of ees Europe, and in a growing number of countries the framework conditions for the dynamic development of storage markets have become very favorable.

As the deployment of volatile renewable energy sources continues, making electricity consumption more flexible is central to the energy transition.

Around the world, e-mobility is in the fast lane. This is also reflected in the number of exhibitors and their activities in and around the international exhibition Power2Drive Europe: More

A new era for solar energy is dawning in Eastern Europe: According to the European industry association SolarPower Europe, Poland and Hungary are among the top ten countries in Europe’s solar rankings, and the Czech Republic, Bulgaria and Romania reached the one gigawatt mark of annual photovoltaics (PV) deployment in 2023.

From single-family homes and multi-family dwellings to companies and districts – prosuming is a guiding principle for everyone in the energy transition.

The energy transition is in full swing and dynamism continues to rapidly increase.

Renewable power generation is driving the energy transition fast, but the sun and the wind cannot be switched on or off in response to demand.

The energy industry is undergoing a radical transformation. Renewable sources of energy have become increasingly profitable in recent years and are now the most economically viable solution for generating electricity

The EU’s objectives are ambitious: The total solar energy deployment is to reach around 750 gigawatts (GW) by 2030.

In the coming years, e-mobility is set to play an increasingly important role in the energy transition. But it’s about much more than driving on climate-neutral electricity from renewable sources: The batteries of electric vehicles can be used as temporary storage.

Electric mobility plays an important role in the German energy transition and in achieving Germany's climate targets.

The battery industry is steadily moving forward: With the increasing electrification of vehicles and the expansion of renewable sources of energy, the global demand for batteries is growing. New technologies, as well as strategic and geopolitical decisions, will impact the battery and electromobility sectors, creating both opportunities and challenges.

Energy suppliers with a comprehensive range of energy efficiency measures will be awarded in the energy efficiency category at the Energiewende Award ceremony.

From inspiring ideas to driving development: Because of their agility and innovative power, start-ups play a major role in establishing a renewable 24/7 energy supply.

The successful debut in 2023 laid the foundations for a promising future: The cooperation between ees Europe, the continent’s largest and most international exhibition for batteries and energy storage systems and InterBattery, South Korea’s leading battery exhibition, enters its second round this year.

A new generation of inverters is on the rise: Their functions go far beyond their original task of converting direct current to alternating current. Today, they’re crucial for our renewable 24/7 energy supply.

The sales of heat pumps are steadily increasing. By the end of the third quarter of 2023, heat pump sales in Germany have already surpassed the total sales of the previous year. Energy providers can also contribute to the heat transition.

The smarter E AWARD moves into the next round and has been completely revamped. From December 1, 2023, companies will have the chance to submit their innovations or projects and compete for The smarter E AWARD – for the first time in five categories.

Through parking lot PV, there is huge potential here to generate green electricity and make dual use of sealed surfaces. Read more here.