ALL ELECTRIC SOCIETY
Sector coupling
Power and grids
Sector coupling ( also known integrated energy ) refers to the networking of energy and industrial sectors that are to be coupled – in other words , optimized – in a joint holistic approach . Traditionally , the electricity , heating ( or cooling ), transport , and industry sectors have been considered largely independently of each other .
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Mobility
Industry automation
production , transmission , and supply all the way to consumption , and this in all areas of life and the economy that produce and consume energy .
Until now , these areas , the sectors , have been considered separately . But when we comprehensively electrify the sectors , network them with each other , and automate them holistically , then we are talking about sector coupling .
As already mentioned , these are the core areas of expertise at Phoenix Contact , and this is where we are technologically at home . We therefore outline our active task as “ Empowering the All Electric Society ” – that is to say , making this vision of the future possible . We do not build solar systems , we do not have any power grids , energy storage systems , or Power-to-X systems . We would like to empower our customers to be able to network sectors both electrically and with data technology using our products and solutions in order to create a smart , intelligent control system for the entire chain . è UPDATE : How do we integrate our customers from the process and chemical industries and the raw material extraction of classic industries into the vision of the All Electric Society ? Bent : We also have to make these industries “ smarter ”, and we have been doing this for a long time . Classic petrochemicals will continue to be indispensable for a long time to come , also in drive technology . Oil , coal , gas – we still cannot live without them . But we are already making a significant contribution toward ensuring that these valuable raw materials can be used more efficiently . This is as important for industry as it is for the environment .
And our partners from these industries are themselves active and involved in new fields ; just think of the development of hydrogen technology or battery storage technology . We are therefore breaking new ground together with our customers . But actually , in the future , we will increasingly be identifying areas in which we will
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