Battery storage: standalone, behind-the-meter, co-location

Your benefits with BKW

Your partner for energy storage solutions

Discover the benefits of renewable energies through battery storage, grid stability and smart market optimisation.

Supports the integration of wind and solar energy and can balance the feed-in of renewable energy in hybrid parks.

Response times in a fraction of a second to balance the grid load and maintain a stable grid frequency.

Marketing on the day-ahead, intraday and balancing energy markets through cross-market optimisation.

Mature, competitive, adaptable to many conditions and suitable for use in everything from compact systems to large-scale industrial applications.

Process

Make optimal use of the synergies of renewable energies

Fully harness the potential of renewable energies through battery storage, grid stability and smart market optimisation.

Step 1

Asset potential

Assess the technical and economic potential of your asset and submit a preliminary revenue estimate and a participation agreement.

Step 2

Connection and integration of assets

We handle the integration, configure a secure communication protocol and supply the communication box. The customer ensures that the device has the required connectivity and controllability of the asset, and then installs it.

Step 3

Testing and prequalification

Using the communication box, we carry out a functional test of the controllability of the asset and, if necessary, perform the prequalification procedure, while the customer ensures that the asset remains available throughout the entire phase.

Step 4

Asset operation

After qualification, we analyse the market, bid in tenders and activate the asset, while providing quarterly settlements, market updates and regular revenues.

Checkpoints

Experience with BESS

Proven expertise that delivers measurable added value and flexibility with BESS.

5+Countries in which we produce, as well as other markets in which we are active
3.3 GWInstalled capacity in our entire portfolio
~50%Flex share in the 2030 portfolio.

Our options

Unlocking the potential of renewable energies

Here you will find a comprehensive overview of the wide range of options we offer.

StandaloneWe optimise standalone battery energy storage systems (BESS) in the energy and balancing energy markets, balancing market opportunities with technical, warranty-related and performance-limiting constraints to enable flexible operation and long-term revenues.
Behind-the-MeterWe optimise behind-the-meter storage through on-site generation and consumption, and manage individual systems or portfolios to improve energy use and generate additional added value from distributed flexibility.
Co-locationWe coordinate the use of battery storage systems with solar or wind energy generation in order to optimise grid capacity, shift electricity generation over time and support PPA delivery, while also using the available flexibility in other markets.
Profit ShareWe optimise and trade battery storage systems on the energy and ancillary services markets. The added value is shared under an agreed business model, giving asset owners access to the market, supported by professional optimisation and trading expertise.
Floor + ShareWe combine a guaranteed minimum return with a transparent profit-sharing mechanism. This provides protection against price losses and predictable returns, while asset owners can also participate when market performance exceeds the agreed threshold.
TollingUnder a tolling model, we make a fixed payment in return for full or partial dispatch as well as the economic rights. This model reduces the asset owner’s exposure to market fluctuations and ensures stable, bankable revenues.

Frequently asked questions

What companies need to know about battery energy storage systems (BESS)

Here you will find answers to key questions about BESS – from grid integration and flexibility to market optimisation and business opportunities.

BESS stores electricity and releases it again when required. It helps to integrate generation from fluctuating renewable energy sources, balance supply and demand, and ensure grid stability.

It stores surplus wind and solar power and makes it available again later. In hybrid parks, batteries can also balance the feed-in of wind and solar power and thus contribute to grid stability.

Battery systems can charge or discharge within milliseconds and feed electricity back into the grid in fractions of a second.

Peak shaving reduces electricity consumption during periods of high demand. This helps industrial customers to limit peak loads and reduce the associated energy costs.

Cross-market strategies optimise the use of a battery across several electricity markets. The markets are continuously analysed so that the battery is deployed where the highest returns are expected – this is also referred to as multi-market optimisation.

Our experts will be happy to assist you in developing the right solution together with you.