Messe Düsseldorf announces Energy Storage Europe 2014 - Conference & Exhibition

Commercial applications and innovative new energy storage solutions and market developments will be the focus of the third annual Energy Storage - International Conference and Exhibition for the Storage of Renewable Energies (Energy Storage 2014), a conference and exposition set for March 25-27, 2014 in Düsseldorf, Germany. This unique annual event organized by Messe Düsseldorf will highlight marketable applications of energy storage, with a focus on the role of energy storage in the electric power sector, including renewable energy integration. Once again, Professor Eicke R. Weber, President of the German Energy Storage Association (BVES), speaker for the Fraunhofer Energy Alliance and director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems in Freiburg, will assume chairmanship of the Programme Committee of the conference. Leaders and innovators from across industries, government, and research are invited to Energy Storage 2014 to share ideas and build the global energy storage market. Programming will include presentations from industry leaders and policy makers, as well as successful energy storage case studies featuring practical lessons and key success factors. On-site workshops will deliver cutting edge insight into energy storage markets and applications. The exposition will provide an ideal opportunity to educate a broad stakeholder group about new energy storage developments, innovative products, and business models - while networking with targeted decision-makers across many applications of energy storage. Energy Storage Europe 2014 builds on a successful track record – Energy Storage 2012 and 2013. With more than 530 participants and 45 exhibitors from 33 countries, Energy Storage 2013 was widely recognized as one of the most important meetings in the European energy storage industry thus far. Many key decision-makers, including Germany’s Federal Minister of the Environment, Peter Altmaier, attended the event. Programming addressed many aspects of storage, and two workshops - the Energy Storage Production Technology Forum and the Enduser-Workshop “Technology & Project Implementation Practices“ - rounded off the conference. At the trade fair, 45 exhibitors offered a diverse outlook on the implementation of new concepts, presenting innovative new products and applications.The Düsseldorf Energy Storage Conference and Expo concept has been launched in several other key energy storage markets globally, with local partners, under Messe Dusseldorf’s World of Energy Storage program. The only global network for energy storage deal making, education and networking. The first staging of Energy Storage North America (ESNA) from September 10 - 12, at the San Jose Convention Center in San Jose/California, just ended with a tremendous success. 750 attendees joined the event, 43 exhibitors demonstrated innovative technologies and applications (www.esnaexpo.com). Energy Storage India (ESI) will premiere from December 4-6, 2013 in Mumbai (www.esiexpo.in), Energy Storage China (ESC) is scheduled for 23 to 24 June 2014 in Beijing.Registration as Sponsor/Exhibitor for Energy Storage 2014 is open at www.energy-storage-online.com. Further information on Energy Storage 2014, as well as Messe Düsseldorf’s other energy storage conferences and trade fairs, can be found on www.worldenergystorage.com.Press photos are available to download at: http://medianet.messe-duesseldorf.de/press/energy-storage/assets.html 08.10.2013, Messe Düsseldorf