Energy Unplugged by Aurora EP.178 Ralph Johnson on Battery Storage Optimisation
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Feb 1, 2024 Ralph Johnson, Head of UK Business Development at Habitat Energy, discusses battery storage optimization, strategies of battery asset owners, and the future of the battery market. They explore the importance of a good battery optimiser, maximizing lifetime value for battery storage projects, and the advantages of building optimization software internally. They also discuss the value of a good optimizer during difficult trading periods and the impact of asset saturation and changes to the balancing market. Lastly, they compare the markets of UK, Australia, and Texas in the US and highlight the differences in trading and opportunities for battery storage.
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Introduction
00:00 • 3min
Habitat: Optimization Services for Renewables and Energy Storage
02:52 • 6min
Maximizing Lifetime Value for Battery Storage Projects
09:17 • 8min
The Advantages of Building Optimization Software In-House
16:55 • 2min
The Secret Sauce: Wholesale Market Forecasting in Battery Storage Optimization
18:39 • 9min
The Value of a Good Optimizer
27:14 • 21min
Asset Saturation and Changes to the Balancing Market
48:42 • 3min
Comparison of Markets and Opportunities for Battery Storage
51:15 • 10min