Autarky today: how the desire for self-sufficiency can be realized in homes and businesses

Thursday, 22. June 2023
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In this pv magazine Webinar, we will discover more about how autarky can be achieved in residential and commercial applications, and its benefits. New energy management and storage solutions are coming onto the market that allow businesses and homes to achieve autarky – essentially providing an off-grid system for grid-tied premises.

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With energy markets in flux and the movement towards home and business electrification in full flight, the ability to become fully self-sufficient is becoming increasingly valuable. However, attaining fully electrical “autarky” is not straightforward. Additionally, with heating, cooling and mobility electrified, ensuring that its supply is entirely reliable is more important than ever.

Balancing an increasing number of electrical loads with onsite generation can deliver excellent outcomes, in terms of finances, security of supply, and environmentally. And the technology is available today to deliver on these outcomes.

New energy management and storage solutions are coming onto the market that allow businesses and homes to achieve autarky – essentially providing an off-grid system for grid-tied premises.

Join this upcoming pv magazine Webinar, delivered in partnership with Studer Innotec, to discover more about how autarky can be achieved in residential and commercial applications, and its benefits. With widespread electrification underway and the demand for self-sufficiency growing, learn and discuss about the latest technology from our experts, Pierre-Olivier Moix, CTO and board member at Studer Innotec, Julien Morard, CEO at Smartsuna, and Pablo Muñoz, head of marketing at Studer Innotec.

The webinar will include presentations addressing:

The principles and benefits of electrical autarky
How fully self-sufficient electrical systems can be delivered for residential customers
How “smart energy hubs” can manage every energy flow to deliver a range of solar priority functionalities
The role of high-quality battery energy storage systems in self-sufficient energy systems
The importance of safety and durability in battery-based systems and how this can be achieved in production, design, and installation

Register today to put your questions about these new developments to our expert speakers, by submitting questions in advance or during the live discussion. Jonathan Gifford, editor in chief at pv magazine global, will be the moderator of this webinar.

Registration for this pv magazine Webinar is free of charge.

Speakers

Pierre-Olivier Moix | CTO and board member, Studer Innotec

Pierre-Olivier is a master electrical engineer in power electronics and renewable energy systems. He has over 18 years of experience across various academic and practical roles, including researcher, developer, installer, and professor. He joined Studer in 2005, working as a development engineer and then later as R&D Manager. In 2012, he moved to HES-SO Valais/Wallis as a researcher and professor in renewable energy and smart grid systems. He was also Innovation Engineer at Energies Sion Région (ESR), the local DSO in Sion. In 2014, he and Loïc Viret co-founded offgrid.ch, a company specializing in high-altitude off grid solar installations. In 2018, Pierre-Olivier rejoined Studer as a board member and CTO. He holds a master’s degree in electrical engineering from EPFL, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne.

Julien Morard |CEO, Smartsuna

Julien is the CEO of Smartsuna, since its creation in September 2021. Smartsuna is a spin-off of Studer with the main activity being consulting and sizing self-sufficient solar installations for private and industrial customers. He has already participated in more than 50 autarky installations in Switzerland and brings along more than 14 years of engineering experience with a strong focus on technical service, sales and project management. Julien holds a master’s degree in electrical engineering from HES-SO Valais/Wallis in Switzerland.

Pablo Muñoz |Head of Marketing, Studer Innotec

Pablo has more than 15 years of experience in the renewable energy sector. He previously worked as a project engineer for Trama TecnoAmbiental, a Spanish-based international consulting and engineering company specializing in distributed renewable energy generation. There, Pablo oversaw engineering and project management for solar mini-grids and rural electrification projects in countries including Chad, Ghana, and Tanzania. Pablo joined Studer in 2017 as a Technical Support Manager and has been Head of Marketing since 2021. In 2023, he will start a new role as Technical Service Manager of Studer’s Australian operations. He studied telecommunications engineering at UPM in Madrid and International Business Administration at ICEX-CECO.

Moderators

Jonathan Gifford | Editor in chief, pv magazine

While overseeing pv magazine‘s Australian website, Jonathan also reports on equipment supply, thin film and Australasia for the global print edition and online. With a background in broadcast journalism for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Deutsche Welle and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Jonathan has been reporting on environmental and technology issues since 2005. He has been with pv magazine since 2011.