Unlocking the Industrial Potential of Long-Duration Energy Storage

Accelerating Industrial Resilience through LDES

Industries today are looking for reliable ways to manage energy costs, smooth out supply fluctuations, and maximize their self-generated power. LDES (Long Duration Energy Storage) technology offers a promising solution. This technology can shift energy over longer periods, enabling industrial sites and companies to gain more autonomy and achieve their climate targets faster. LDES also has the potential to strengthen the electricity grid as a buffer for decentralized generation and could develop into a reliable backup for critical applications such as data centers and military infrastructure. 

Early commercial projects indicate that scalable applications are gradually coming within reach. This inspiring seminar provides an overview of the first LDES pilot projects and offers clear insights into the opportunities and challenges of this crucial development for the energy transition in Europe and beyond.
 

For whom?

This event is designed for professionals and decision-makers in the energy and industrial sectors, including:

• Energy managers and sustainability officers in manufacturing and industrial facilities as well as data centres
• Engineers and technical experts working on energy storage and electrification projects
• R&D and innovation leaders exploring advanced storage technologies
• Policy makers and regulators interested in industrial energy solutions
• Investors and technology partners seeking scalable, safe, and sustainable storage applications

Attendees will gain practical insights into LDES applications, technology comparisons, cost and safety considerations, and opportunities for industrial valorisation. 
 

Key takeaways

At this event you will

• discover how LDES is becoming a strategic building block in industrial electrification.
• gain insight into the latest cases, technology comparisons, and impacts on cost, safety, and circularity.
• meet industrial pioneers who are already implementing LDES, and learn how hybrid systems combining short- and long-duration storage are shaping the future of battery parks. 

This is your opportunity to understand the role of LDES in your energy and investment strategy. 
 

Programme

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Elia: "Store Smartly for a Stronger Grid"

Belgium's transmission system operator presents key findings from their landmark report on storage for system strength. Discover how LDES fits into grid infrastructure planning and what it means for industrial energy users navigating the renewable transition. 
 

EnergyVille/VITO: Europe's Organic Redox Flow Battery  

VITO is developing a redox flow battery using organic materials instead of vanadium tackling Europe's strategic vulnerability (vanadium is EC-classified as critical; recycling covers just 2% of EU demand). Organic solvents enable higher voltages and energy densities but bring challenges in viscosity and membrane compatibility. See how VITO's expertise is overcoming these hurdles with industrial backing through Moonshot and MateriNex projects. 
 

PerPetum: the Business Case for LDES 

How exactly can LDES be deployed in real-world projects? PerPetum tackles the critical questions: cost and performance comparisons, security and reliability, LCOE analysis, hybrid solutions, and circular opportunities. Plus, see a new holistic modelling tool calculating long-term returns for typical customer profiles (20-500 GWh consumption) showing what LDES means for your business today and ahead. 
 

Dr. Husein (Dutch Consortium): lessons from the Netherlands 

What can Belgium learn from Dutch experiences with grid congestion? How can we collaborate across borders to accelerate LDES adoption? Practical insights from a country already navigating these challenges.
 

Panel Discussion: unlocking Industrial Potential 

Industries need reliable ways to manage energy costs, smooth supply fluctuations, and hit climate targets. LDES delivers shifting energy over longer periods for greater autonomy. It's also becoming critical infrastructure: strengthening grids and providing backup for data centers and military applications. With early commercial projects proving scalability, our expert panel tackles: which technologies will prevail? 

The transition to sustainable, long-duration energy storage isn't coming, it's here. Manufacturing companies across Europe are already securing their energy future. 
 

Flemish companies can take advantage of a subsidy from VLAIO for this course

This programme is part of Industriepartnershap in which 13 Flemish innovation partners offer an integrated service to stimulate growth and innovation in the Flemish industry in the 6 following themes: AI, Cybersecurity, Circularity, Digitisation, Climate & Energy and Industry 4.0. They do so under the leadership of Agoria and Sirris and with the support of Agentschap Innoveren & Ondernemen.

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