DC grids take off

Call for Papers Online!

Last year, the “DC Conference: DC grids for industry”, powered by ODCA (Open Direct Current Alliance), took place for the first time with great success. A lot has happened since then. The ODCA is continuing to drive standardization forward and VDE SPEC 90037 V1.0 “System Discription for DC Industry” is now available. This shows that DC for industry is widely accepted.

The advantages of DC networks in industrial production - the energy costs for power distribution in the factory are reduced by up to 50 percent, the costs for copper cables also by up to 50 percent - are now well known.

However, in addition to industrial production, direct current technology is opening up numerous other very promising fields of application in which it can also make important contributions to the energy transition. These include data centers, lighting, building automation, logistics (from high-bay warehouses to conveyor belts at airports), semiconductor production and, last but not least, DC microgrids for distributed power, for example for networking PV, batteries and charging stations in neighborhoods. 

The second “DC Conference - DC grids take off”, powered by ODCA, which will take place on October 23, 2025 in Ludwigsburg, builds on the success of the first DC Conference: Here you will find out how you can switch to DC grids in the various sectors now, what you need to do so and how you can get started painlessly.

Take an active part in shaping the program and submit your presentation proposals by 30 April 2025.

Here you will find an overview of topics and the link to the submission form.