Using batteries to support Ukraine’s energy security with Julian Jansen (Fluence)

Want the latest news, analysis, and price indices from power markets around the globe - delivered to your inbox, every week?

Sign up for the Weekly Dispatch - Modo Energy’s unmissable newsletter.

https://bit.ly/TheWeeklyDispatch

The war in Ukraine has caused catastrophic destruction to its energy infrastructure, wiping out assets and rendering the much of the countries dispatchable generation capacity non-operational.

This crisis has amplified the need for robust, flexible energy systems, in order to maintain power to the country during such testing times. This episode is about batteries as a necessity. Built as critical infrastructure. Built fast. Built for stability. Built for a grid that has to keep working, no matter what.

In this episode, Julian Jansen, Managing Director at Fluence, discusses the deployment of 500 MWh of large-scale battery energy storage systems across seven projects in Ukraine. He outlines the technical, logistical, and operational considerations involved in delivering energy infrastructure in a highly complex environment.

• How the destruction of more than 80% of Ukraine’s thermal and hydro power plants has created an urgent need for reliable energy storage.

• How battery storage projects in the region provide critical grid support even as the electricity system faces ongoing conflict.

• What it took to shorten project delivery timelines from the industry-standard twelve months to just six.

• How remote commissioning and training have been used to equip Ukrainian teams with the skills needed to install, operate, and maintain advanced energy systems.

• Why cybersecurity has become a core component of national energy security.

About our guest

Julian Jansen is the Managing Director at Fluence. Having previously been responsible for Fluence’s business in Southern and Eastern Europe, he is currently transitioning to the Managing Director role in Germany.

Established in 2018, Fluence is one of the leading providers of battery energy storage solutions, software, and long-term services. Operating in 40 markets globally to transform how the world is powered using energy storage for a more sustainable future. For more information - head to the Fluence website. https://fluenceenergy.com/

About Modo Energy

Modo Energy helps the owners, operators, builders, and financiers of battery energy storage understand the market — and make the most out of their assets.

All episodes of Transmission are available to watch or listen to on the Modo Energy site. To stay up to date with our analysis, research, data visualisations, live events, and conversations, follow us on LinkedIn. Explore The Energy Academy, our bite-sized video series explaining how power markets work.