Solarplaza Summit Energy Storage The Netherlands

Wednesday 7 February 2024

Program

09:00

Conference Kick-Off

presentation

15 min.

Why invest in the Dutch storage market, conference goals and networking opportunities

Session Topics:

Session 1

Contextualizing BESS in Europe & the Netherlands

09:15

Taking Charge of the Opportunities: What's in Store for the Netherlands (& Europe as a Whole)

presentation

25 min.

George Hilton

S&P Global Commodity Insights

Session Topics:

How will macro trends affect storage growth prospects?
Costs are falling quicker than ever, what does this mean for companies and markets?
How does the Netherlands compare to other markets in Europe and the World?

09:40

Dutch & EU Legislation: The Best & Worst Case Scenarios for BESS

panel

40 min.

moderator

Rianne 't Hoen

DNV

Redmar Damsma

Ventolines

Leon Straathof

Holland Solar

Marinus Winters

Allen & Overy

Marinus Winters

Competition and Energy Lawyer

Allen & Overy

Marinus is a competition and energy lawyer and works as a counsel at the Competition and Regulated Markets department of Allen & Overy Amsterdam. He is specialised in EC and Dutch competition law and the regulatory aspects of the energy market. Marinus is listed as a leading practioner in the energy sector according to Chambers and partners and Who's Who Legal. Marinus was involved in important procedures with respect to liberalisation of the energy markets, such as: The procedure against the Dutch Energy Regulator, in which the European Court of Justice decided that the priority access to the interconnectors of long term import contracts for electricity is discriminatory; and the procedure against the Dutch State, in which the Court of Appeal in The Hague decided that the forced ownership unbundling in the Dutch Electricity Act and the Dutch Gas Act is in breach of the European Treaty on the functioning of the European Union. Marinus was also involved in several procedures with respect to tariff regulation for Dutch grid operators and he advised on third party access rules for gas storages.

Session Topics:

Contemporary and future challenges, such as legislation on the usage of space in the Netherlands, recycling and decommissioning, electrification and cyber security
Scenarios for (Battery) Energy Storage Systems

10:20

Morning Networking Break

Session Topics:

Session 2

Deep Dive into the C&I Market, Price Volatility & the Technology

11:10

Breaking the Gridlock: Strategies to Mitigate Grid Congestion Challenges

panel

40 min.

moderator

Floris Uleman

TNO

Sander Dijkhoff

Stedin

Stefan Kop

Spectral

Mike ten Wolde

TenneT

Session Topics:

Flexibility & how to support the grid
Scenario studies regarding grid flexibility
Role of batteries in congestion management

11:50

Scaling Down to Scale Up: The C&I Energy Storage Market

presentation

15 min.

Bouke van der Weerdt

Huawei

Bouke van der Weerdt

Solutions Sales Manager

Huawei

Bouke van der Weerdt is the Solutions Manager for Huawei’s Benelux Solar division, seated in the Amsterdam office. With over 14 years of experience in power conversion technology for both terrestrial and space applications, photovoltaic applications became the common thread in his professional career.Huawei, in the industry mainly known for smartphones, enterprise IT and telecom products, is now also the #1 global supplier for string inverters with an installed portfolio exceeding 90GW in 2018. Huawei’s solar portfolio delivers complete inverter solutions from 2kW residential applications up to utility-scale solar farms as large as 1GW using exclusively string inverters.In his current position as Solutions Manager, Bouke is responsible for the customer’s technical requests within the Benelux sales team. “My job is to help the customer find the best solution for his application, using Huawei’s extensive product portfolio. These solutions extend far beyond the classical PV module – inverter interface, into more data-driven approaches where digital communication becomes key to the long-term success of the installation.”

Session Topics:

Evolution of the business case
Technology growth in C&I
Safety, Risk Considerations

12:05

Price Volatility as an Opportunity: Participation of Storage in the Power Trade Market

presentation

20 min.

Jesse Hettema

Aurora Energy Research

Session Topics:

Explanation of different markets that a battery can trade on (Day-ahead, Intraday (incl. GOPACS), FCR, aFRR (capacity & energy)
How revenue stacking of these different markets/value streams work
How do you decide to trade on what market at what point?
How the value is expected to shift over time
From FCR and aFRR capacity (which you can group under capacity markets) currently
To day-ahead and intraday (which you can group under energy arbitrage) towards 2030 and beyond

12:25

Monetizing Intraday Volatility for Flexible Assets

presentation

20 min.

André Bosschaart

Montel Analytics

Session Topics:

Evaluating strategies for maximizing revenue stacks
Capturing value over time
Leveraging data for real-time decision-making and trade-offs

12:45

Networking Lunch

Session Topics:

Session 3

From Theory to Practical Business Case Studies

14:10

Applying the Theory: Practice Dispatching your Storage System

50 min.

Battery Optimization Gamification: Learn in a playful way to use your Battery Energy Storage System in different energy markets

Jan Willem Zwang

Stratergy

Session Topics:

15:00

Conceptualizing Value: In Depth Case Studies

presentation

20 min.

Oliver Schmidt

Imperial College London

Session Topics:

Categorizing storage services by value-add
Determining the cost of providing these services
Optimizing revenues by revenue stacking
Cross learnings from the UK market

15:20

Battery Storage Revenues: Future Routes To Market

presentation

20 min.

Lars Rupert

Giga Storage

Session Topics:

Utility-scale storage capacity: Larger batteries require deeper markets
Routes to market: spreading your risks through battery slicing
Deployment by optimizing the Optimizers
Battery revenue simulation models & the reality

15:40

Business Case Study: Co-located Energy Storage Projects

presentation

40 min.

Remco Boersma

Ventolines

Marnix Paanakker

ABO Energy

Matthias Wieseler

Ventolines

Session Topics:

Key learnings, challenges and best-practices
Discover practical lessons learned from co-located storage projects. Our expert presenters will guide you through their case studies, sharing their extensive experience in the field

16:20

Afternoon Networking Break

Session Topics:

Session 4

The Future of BESS: Optimization & End of Life

17:00

Role of Batteries in Decarbonizing the Electricity Grid

presentation

15 min.

Ibtihal Abdelmotteleb

Rabobank

Session Topics:

Overview of the role of batteries in the grid and solutions batteries could provide
Available revenue streams for Europe and future expectations
Suggestion of battery deployment to include more RE in the grid, and to stabilize

17:15

Unlocking Balancing Management Revenue Streams: How To Optimize Your Storage Systems in the Benelux

presentation

15 min.

Hubert Penn

Dexter Energy

Session Topics:

Deep dive into market prices that are relevant for trading storage systems
Deep dive into different trading strategies - Explain 3 different strategies (FCR, imbalance, FCR+imbalance)
How to best combine and optimize strategies

17:30

Call to Action: Assessing Different Storage Scenarios for the Future

presentation

15 min.

Mike ten Wolde

TenneT

Session Topics:

Call to action: a look into the future and proposed solutions
Critical implications for the grid when introducing RE-solutions (balance, congestion)

17:45

Conference Wrap-Up

presentation

15 min.

Highlights and takeaways

Session Topics:

18:00

Gastro-Networking Event: Bites & Business

Additional registration is required.

Session Topics:

Solarplaza Summit | Energy Storage The Netherlands

Conference Kick-Off

Contextualizing BESS in Europe & the Netherlands

Taking Charge of the Opportunities: What's in Store for the Netherlands (& Europe as a Whole)

Dutch & EU Legislation: The Best & Worst Case Scenarios for BESS

Deep Dive into the C&I Market, Price Volatility & the Technology

Breaking the Gridlock: Strategies to Mitigate Grid Congestion Challenges

Scaling Down to Scale Up: The C&I Energy Storage Market

Price Volatility as an Opportunity: Participation of Storage in the Power Trade Market

Monetizing Intraday Volatility for Flexible Assets

From Theory to Practical Business Case Studies

Applying the Theory: Practice Dispatching your Storage System

Conceptualizing Value: In Depth Case Studies

Battery Storage Revenues: Future Routes To Market

Business Case Study: Co-located Energy Storage Projects

The Future of BESS: Optimization & End of Life

Role of Batteries in Decarbonizing the Electricity Grid

Unlocking Balancing Management Revenue Streams: How To Optimize Your Storage Systems in the Benelux

Call to Action: Assessing Different Storage Scenarios for the Future

Conference Wrap-Up