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Driving new energy systems with speed, courage, and pragmatism
With his company Energiesysteme Groß (ESG), Björn Groß built the first utility-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) in the Kassel region. In our interview, he revealed that he generally takes a "disruptive" approach. The solar industry is his home, and the whole world of renewable energy systems is his new domain. Bjön talks about his initial experiences with utility-scale BESS procurement, his motivations, and his future goals.
Toni Schmeida on BESS safety & battery fires
Toni Schmeida, chemist and battery expert at NOVUM engineering, delivers answers to key questions surrounding energy storage fires and BESS safety. We spoke with Toni about LFP chemistry, Thermal Runaway, and pre-commissioning risk mitigation.
ees Europe 2026: 40 degrees, packed schedules, and lots of great conversations
Despite the extreme heat, ees Europe 2026 was a resounding success for NOVUM, featuring many valuable conversations, great interest in the Storage Guard, and a thoroughly successful tour of storage manufacturers.
Surviving in the “Wild West”: How technical excellence can save your storage investment
In this interview, Xenia Ritzkowsky explains why grid connection, monetization strategy, and technical availability drive the economics of battery storage.
What really matters when choosing battery storage systems
As part of the consulting team, Robert Nitsche supports clients in selecting and evaluating large-scale battery storage systems, and knows from experience that the greatest value is often found beyond what is stated in the technical specifications. Particularly in storage projects, it is real-world operational data, transparent contracts and independent analysis that determine whether a storage system actually delivers in practice what it promises on paper.
Grid fee regulation: Why battery storage systems now need planning security
Battery storage is considered the indispensable backbone of the energy transition. However, while the technology has long been mature, political uncertainty is currently plaguing the market. The Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) plans to introduce a new grid fee regulation (“AgNes”) through the revision of Section 118(6) of the Electricity Network Act (EnWG). Until now, storage facilities have been exempt from grid fees for 20 years under Section 118 of the EnWG. However, the Federal Network Agency is planning to end this exemption for new facilities and is discussing the possibility of pseudo-retroactivity for existing storage facilities. This creates new uncertainties and could have a significant impact on the energy transition. In its current position paper, NOVUM warns of the consequences of the “AgNes” determination procedure and calls for urgent adjustments.
Once ridiculed in the 1990s, they are now the backbone of the energy transition. The minds behind Energy Farming have witnessed the industry evolve from pioneering 150-kW systems to 7-MW giants. Having started out as a wind pioneer, the company has evolved into a specialist in hybrid energy parks that intelligently combine wind power, photovoltaics (PV) and modern battery storage. However, even decades of experience do not protect against the new complexities of the market. In this interview, founder Reiner Borgmeyer and project manager Jens Strebe openly discuss current challenges, such as the grid connection bottleneck, and explain why sound technical expertise and external consulting are essential for safely managing project risks today.
Energy projects with ambition: interview with Sonnenschmied about storage, monitoring and prospects
Sonnenschmied Industriesysteme GmbH has been implementing innovative projects in the field of photovoltaics and energy systems for 14 years - from large-scale industrial systems to complex special solutions. The more complex the framework conditions, the more the company's strengths become apparent. Battery storage systems in particular are becoming increasingly important in this context. Precise monitoring and competent partners are crucial in order to reliably exploit their potential. In this interview, Martin Pabst, Project Manager at Sonnenschmied Industriesysteme GmbH, explains how the company tackles these challenges and why collaboration with NOVUM plays an important role in this.
In this interview, Markus Linder talks about his motivation to become CPO for large scale storages at NOVUM, his fascination with the product portfolio and how technology, practice and its concrete benefits interact in application. It is particularly important to him to make complex technologies understandable and to build trust among customers and within the team.
With a strong research background and a passion for practical solutions, Benjamin Rath brings deep expertise to NOVUM. As a battery systems analyst, he develops methods to extract meaningful insights from real-world operating data – enabling more efficient, sustainable, and data-driven decisions.
More profit in flexibility trading through precise battery diagnostics
Flexibility is a valuable asset in today’s energy markets—but only if storage systems are managed with precision. NOVUM reveals how detailed battery diagnostics can unlock significant profit potential. Those who truly understand their battery can act with more confidence and better returns in flexibility trading.
EES 2025: Understanding storage, making better decisions — our review of Smarter E
NOVUM can look back on a successful participation in ees Europe 2025 as part of Smarter E. The focus: intelligent battery monitoring with the NOVUM Storage Guard, in-depth advice on stationary energy storage systems and numerous discussions with decision-makers from industry, energy supply and mobility.
Artificial intelligence in battery monitoring — trust is good, understanding is better
Artificial intelligence can monitor battery storage systems more efficiently - but many systems fail due to inaccurate data and incorrect assumptions. NOVUM shows how individual AI models, real practical experience and technical validation enable reliable analysis - and why trust is good, but understanding is better.
Successful investment and safe operation — What is important for battery storage systems
Battery storage is regarded as one of the key technologies of the energy transition — efficient, forward-looking and indispensable in the long term. However, there are hidden risks lurking behind the boom in the storage sector. Errors in planning, commissioning and operation often lead to failures, high costs or, in the worst case, even battery fires. What is often not clear is that these problems can be avoided — as long as you know the key parameters.
How electromobility is revolutionising the energy system of tomorrow
“Many small car batteries are like a large pumped-storage power plant — only the driver benefits from it.” With this idea, Thomas Raffeiner laid the foundation for The Mobility House in 2009 in order to actively shape the mobility revolution. In this interview, Marcus Fendt, Managing Director of The Mobility House and responsible for sales and marketing communication, provides exciting insights into the founding idea, the company’s strategy, the importance of storage monitoring for the industry and the company’s vision: electromobility as an integral part of a sustainable energy system and the resulting zero-zero strategy.
The energy transition is progressing and innovative solutions are more in demand than ever. The Upside Group, a pioneer in the battery storage industry, plays a key role here. The company has been planning, building and operating high-performance battery storage systems for over a decade, focusing on flexibility and an innovative technology mix of lead and lithium storage systems. Prof. Rico Wojanowski, co-founder of the Upside Group and Professor of Environmental Logistics, will provide insights into the BMSmart cooperation project and explain the challenges facing the industry and the importance of intelligent storage solutions for a sustainable energy future.
10 years of success story NOVUM — Mandy Schipke in an interview
On the occasion of NOVUM’s 10th anniversary, we take a look back over the past few years. From the initial ideas to current developments and the goals that NOVUM has set itself for the future, Mandy Schipke, CEO of NOVUM engineering GmbH and part of the three-person founding team, gives an exciting insight in an interview. Under the motto “The sense of great challenges is that the joy is also great once you have overcome them”, she is constantly managing and developing NOVUM so that the company is well equipped for the coming years.
With heart, mind and AI: the NOVUM team makes the difference
10 years of NOVUM — for us, these are above all 10 years in which, thanks to our great employees, we have succeeded in turning our personal vision of sustainable battery management into reality. Today we can say: We make batteries truly predictable! More precisely, however, it should read: We make all batteries calculable within 90 seconds and at a minimal price. This means that with our AI-based technology, we have not only created a solution that works — but one that is now being used on a large scale and is already making a real difference in many companies today. We would like to take this opportunity to say a huge thank you to our team!
Insights into the new European Battery Regulation
Interview with Dr. Mareike Partsch from the Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems IKTS “I take a positive view of the new battery regulation!” — After more than 20 years in battery and fuel cell development, Dr. Mareike Partsch, Head of the ‘Mobile Energy Storage Systems and Electrochemistry’ department at the Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems IKTS, is definitely not fazed by the new European Battery Regulation. Quite the opposite! As a board member of Energy Saxony e.V., the battery expert recently helped organize a workshop to inform companies and initiate a discussion process on implementation. Her credo: “We want to bring the regulation to life.”
This is Ulrich: Our specialist for embedded software
How do we at NOVUM ensure that we achieve high-quality measurements? And what characterizes a high-quality measurement? Our embedded software engineer and team leader Ulrich answers these and other exciting questions about his work at NOVUM.
NOVUM tree planting event on March 22, 2024
Get out of the office and into nature! Together with you, we would like to plant 500 trees on Dresden’s Keulenberg and spend an awsome day in the fresh air. Take this great opportunity to get to know the NOVUM team and exciting people from the battery and energy sector.
NOVUM wins Saxon Innovation Award! And now?
On July 4, 2023, the NOVUM team received the Saxon Innovation Award, which is endowed with 30,000 euros. The significance of the award for our company and what happens next is reported by NOVUM CEO Mandy Schipke in an interview.
Energy in abundance? — Why investing in battery storage is particularly worthwhile now
A fresh breeze and sunshine — the best weather for earning really good money with renewable energies in Germany! Theoretically at least. In practice, idle wind turbines show that this calculation does not yet work on some days. The problem is that the energy can be produced but not stored or used where it is actually needed due to a lack of capacity. Instead of receiving money, generators in some cases pay to have energy taken from them. — For companies that are looking for new strategies to deal with their old batteries anyway, this is the right moment to consider building their own battery storage systems!
Fire Prediction: How NOVUM technology prevents disasters
When batteries — or entire battery storage systems — explode, it is extremely dangerous. Toxic gases escape. The temperatures are extreme. People can be seriously injured or even die. Just in the last year, there have been repeated reports of exploding cell phone batteries, burning e‑cars, and catastrophic incidents involving home storage for renewable energy. These incidents could be prevented with the help of NOVUM technology. Find out exactly how this works and what red-hot new insights our graduate student Anton Kelbert has gathered during his personal research on the topic of fire prediction here.
The topic of "blackout" is always in the news, especially at the beginning of the cold season. Pure scaremongering? Or a realistic scenario? We spoke with Jens Haupt, Co-Founder at NOVUM and an expert in artificial intelligence (AI), about weaknesses in the German energy system.
Together with Minister President Michael Kretschmer and our partners from JT Energy Systems and Tricera, we had the pleasure of opening Saxony’s largest battery storage facility in Freiberg this autumn. We are grateful and also a little proud that we can be part of this innovative project with our globally unique technology. After battery diagnosis with our test systems, used forklift batteries are given a second or even third life in Freiberg’s battery storage facility. In addition, we use our artificial intelligence to ensure that the storage system runs safely and optimally fulfills its function as a network buffer. Of course, we were particularly pleased about the great interest of the state government in this ambitious cooperation between three Saxon companies. In an interview with our employee Anne Schwerin, Minister President Micheal Kretschmer reports on why it was important for him to be present at the opening and what he himself does in his everyday life to act as sustainably as possible.
User interview: Battery storage optimization with NOVUM technology for LEAG energy cubes
Battery storage monitoring and battery storage optimization with the help of artificial intelligence — that sounds exciting and promising at first! But what does NOVUM’s technology do in practice? We asked Lea Ladusch, responsible for Business Development & Marketing at our partner LEAG energy cubes, for her first feedback on the cooperation with NOVUM.
NOVUM CEO Mandy Schipke opens 7th Energy Saxony Summit
“Change — yes, but sustainable! ” — Although many different companies, perspectives and approaches met at the 7th Energy Saxony Summit on June 2, 2022 in Dresden, the common direction was clear: Change in the energy industry is necessary. However, it must be designed for the long term and must not lead to the same dead ends that fossil fuels are currently leading us into.
10 Years at NOVUM: René Bremer looks back
After ten years at NOVUM, we bid farewell to René Bremer, who has had a decisive influence on our technical development. From analogue and digital circuit development to the development and optimisation of sophisticated measurement systems, he designed devices and assemblies from the initial idea to the finished product. He also made a lasting impact in product design, prototype production and the establishment of our electronics warehouse with around 200,000 components, supporting the hardware team both technically and organisationally. In this interview, he looks back on a decade of technical precision, responsibility and development.
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