Wiener Neustadt /Zug, October 1, 2025 – At this year’s D-A-CH Hydrogen Symposium in WienerNeustadt, the Swiss GreenTech company PLAN-B NET ZERO AG, together with itssubsidiary PLAN-B NET ZERO BESS GmbH, presented its new concept for enhancing energyresilience in the DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland).

The modelintegrates Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), green hydrogen, and artificialintelligence (AI) into a flexible, intelligent energy ecosystem designed tostabilise power grids and strengthen supply security.

Resilience as anew core task of the energy transition

Power grids inGermany, Austria, and Switzerland are reaching their operational limits.Increasingly volatile feed-in from wind and solar, slow grid expansion, andgrowing weather extremes are straining system stability.

“Traditional gridplanning alone is no longer sufficient under these conditions. We need intelligent,decentralised systems capable of responding autonomously to fluctuations,” saidTjark Connor Hennings-Huep, battery systems expert at PLAN-B NET ZERO, duringhis presentation at the symposium.

The conceptpresented combines battery storage as short-term balancing assets with hydrogentechnologies for seasonal energy storage. At the operational level, theircombination creates technical synergies that improve overall efficiency,profitability, and system resilience.

This integratedsystem is further enhanced by AI-based forecasting and control algorithms,which dynamically balance generation, storage, and consumption in real time.

Batteries andHydrogen – Partners for Stability

Rather than viewingthe two technologies as competitors, PLAN-B NET ZERO sees BESS and hydrogen as complementarybuilding blocks of a resilient energy system:

BESS can respondwithin milliseconds to grid fluctuations and absorb short-term surpluses ordeficits.

Green hydrogendecouples energy storage from time, enabling long-term storage of large volumesthat can later be reconverted via fuel cells or hydrogen turbines.

“Together, thesetechnologies form the bridge to a robust, fully renewable energy system,providing additional flexibility and control parameters when combined,” addedHennings-Huep.

Regional EnergyHubs as Blueprints

PLAN-B NET ZERO ispursuing the development of regional energy hubs that intelligently connect photovoltaicgeneration, battery storage, and electrolyzers.

Surplus renewableenergy is converted into hydrogen locally, stored, and reused as needed.

Currently, thecompany is developing a pipeline of approximately 1.3 GWh of stand-alone BESSprojects, with potential coupling to hydrogen systems under evaluation.

AI-driven energymanagement systems ensure seamless coordination between all components. Predictivemodels for weather, prices, and grid load automatically control charging,discharging, and electrolysis processes, increasing energy yield, loweringcosts, and enhancing system efficiency.

Conclusion

By integrating BESS,hydrogen, and AI, PLAN-B NET ZERO aims to create a resilient andclimate-neutral energy supply for the DACH region.

“Our goal is anenergy system that stabilises itself, digital, decentralised, and decarbonised,”summarised Hennings-Huep in Wiener Neustadt.

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