In the ever-expanding market for land and existing asset sites - buyers, developers, land owners and anyone else involved in building a BESS project - will need to be as informed as possible. What factors determine whether a site would make a good location? What dictates the price of development? In today’s episode, Quentin talks to Max Stirling, Associate Director at JLL Energy & Infrastructure Advisory. Some highlights of the conversation include:How JLL works with both developers and buyers to further BESS development at project level acquisition, as well as existing operational assets. What factors influence the price of land and sites for projects - location, revenue projections, interest rates and more.Discussion around the real value of grid connections.A look at some of the details of recent deals Max has seen to completion.And of course, where JLL fits into all this.About our guestJLL Energy & Infrastructure advisory provide services in M&A, strategic consulting, valuation, Sustainability services and much more, across the globe. The wider JLL group help clients buy, build, occupy and invest in a variety of assets including industrial, commercial, retail, residential and hotel real estate.For more information on JLL Energy & Infrastructure, head to their website.To connect with Max - find him on LinkedinAbout ModoModo is the all-in-one Asset Success Platform for battery energy storage. It combines in-depth data curation and analysis, asset revenue benchmarking, and unique research reports - to ensure that owners and operators of battery energy storage can make the most out of their assets. Modo’s paid plans serve more than 80% of battery storage owners and operators in Great Britain.To keep up with all of our latest updates, research, analysis, videos, podcasts, data visualizations, live events, and more, follow us on Linkedin.If you want to peek behind the curtain for a glimpse of our day-to-day life in the Modo office(s), check us out on Instagram.

Nuclear power is a fascinating part of the energy mix and with advancements in nuclear fusion, the opportunity for a green power supply - with abundant fuel sources and fewer long-lasting waste materials - is gaining momentum!In today’s episode, Quentin sits down with Dr Mark Wenman -Reader in Nuclear Materials at Imperial College London, to talk about nuclear energy, in particular nuclear fusion. Over the course of the conversation, they discuss:The two processes to generate nuclear energy - fusion and fission.How nuclear fusion works and the conditions needed to achieve it.Mark’s view on when he see’s fusion becoming commercially viable.What the position of nuclear looks like in a clean energy future.About our guestMark is the Director of the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Nuclear Energy Futures and Reader of Nuclear Materials at Imperial College London. You can get in touch via his Imperial College profile.About ModoModo has opened up our platform to university students and academics for free. If you are interested in exploring data for energy markets and revenues for clean energy technologies, check out Neil’s Energy Academy E-book to get started or sign up to the platform.To keep up with all of our latest updates, research, analysis, videos, podcasts, data visualizations, live events, and more, follow us on Linkedin.If you want to peek behind the curtain for a glimpse of our day-to-day life in the Modo office(s), check us out on Instagram.

The inflation reduction act is turbo charging buildout of domestic renewable energy solutions in the USA. Until this point - stationary storage hasn’t been the main focus, but that is about to change. Pomega are in the race to be first to market to provide it all - from LFP cells to turnkey energy storage solutions. Louis Caso - Vice President of Business Development at Pomega, joins Quentin in Austin, Texas - to record this episode. Over the course of the conversation they discuss:Pomega’s vision to bring start to finish battery production to the US.An insight into the enormity of building a project of this scale.What demand looks like for stationary battery storage in the US and who is looking to integrate it.How the inflation reduction act is impacting energy storage and turbo charging the US market.A bonus intro to the rivalry between Louis’ local soccer club, Columbus Crew vs Austin FC!About our guestPomega’s mission is to become a leading manufacturer of vertically integrated LFP battery cell and energy storage systems in North America. From the individual LFP cells to turnkey BESS solutions - Pomega will provide start-to-finish energy storage products. To find out more about what Pomega are doing, head to their website.Connect with Louis on Linkedin.About ModoModo is the all-in-one Asset Success Platform for battery energy storage. It combines in-depth data curation and analysis, asset revenue benchmarking, and unique research reports - to ensure that owners and operators of battery energy storage can make the most out of their assets. Modo’s paid plans serve more than 80% of battery storage owners and operators in Great Britain.To keep up with all of our latest updates, research, analysis, videos, podcasts, data visualizations, live events, and more, follow us on Linkedin.If you want to peek behind the curtain for a glimpse of our day-to-day life in the Modo office(s), check us out on Instagram.

The power of marine energy is vast - and being able to tap into this infinite supply could open up endless opportunities for renewable generation. Being able to test new ocean technologies easily means faster deployment in the journey to net-zero - but what is involved in marine power and where is it best placed.In this episode, Quentin is joined by Neil Kermode (Managing Director at The European Marine Energy Centre or EMEC). Over the course of the conversation, they discuss:The differences between wave and tidal generation types and how they work.An insight into current investment activity for these technologies.What factors need to be considered when looking for sites for wave / tidal and what's involved in grid connection.The environmental and community impact of marine energy sites. Generation variability - why tidal is endlessly predictable.About our guestThe European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) are the world’s first and leading facility for demonstrating and testing wave and tidal energy converters.As a plug-and-play facility EMEC helps reduce the time, cost and risk of testing innovative sustainable technologies. Operating two grid-connected test sites off the coast of Orkney - EMEC provides scope to test technologies in harshest marine environments while in close proximity to sheltered waters and harbours. For more information on what they do - head to their website.Connect with Neil on Linkedin.About ModoModo is the all-in-one Asset Success Platform for battery energy storage. It combines in-depth data curation and analysis, asset revenue benchmarking, and unique research reports - to ensure that owners and operators of battery energy storage can make the most out of their assets. Modo’s paid plans serve more than 80% of battery storage owners and operators in Great Britain.To keep up with all of our latest updates, research, analysis, videos, podcasts, data visualizations, live events, and more, follow us on Linkedin.If you want to peek behind the curtain for a glimpse of our day-to-day life in the Modo office(s), check us out on Instagram.

For today’s Modo Selects - we are looking back at this episode from summer ‘22 with Ross Grier from Next Energy Capital. Solar energy is a huge player in the journey to net zero - and it turns out that Great Britain is an excellent place to deploy this technology! There’s far more than meets the eye to this often seemingly passive energy producer. In this episode, Ross Grier (Managing Director at NextEnergy Capital) chats to Quentin about the following topics:Ross’s story and an intro to NextEnergy Capital.How solar markets work and a look into investments.Insight into the problems solar technologies face and these are being tackled to make solar as efficient as possible.The importance of ensuring solar ROC’s are accurately green.How NextEnergy is combining a 50MW battery with its new solar park and retrofitting existing sites to include storage.And of course, how NextEnergy fits into this.About our guest The NextEnergy Group intends to actively participate in the global effort to reduce carbon emissions through the development, operation and financing of renewable energy infrastructure assets. For more information on what they do, head to their website.Connect with Ross on LinkedInAbout ModoModo is the all-in-one Asset Success Platform for battery energy storage. It combines in-depth data curation and analysis, asset revenue benchmarking, and unique research reports - to ensure that owners and operators of battery energy storage can make the most out of their assets. Modo’s paid plans serve more than 80% of battery storage owners and operators in Great Britain.To keep up with all of our latest updates, research, analysis, videos, podcasts, data visualizations, live events, and more, follow us on Linkedin.If you want to peek behind the curtain for a glimpse of our day-to-day life in the Modo office(s), check us out on Instagram.

Over the coming weeks we are lining up some really awesome guests on the podcast to cover the state of battery build-out in the US, and more specifically ERCOT. To give some context for these upcoming episodes, we are bringing you an introduction to ERCOT in today's episode.Quentin sits down with Alex Done (Lead data scientist at Modo Energy) to give us an outline of this fascinating market and some of the differences between how things work in Texas vs Great Britain. Over the course of the conversation, they discuss: What ERCOT does, and how it operates.The differences in operations and demand between Great Britain and ERCOT .How extreme weather events like Storm Yuri have highlighted a need for change within ERCOT.What do the current revenue generation trends look like?What does the future buildout look like over the next couple of years.About ModoModo is the all-in-one Asset Success Platform for battery energy storage. It combines in-depth data curation and analysis, asset revenue benchmarking, and unique research reports - to ensure that owners and operators of battery energy storage can make the most out of their assets. Modo’s paid plans serve more than 80% of battery storage owners and operators in Great Britain.To keep up with all of our latest updates, research, analysis, videos, podcasts, data visualizations, live events, and more, follow us on Linkedin.Connect with Alex on Linkedin.If you want to peek behind the curtain for a glimpse of our day-to-day life in the Modo office(s), check us out on Instagram.

We often focus on the impact of cycling and the degradation of battery cells, but there are other components in a battery that go through daily wear and tear - one factor influencing this is power quality. As the world transitions to a cleaner future which relies on inverter-based technologies - power quality is an important consideration when building an asset. In this episode, Quentin is joined by Tim Rastall, Chief Technology Officer at Enspec Power. Over the course of the conversation they discuss:What is power quality and what factors influence good vs poor power quality.Why power quality is increasingly more important as we switch from traditional energy generation to cleaner sources. How poor power quality can physically damage equipment and assets.How to measure and combat potential power quality issues in your connection - using passive and active harmonic filters.And, of course, where Enspec fits into all of this.About our guestEnspec help BESS assets to make and save money - providing specialist engineered products and services such as Power System Studies, Power Factor Correction, Harmonic Filters, Reactive Compensation, Point-on-Wave Switching and Site Services. To find out more, head to their website.Connect with Tim on LinkedInAbout ModoModo is the all-in-one Asset Success Platform for battery energy storage. It combines in-depth data curation and analysis, asset revenue benchmarking, and unique research reports - to ensure that owners and operators of battery energy storage can make the most out of their assets. Modo’s paid plans serve more than 80% of battery storage owners and operators in Great Britain.To keep up with all of our latest updates, research, analysis, videos, podcasts, data visualizations, live events, and more, follow us on Linkedin.If you want to peek behind the curtain for a glimpse of our day-to-day life in the Modo office(s), check us out on Instagram.

Today we are taking a look back at another of our favourite episodes, in case you missed it the first time around! Following success in this year's leasing rounds, we thought now would be a good time to revisit this episode with Kerry Hayes from floating wind developer - Simply Blue Group. How can we utilise the UK’s blustery coastlines to their full potential? Enter floating wind - the next step in offshore wind energy generation, allowing these mega structures to be deployed into deeper waters and windier conditions. But how does it all work?On the latest Modo Selects episode: Kerry Hayes talks to Quentin about all things floating wind. During the conversation they discuss:What floating wind actually is, and how it differs from traditional offshore wind.The benefits and opportunities this emerging technology provides - not only in the UK and Ireland, but on a global scale as well.The types of constraints projects like this are facing - from planning permissions to port structure - and what needs to be done to overcome them.The possibilities for battery storage to work alongside floating wind to help harness its potential.And, of course, where Simply Blue Group fits into all of this.About our guestSimply Blue Group are part of a global movement focused on replacing fossil fuels with clean ocean energy, developing coastal economies with new projects and investments. To find out more, head to their website.Connect with Kerry on LinkedInAbout ModoModo is the all-in-one Asset Success Platform for battery energy storage. It combines in-depth data curation and analysis, asset revenue benchmarking, and unique research reports - to ensure that owners and operators of battery energy storage can make the most out of their assets. Modo’s paid plans serve more than 80% of battery storage owners and operators in Great Britain.To keep up with all of our latest updates, research, analysis, videos, podcasts, data visualizations, live events, and more, follow us on Linkedin.If you want to peek behind the curtain for a glimpse of our day-to-day life in the Modo office(s), check us out on Instagram.

The future is going to need all varieties of storage solutions. Today we are taking a look at how rust (yes, rust!) is transforming multi-day storage systems, and could be the future of low-cost long duration storage solutions. In today’s episode, Quentin is joined by David Hill (Director of Business Development at Form Energy). Over the course of the conversation, they discuss:The story behind Form Energy and development of this 100-hour system.The science behind iron-air technology and how these ‘reversible rust’ batteries actually store electricity.Why scalability is crucial in long-duration storage - and how iron-air batteries are tackling this.What does the market look like for these multi-day systems?And, of course, where Form Energy fits in to all of this.About our guestForm Energy is an American energy storage technology and manufacturing company, developing and commercializing a pioneering iron-air battery capable of multi-day storage at system costs competitive with legacy power plants. Form is striving for 100% low-cost renewable energy, every day of the year. For more information on what they do, visit their website.Connect with David on Linkedin.About ModoModo is the all-in-one Asset Success Platform for battery energy storage. It combines in-depth data curation and analysis, asset revenue benchmarking, and unique research reports - to ensure that owners and operators of battery energy storage can make the most out of their assets. Modo’s paid plans serve more than 80% of battery storage owners and operators in Great Britain.To keep up with all of our latest updates, research, analysis, videos, podcasts, data visualizations, live events, and more, follow us on Linkedin.If you want to peek behind the curtain for a glimpse of our day-to-day life in the Modo office(s), check us out on Instagram.

In Great Britain (and elsewhere), ancillary services have so far dominated the revenue stack for battery energy storage assets. But that’s changing! For flexible assets facing ancillary service saturation, being able to successfully trade in wholesale markets is more important than ever before - and that requires a very different optimisation skillset. In today’s episode, Quentin is joined by Jürgen Mayerhofer (CEO & Co-founder at Enspired). Over the course of the conversation they discuss:The battery energy storage world’s inevitable transition from providing ancillary services into wholesale trading.How the market often responds quicker to the need for flexibility than system operators do.The difference between attempting to provide ancillary services in multiple geographies (spoiler: it’s a nightmare), and trading (spoiler: it’s smoother).Why software platforms are the future of power trading.And, of course, where Enspired fits into all of thisAbout our guestEnspired are helping to drive the energy transition by enabling their clients to bring flexible assets to European power spot markets and capture their full value using AI-based trading services. For more information on what they do - head to their new & improved website.Connect with Jürgen on LinkedIn.About ModoModo is the all-in-one Asset Success Platform for battery energy storage. It combines in-depth data curation and analysis, asset revenue benchmarking, and unique research reports - to ensure that owners and operators of battery energy storage can make the most out of their assets. Modo’s paid plans serve more than 80% of battery storage owners and operators in Great Britain.To keep up with all of our latest updates, research, analysis, videos, podcasts, data visualizations, live events, and more, follow us on Linkedin.If you want to peek behind the curtain for a glimpse of our day-to-day life in the Modo office(s), check us out on Instagram.