Transmission

With gigawatts of storage joining the roads, how can electric vehicles make full use of their storage capacity to be flexible assets able to support the electricity grid? Vehicle-to-grid can act as mobile storage units, helping contribute to a stable grid system. So what is involved?

In today’s episode, Raphael Hollinger, Chief Data Officer at The Mobility House, joins guest host Ed Porter to discuss vehicle-to-grid technology and the wider market across Europe. Over the conversation they discuss:

• ‘Zero zero’ getting to a future of zero cost and zero emissions for electric vehicles.
• How vehicle-to-grid (V2G) enables an electric car to be a flexible asset to the grid.
• The opportunities that open up with increased market access and how to manage and build confidence in this movement.
• What other options are available to EV batteries - a look at second life and even zero life.
• Some of the differences in markets across Germany, France and the UK.

Mentioned in the episode:

Mobilize selects The Mobility House for their Vehicle-To-Grid service

You can also find more info about the launch of the Renault 5 here (LinkedIn post by Mobilize) or here (Mobilize website).

About our guest

The Mobility House are focused on creating climate-neutral mobility, reducing costs by integrating e-vehicles into the energy market, driving a vision of a sustainable future for all. They provide products across numerous industries including logistic fleets, electric buses, charge point operators, car manufacturers and energy suppliers. For more information on what The Mobility House do - head to their website.

About Modo Energy

Modo Energy provides benchmarking, forecasts, data, and insights for new energy assets - all in one place.

Built for analysts, Modo helps the owners, operators, builders, and financiers of battery energy storage solutions understand the market - and make the most out of their assets. Modo’s paid plans serve more than 80% of battery storage owners and operators in Great Britain and ERCOT.

All of our podcasts are available to watch or listen to on the Modo Energy site. To keep up with all of our latest updates, research, analysis, videos, podcasts, data visualizations, live events, and more, follow us on Linkedin or Twitter. Check out The Energy Academy, our video series of bite-sized chunks explaining how different energy systems work.

ERCOT’s role in shaping Texas’s energy future relies on its framework of policy making, to ensure reliability, affordability, and sustainability across the state. With stakeholders ranging from utilities and generators to regulators and consumers, numerous voices are helping to shape policies that promote clean energy adoption while ensuring grid stability.

In today’s episode, Quentin is talking to VP of Policy & Corporate Communications at Jupiter Power - Caitlin Smith about how descisions and policy is made in ERCOT. Over the conversation they, discuss:

• The process of policy and decision-making ERCOT.
• Policy frameworks and changes Caitlin has witnessed over her career and how these have changed the ERCOT landscape.
• The differences in ideology around energy policy and resource adequacy .
• Ancillary services for battery energy storage in ERCOT
• How Jupiter power is thinking about policy changes, across their operational markets.

Mentioned in the episode

• Podcast: Exploring ERCOT with Brandt Vermillion
• Podcast: Part 2 Exploring ERCOT with Brandt Vermillion
• Podcast: How Bitcoin can support the grid with Jamie McAvity
• More information on the ERCOT working groups and subcommittees

About our guest

Jupiter Power is an energy storage independent power producer, putting deep energy storage expertise, proven project execution capability, and significant capital to work to help make the energy transition a reality. For more information on what they do, head to their website.

About Modo Energy

Modo Energy provides benchmarking, forecasts, data, and insights for new energy assets - all in one place.

Built for analysts, Modo helps the owners, operators, builders, and financers of battery energy storage solutions understand the market - and make the most out of their assets. Modo’s paid plans serve more than 80% of battery storage owners and operators in Great Britain and ERCOT.

To keep up with all of our latest updates, research, analysis, videos, podcasts, data visualizations, live events, and more, follow us on Linkedin or Twitter. 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 flexibility of batteries goes beyond their ability to be deployed at short notice. Their compact and scalable nature means they can be easily transported to areas of temporary demand. Where a diesel generator would traditionally be used - a battery take its place.

Skoon are bridging the gap between owners of mobile clean energy sources and projects in need of temporary demand. In this episode Quentin talks to Skoon’s CEO, Peter Paul van Voorst tot Voorst. Over the conversation they discuss:

• How Skoon have addressed some of the key challenges that come with building a marketplace.

• The process of stimulating both sides of the marketplace to balance supply and demand.
• Why providing additional value points is a vital strategy to increase the value of the platform.
• The ways in which mobile batteries can support grid services during periods of congestion.
• and much, much more.

About our guest

Skoon is a marketplace, connecting users with suppliers of clean energy systems for temporary applications, such as construction sites and sports events, as a clean alternative to diesel generators by providing a rental platform, energy data tools, and grid flexibility options . For more information on what Skoon do, head to their website.

About Modo Energy

Modo Energy provides benchmarking, forecasts, data, and insights for new energy assets - all in one place.

Built for analysts, Modo helps the owners, operators, builders, and financers of battery energy storage solutions understand the market - and make the most out of their assets. Modo’s paid plans serve more than 80% of battery storage owners and operators in Great Britain and ERCOT.

In areas with high intermittent renewable energy sources, high rates of curtailment pose a significant challenge. In efforts to avoid this, different methods can be deployed. Battery storage is just one option for utilising excess energy, but in the right location, Bitcoin mining can be an alternative avenue to support grid resilience and capitalize on excess energy. What does the crossover of Bitcoin and energy storage look like at present, and in the future?

In this episode, CEO at Cormint, Jamie McAvity, joins Quentin to discuss bitcoin mining and the intersections with the energy system. Over the conversation, they discuss:

• Why Fort Stockton, West Texas, is an ideal location for Bitcoin mining operations.
• An overview of a bitcoin mining facility and the business model.
• The prevalence of negative pricing in Texas and the reasons surrounding it.
• An overview of the Bitcoin mining community in ERCOT and it’s relationship with the power grid in Texas.

• and much, much more

About our guest

Cormint is a bitcoin mining facility located in Fort Stockton, West Texas, harnessing bitcoin-denominated debt to build the grid of the future. support reliable and renewable power grids. To find out more about what Cormint do, head to their website.

About Modo Energy

Modo Energy provides benchmarking, forecasts, data, and insights for new energy assets - all in one place.

Built for analysts, Modo helps the owners, operators, builders, and financers of battery energy storage solutions understand the market - and make the most out of their assets. Modo’s paid plans serve more than 80% of battery storage owners and operators in Great Britain and ERCOT.

To keep up with all of our latest updates, research, analysis, videos, podcasts, data visualizations, live events, and more, follow us on Linkedin or Twitter. 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.

With the projected surge in zero-emission vehicles reaching 80% of new car sales by 2030, the electric vehicle (EV) charging sector is experiencing rapid growth and transformation. While the physical infrastructure for charging is already being developed, there is a pressing need to analyze how business models will evolve, and how demand will change with increased EV adoption.

In this weeks episode of Transmission, guest host Ed Porter is in the studio with CEO of Osprey Charging, Ian Johnston. Over the course of the conversation, they discuss:

• Common misconceptions surrounding electric vehicles and charging infrastructure.
• The business model underpinning EV charging operations.
• What the landscape of EV charging might look like over the next five years.
• Exploring the disparity in pricing between public and home charging, particularly with regard to standing charges.
• Potential shifts in demand as the adoption of EV technology continues to rise.

About our guest

Osprey is one of the largest and fastest-growing rapid electric vehicle charging networks in the UK. Playing a leading role in the electrification of transport using 100% renewable energy. With over on thousand charging stations across the UK, Osprey’s infrastructure aims to be reliable, simple to use and require no membership - to be truly open-access.

For more information on what Osprey do, check out their website.

About Modo Energy

Modo Energy provides benchmarking, forecasts, data, and insights for new energy assets - all in one place.

Built for analysts, Modo helps the owners, operators, builders, and financers of battery energy storage solutions understand the market - and make the most out of their assets. Modo’s paid plans serve more than 80% of battery storage owners and operators in Great Britain and ERCOT.

To keep up with all of our latest updates, research, analysis, videos, podcasts, data visualizations, live events, and more, follow us on Linkedin or Twitter. 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.

Despite their position in the world of renewables energy, some actions taken by batteries actually result in carbon emissions, but what if batteries could be more incentivized to make carbon negative actions and clean up the grid?

Using carbon offsetting solutions to minimize carbon emissions is a key tool in reaching net zero. Strategic use of batteries in areas with high marginal carbon emissions means they can act as carbon avoidance offsets.

In this episode, Quentin talks to Tierra Climate Co-founder and CTO, Emma Konet.

Over the course of the conversation, they discuss:

• The ‘four quadrants’ of carbon offsetting.
• The reality of the environmental impact of energy storage.
• How we can take carbon accounting a step further with locational marginal emission measuring.
• Battery operations and how Tierra is incentivizing emission-reducing behavior.
• and much, much more.

Mentioned in the episode

White Paper: Charging towards net-zero

About our guest

Tierra Climate provide carbon insights to aid developers in siting and operations as well as assist corporations and utilities in making more informed procurement decisions.

They offer a new class of carbon offsets that can boost battery project revenues, help accelerate decarbonization and improve grid reliability. For more information on what they do - visit their website.

About Modo Energy

Modo Energy provides benchmarking, forecasts, data, and insights for new energy assets - all in one place.

Built for analysts, Modo helps the owners, operators, builders, and financers of battery energy storage solutions understand the market - and make the most out of their assets. Modo’s paid plans serve more than 80% of battery storage owners and operators in Great Britain and ERCOT.

To keep up with all of our latest updates, research, analysis, videos, podcasts, data visualizations, live events, and more, follow us on Linkedin or Twitter. 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 role of developer plays a pivotal role in creating a successful asset. With planning, compliance and grid connections impacting the viability of the end product - battery storage asset development encompasses both innovation and environmental stewardship.What are developers thinking about when it comes to procuring and building renewable assets?

In this episode, guest host Ed Porter chats to ILI group CEO, Mark Wilson. Over the course of the conversation, Ed and Mark discuss:

• Some of ILI’s recent projects and what goes into getting them to completion.
• What developers are looking for in potential sites - from physical characteristics to connection opportunities.
• Developer premiums, why they are in place and how they have changed over the years.
• The process of taking a site to market.
• Grid connections - reform, zombie projects and what happens if you want to retrofit a site?

About our guest

ILI Group operates across the energy storage, renewable energy and residential development markets, creating value across all three sectors. Overseeing multiple pumped hydro storage sites of national significance and bringing a 1.5GW pipeline of utility scale battery storage to development, ILI group are helping reduce CO2 emissions by focusing on building renewable energy projects.

For more information on what ILI do - head to their website.

About Modo Energy

Modo Energy provides benchmarking, forecasts, data, and insights for new energy assets - all in one place.

Built for analysts, Modo helps the owners, operators, builders, and financers of battery energy storage solutions understand the market - and make the most out of their assets. Modo’s paid plans serve more than 80% of battery storage owners and operators in Great Britain and ERCOT.

To keep up with all of our latest updates, research, analysis, videos, podcasts, data visualizations, live events, and more, follow us on Linkedin or Twitter. 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.

Decentralized energy is key to creating an efficient and reliable energy system. The introduction of recent new legislation and code changes will impact decentralized players - particularly in how efficiently they can use flexibility.

In this instalment of Transmission, Quentin talks to Caroline Bragg, Interim CEO at The Association for Decentralised Energy. Over the course of the conversation, they discuss:

• The Energy Act 2023 and how it impacts governance across the industry.

• How previously smaller, decentralized players have developed into significant structural participants in the system.
• The pros and cons The ADE foresees with locational marginal pricing.
• P415 and how it will allow wider access to the wholesale market.
• And much, much more.

About our guest

Caroline Bragg is interim CEO of the Association for Decentralised Energy (The ADE), the leading trade association for decentralised energy. Representing over 130 parties across industrial, commercial and public sectors. The ADE is bringing energy together to advocate on the priorities for the UK in achieving net zero. To find out more about what the ADE does, visit their site.

About Modo Energy

Modo Energy provides benchmarking, forecasts, data, and insights for new energy assets - all in one place.

Built for analysts, Modo helps the owners, operators, builders, and financers of battery energy storage solutions understand the market - and make the most out of their assets. Modo’s paid plans serve more than 80% of battery storage owners and operators in Great Britain and ERCOT.

To keep up with all of our latest updates, research, analysis, videos, podcasts, data visualizations, live events, and more, follow us on Linkedin or Twitter. 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.

As the shape of the battery energy storage landscape evolves, so do markets and the opportunities for strategic investment.

Today we are revisiting and episode from April 2022 with Ben Guest - Managing Director and Lead Fund Manager at Gresham House New Energy. Ben has helped shape the BESS landscape in Great Britain and oversees the largest BESS portfolio in Great Britain. Over the course of the conversation, Quentin and Ben discuss:

• The history and evolution of markets for batteries in Great Britain.
• Which elements of the battery energy storage model are most mature (and which are lagging behind).
• Why floor price contracts don’t make sense from an investment point of view.
• The increasing complexity of specialist BESS optimisation.
• and much, much more.

About our guest

Gresham House is a specialist asset manager, implementing alternative investment solutions to support a more sustainable future. Offering funds, direct investments and tailored investment opportunities across a range of differentiated and specialist asset classes. For more information head to their site.

About Modo Energy

Modo Energy provides benchmarking, forecasts, data, and insights for new energy assets - all in one place.

Built for analysts, Modo helps the owners, operators, builders, and financiers of battery energy storage solutions understand the market - and make the most out of their assets. Modo’s paid plans serve more than 80% of battery storage owners and operators in Great Britain and ERCOT.

To keep up with all of our latest updates, research, analysis, videos, podcasts, data visualizations, live events, and more, follow us on Linkedin or Twitter. 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.

Handling over 90% of the Texas’s electric load, ERCOT uses various techniques which creates a unique environment for both supply and demand. In the second part of Exploring ERCOT , Quentin and Brandt take a deeper look at some of these.

If you missed the first instalment - check it out here for insight into how the ERCOT control room works, the common and irresolvable constraints faced by the system, how Storm Uri affected the grid and what buildout looks like across the state going forward.

Modo Energy’s ERCOT Market Lead, Brandt Vermillion is back in the studio with Quentin to discuss:

• Locational marginal pricing (LMPs) and what effect this has on the system.
• How congestion impacts buildout and prices across ERCOT.
• Large Flexible Loads, such as data centres and bitcoin mines - and how these are changing the shape of demand.
• An overview of ancillary services in ERCOT.

About Modo Energy

Modo Energy provides benchmarking, forecasts, data, and insights for new energy assets - all in one place.

Built for analysts, Modo helps the owners, operators, builders, and financers of battery energy storage solutions understand the market - and 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 or Twitter. 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.