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As the storage market heats up, the Lone Star State is certainly on a march of progress with it forecast to have as much as 1,400MW of capacity as of September 2021. For all its progress, it has however encountered problems such as the absence of a capacity market, financing challenges in merchant deals and freak weather patterns leaving its storage market unprepared for the worst. This session will delve into these thorny issues and how other states can learn from their developments.
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Batteries are often lauded as the holy grail of modern grid solutions. Yet, their widespread deployment has placed exponential demand on a particularly fragile supply-chain.
- As capital and debt have flooded the market and investor appetite remains at an all-time-high, what are the implications for future projects considering a restricted supply chain?
- As storage enters another stellar year and dominates the market as a solution to fossil fuel retirement, how can supply chain management become more resilient to external forces?
- How do you build a sustainable and responsible supply chain from inception to deployment?
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The road to financing a project can sometimes be a murky journey, clouded in uncertainty. This session will provide in-depth analysis on the different contracts/financing solutions available for your project.
- What are the contracting and financing solutions available to you?
- What are the risks, rewards and opportunities associated with each solution?
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As we transition towards a zero-emission electricity sector it will naturally require large scale storage in abundance. This poses the question how will a centrally controlled resource accommodate a growing storage market?
- How can the US plan for a greener grid?
- How can locally, state-controlled grids evolve to provide utility-scale storage projects?
- How are state and federal regulators working together to ensure an interconnected market?
- What level of investment is required to overhaul current infrastructure?
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Investors and lenders are particularly keen to enter the storage market. In 2021, the IEA reported that the US had already invested nearly $2bn in battery storage deployment – making up a third of the world’s total investment value.
- With investor appetite surging, how are lenders competing against each other for storage contracts?
- What are the unexpected challenges in financing a storage project?
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Software is at the heart of storage systems and by tapping into it we can drive efficiency and bankability. This in-depth panel will showcase the opportunities provided by energy management systems as we transition towards an energy-as-a-service model.
- How can you best deploy software to manage a battery project?
- A battery can be used for peak-shaving, maintaining constant supply/demand and energy arbitrage; what is the best way to manage this versatile system?
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- Overview of the Past and Current Market Participation
- Review of the Interconnection Queue
- In Progress and Future Market Changes/Improvements
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The road to financing a project can sometimes be a murky journey, clouded in uncertainty. This session will provide in-depth analysis on the different contracts/financing solutions available for your project.
- What are the contracting and financing solutions available to you?
- What are the risks, rewards and opportunities associated with each solution?
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New technologies and designs aimed at driving down the cost of energy storage facilities and maximizing revenue are currently the focus of intense industry. DC coupling is emerging as a system architecture. Deep dive into the benefits and trade-offs of AC vs. DC coupled systems within the changing energy (storage) landscape.
- Learn about the technical and revenue trade-offs of AC- vs. DC-coupled projects
- Approach project decision making with optimal system configuration in mind: to DC-couple or not to DC-couple?
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Long-Duration Storage is needed to decarbonize the grid and can support a wide range of applications including time-shifting renewable energy use, ancillary grid services, smoothing intermittency of renewables, supporting capacity needs, energy cost savings, resilience, and energy security.
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In light of the Texas winter storm and California’s summer of electricity outages, how quickly can we deploy energy storage to improve upon grid resilience? Join us as we shed light on several freak weather conditions which have wreaked havoc on the grid.
- How can we ensure battery availability when needed?
- Storms are a constant threat to the integrity of storage systems; how can we mitigate against this?
- How can you insure your projects against these woes?
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Hydrogen has evolved into a key tool in the Biden Administration’s energy arsenal. Green hydrogen is very much seen as central to unleashing a net zero grid, this panel will provide insight into unlocking Green Hydrogen.
- What is happening at federal and state level to ensure a clean transition towards green hydrogen?
- How do we make green hydrogen bankable?
- How do we unlock hydrogen storage capacity?
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- Historical Power Plant Success
- Independent verse Hybrid Power Systems
- Cost Savings and Cost Value
- Plant Layout Designs
- Platforms of Power Hybridization & Cost
- Paired Equipment Solutions
- Hybrid Expansion, independent vs Coupled
- Technically Excellence
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- How does LDES “fit” into a broader market landscape?
- What are the policy gaps that create barriers for LDES
- What are the regulatory changes that need to be made?
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The flexibility provided by batteries brings with it uncertainty and risk that poses problems for financiers, banks and equity providers. With a growing confidence in the feasibility of storage projects, understand how to finance a merchant scheme.
- How can you structure a bankable merchant project?
- What opportunities and associated risks with merchant deals?
- What are the problems with wholesale energy arbitrage, and is there any value from it?
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Companies in the battery storage industry raised USD 9.6bn in corporate funding during H1 2021, with corporate appetite whet for storage success. This presentation will assess the opportunities open to acquiring new assets and divisions as part of your storage portfolio.
- As M/A activity is set to surge in 2022, how can you best streamline your businesses?
- What is on the cards for the M/A market in 2022?
- How does storage sit in your diverse portfolio; is it a bankable acquisition?
