• Understand energy storage as one of the key tools for grid resiliency
• Address hardware and software flexibility and technology fit
• Discuss operational services designed around the most recent grid requirements
• Analyse selected real cases addressing the above aspects

• Identifying which supply chains are most at risk of being disrupted.
• How to assess and measure deliverability, programme and capex risks of individual supply chains.
• Working with partners to come to agreement on how to fairly divide the financial risks of a delayed project.
• Evaluating supply chain complexities when operating in new markets.

• Up until now, the industry has been dominated by certain countries and regions, but how is this set to change?
• Which countries are looking to scale-up storage and what is holding them back?
• How has the conversation changed in the past year around storage on the continent?

Microsoft, supported by Enel X, leverage fast responding, grid-interactive UPS systems at Microsoft data centre in Dublin to help balance Ireland’s electricity grid.

• Batteries, which typically provide backup power for the data centre, help grid operators provide uninterrupted service when demand exceeds the supply generated elsewhere on the grid by wind, solar and other sources.
• Using the data centre’s batteries reduces the need to maintain spinning reserves at fossil-fuel power plants, which lowers power sector carbon emissions.
• Grid frequency is becoming more volatile as the supply of variable renewable energy on the grid increases, increasing the value of assets such as batteries that can help maintain the balance between supply and demand.

Many companies are looking into the next big opportunities for energy storage. This panel will discuss:

• Analysing different opportunities in EU markets such as the Netherlands, Ireland, Italy, Spain, Germany and Poland.
• Revenue stacking - where is the revenue going to come from?
• Different approaches in EU markets: storage as an enabler vs. storage as a revenue generator.
• Assessing the profitability of batteries due to varying primary reserve procurements by EU Transmission System Operators.

• Stability needs
• Technical performance
• Case studies

To prevent, discover and react to Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) risks in the supply chain this session delves more deeply into:

• What restrictions there are on importing batteries and how Brexit will impact that.
• Effective ways to audit and track movement in supply chains.
• What should parties do if an ESG violation is discovered?

Discussion groups on the Italian, German, Polish, Irish, Spanish and Greek energy storage markets.

Italy - What are the possible revenue stacking opportunities for storage in the Italian market? Where are the opportunities and what barriers still exist? There is some uncertainty about the merchant sustainability of investments and the role of long-term remunerations for BESS, but there is still optimism around a new dedicated market for storage developers.

Germany - With a favourable regulatory environment for energy storage making lots of business cases very strong, what is next on the agenda for the country and how can it help strengthen the EU market and work collaboratively, thanks to its geographical placement?

Poland - With solar installations in Poland exceeding 10GW in 2022 for the first time, the general consensus is that storage is the next clear step for the country. With many plans for hydrid storage installations, the country is ramping up for energy storage to take off. This focus on renewable generation coupled with recent proposals in parliament to mandate energy storage makes the Polish market very interesting and one to watch.

Ireland - What is next for this competitive market, as the DS3 service draws to a close in 2023? What is being planned to harness this country with such strong renewable generation, to ensure it stays a competitive and lucrative market for storage?

Spain - With new subsidies recently announced, energy storage installations are expected to increase in the coming years. What should you know if you are planning to expand into the Spanish market?

Greece - Greece has recently garnered a lot of interest for energy storage developers, due to favourable legislation being passed in the country. What new opportunities will the Greek market bring?

• Freeing up capacity through flexibility to manage network congestion.
• Impact of Ofgem’s Access & Charging Significant Code Review.
• The future of flexible connections.
• Accelerating storage connections.

• How to measure and assess the environment, social and governance implications of an energy storage project.
• What reputational risks there are when investing in battery energy storage systems.
• How to ensure energy storage systems are carbon neutral.
• Understanding the ESG due diligence process when acquiring a project.

• As ESO and DSO, why is energy storage important?
• Where are we today with providing flexibility to the network, and where do we need to be?
• What are the main challenges around transitioning to a more streamlined, multi-level revenue stream model in the future?
• What is the best pathway to an end game where storage is able to provide flexibility at any point, and to any part, of the system?
• How can we ensure that market structures are adequate for the future of T/D collaboration?

In the renewable energy development stampede, where will everyone connect to the grid?

• New giant in ESS and EV industry.
• ESS Solution from Sunwoda.
• Technical advantage of Sunwoda ESS solution.
• Roadmap of Sunwoda ESS Solution.

• Determining what the optimal siting and sizing is of energy storage systems.
• Understanding the planning regulations in the UK and beyond. How do different jurisdictions differ?
• How to work with Local Authorities to speed up approval processes.
• Ensuring that battery developments are secure, accessible and have a limited negative environmental impact.
• Navigating processes quickly when making non-material amendments and major material amendments.

• What are the different approaches to integrating batteries into the grid?
• Locational pricing: Ensuring that assets are placed in the most efficient location on the network and how this will lead to efficient expansion of the grid.
• Is the UK heading towards a more nodal market?
• What can we learn from other markets on this?

NMC vs LFP vs Iron Oxide vs Sodium Ion…which battery technology is best? This panel debates this by considering:

• How to increase application performance by choosing the right technology.
• How technology impacts the costs of development by considering the impact on the layout and container size needed.
• To what extent can each lithium ion chemistry scale to and how long will they be cost competitive for?
• What is the return on investment for new flow batteries?
• The recycling potential of batteries of different chemistries.

Join a behind the scenes recording with Quentin and a special guest delivering their insightful and fun podcast series live on stage at the Energy Storage Summit, with the opportunity for Q&A afterwards.

• Co-location contract structures & PPA models
• Hybrid project valuation techniques
• Pexapark’s Forward Hybrid Curves & Hybrid PPA Pricing

Long-duration has been around for a long time, but the urgency to find a scalable solution offering longer-duration and alternatives to lithium-ion energy storage is growing on a daily basis. This opening session will set the scene on what is needed at a policy level, what is already happening and where the market needs to be in the short-term. We will then hear about some of the closer to market technologies in a ‘lightning round’, followed by roundtable discussions with key stakeholders and experts.

Every colocation project is different meaning that there is no one size fits all in terms of best practice for developing projects. Big wins can be made when collocating assets by addressing:

• The impact on metering and how developers can determine how much energy is green vs brown.
• The impact of AC vs DC coupling on the profitability of co-located assets.
• Which technologies best support AC and DC coupling?
• How to overcome logistical challenges to collocate generation and storage assets.
• Contracts for Difference: clause amendments enabling solar plus storage and what this actually means for those considering co-location.

• Renewable energy, combined with energy storage, can replace natural gas and provide protection against dependence on imports from autocratically governed countries, while also reducing carbon emissions.
• The missing link in the transition to renewable energy – what role will LDES play in future energy storage systems?
• The role of hydrogen in the European energy transition.
• A new type of flow battery, based on iron, is rapidly gaining attention and traction as it overcomes the cost and operational challenges associated with competing chemistries such as vanadium or lithium-ion.

• Choosing whether to finance projects through equity or debt.
• How to gain investor confidence by modelling the revenue potential more accurately.
• To what extent will investors back projects in which optimisers guarantee the revenue despite merchant risk?

• Identifying which energy storage technologies will be ready for commercial use in the short, medium and long term.
• How to avoid being constrained to specific storage technologies.
• Considering the merits and drawback of various control systems to use.
• How to decide which technologies are best for which applications.

• ESS – the cornerstone to a successful energy transition.
• The importance of quality, longevity and cost.
• Hithium’s optimized solutions.

• What are the data communication solutions and ICT technologies that companies can invest in to increase the productivity and sustainability for its BESS projects?
• Integration headwind – protocol flexibility and complexity
• Operational headwind – Total Cost of Ownership.
• Sustainability headwind – system optimization and continuous improvement.

Each energy storage project has unique characteristics including the location and the technologies being used. Consequently, a bespoke approach to protect against fires for each project must be undertaken. This session discusses the best approaches to:

• Identifying the different fire safety risks when developing and operating a battery.
• Designing energy storage projects that are safe by considering the different specifications for batteries.
• Limiting the different types of distresses such as electrical and mechanical.
• Reducing the costs of insurance and risk of litigation.
• Understanding which fire suppression systems to deploy.

As size and complexity of energy storage projects increase, how is the most value captured through optimisation?

• Optimisation tools: AI or human interaction vs a mix of both?
• Aligning trading techniques with weather data.
• Deciphering which markets to play in.

• The inexorable rise of Li-ion batteries
• Battery failure…….thermal runaway
• Introducing Li-ion Tamer
• 3^rd party reports

• How can current lenders ensure financing for up to 10GW of predicted storage in the UK?
• What needs to happen to encourage more lenders into the UK debt financing space?
• What role do traditional energy companies and utilities have in helping to solve the challenges of renewables financing.
• Benefits of working with a debt advisory firm.

• Predictive maintenance.
• Technology options and solutions for making sure fire safety isn’t a concern.
• Using artificial intelligence, automation and analytics software in battery systems.
• Prolonging the lifetime and efficacy of the battery by using analytics to monitor stresses.
• How BESS can be designed to inform emergency response.

• What functions can LDES assets provide and what sources of revenue can these projects target?
• How to contract long duration energy storage?
• Is there an optimal capital structure for large projects?
• What alternative revenue streams are available that could make long duration attractive?
• How can regulators best support the case for LDES?
• Are we likely to see a market develop for very long duration storage (ie seasonal storage)?

With snowballing issues around grid connections, will we start seeing co-located projects become more favourable and what is the best approach?

• When and where should a battery be operated as a standalone or as a single asset combined with energy generation technologies?
• Who gains more from colocation?
• Solar, wind, storage, electrolysers… up to how many technologies should be hybridised?
• How can total revenue be forecasted accurately? What is the best approach for integrating models for PV, wind and storage?

• To what extent can storage help commercial and industrial users obtain a reliable supply of electricity at a consistent cost?
• Is storage the most effective way of helping organizations meet net zero and sustainability targets?
• Understanding how energy storage can enhance the returns onsite energy generation.
• Judging the merits of storage as an uninterruptable power supply.
• Assessing viability by determining if there is capacity for storage.

• Hydrogen’s role in a clean energy future – is the time now or is it still too futuristic?
• In which incidents should hydrogen be used as an energy storage technology?
• How can storage work with renewables to enable hydrogen production?
• How does hydrogen support commercial & industrial sectors, wind and solar projects?