Gain a critical insight into the state of the energy storage industry, as key leaders discuss a strategic overview of the challenges, opportunities and trends that are shaping the energy storage landscape.

Chart the progress made under the impact of IRA and discover the next stage of progression in energy storage deployment.

- Jack Godshall, Co-Founder, Chief Commercial Officer at Jupiter Power

As the effort to reach net zero gains momentum, our energy systems are increasingly reliant on renewable generation and the electrification of heat and transport. This stage of the energy transition will require significant levels of flexibility to help match demand with intermittent supply. Charlotte Johnson, will discuss the role battery storage, the total size of the market and the potential revenue battery owners should be expecting to achieve..

Speaker:

- Charlotte Johnson, Chief of Staff and Global Head of Markets at KrakenFlex, Octopus Energy Group

With states such as Texas, California, Massachusetts & New York leading the way in early energy storage adoption, the industry is now faced with long queue times in these states that hampers development & deployment of energy storage.

Gain insight from key industry experts as we explore the potential of upcoming markets in the US and analyze favourable regulatory frameworks and commitments to renewable energy integration. 

Speakers:

- Annamalai Muthu, VP of Energy Storage, ENGIE

- Scott Murtishaw, Executive Director, California Energy Storage Alliance

- Becky Robinson, Principal Economist, Director, Market Strategy and Governance, CAISO

Moderator:

- Bonnie Lind, Vice President of Business Development; Global Energy and Climate Tech Practice, Brown and Brown

Gain insight from the leading US utilities and developers on their current energy storage construction projects

Hear what stage they are at in the construction process and what lessons they have learned so far to ensure you don’t make the same mistakes.

Learn from industry leaders to best ensure your projects are a success

- Tommy Greer, Chief Commercial Officer and Executive VP at Arevon Energy

Review and reinforce the role that energy storage can play in the Grid system, and how the maturity of energy storage will impact future grid planning projects.

How can energy storage continue to provide critical value in grid stability, reliability & demand management.

Explore how quickly maturing technology such as Virtual Power Plants and microgrids can help with load reduction and create a more efficient and resilient grid.

Speakers:

- Ajay Arora, Chief Renewable Development Officer, Ameren

- Julia Souder, CEO, LDES Council

- Richard Dovere, Managing Member, C2 Energy Capital

Moderator:

- Peter Belmonte, Vice President, Commercial Development, Quanta Infrastructure Solutions Group, LLC

Explore how the IRA has impacted the Energy Storage Industry so far in 2023, and learn about its impact for the rest of the decade. 

Learn about how innovative energy storage will be a game-changer for renewable energy. 

Analyze how new ideas and regulations provide exciting opportunities for the development and growth of large-scale energy storage projects.

Speaker:

- Bill Gross, Founder and Chairman, LDES

Despite energy storage’s accelerated growth curve, it is yet to make up ground in the realm of digitalization. Discover how innovative asset management tools are poised to unlock the promise of energy storage’s central role in the future of the US grid.

Understand the importance of data transparency in underpinning a successful asset management strategy that stays on top of Operations & Maintenance requirements & resolving issues to improve asset lifetimes and efficiencies.

Discover how energy storage owners and operators need to demonstrate high asset performance strategy to investors in order to provide a strong business case for future projects.

 Speaker:

- Paul Zavesoff, VP, Asset Management, GridStor

Understand how energy storage can be effectively deployed in both existing and future projects to combat curtailment, regulate supply and demand, and allow for grid arbitrage.

Chart the course for long-duration energy storage systems like iron-flow batteries that are able to bridge the gap between intermittent renewables and energy demands, which will enable clean energy to power the grid reliably.

Speakers:

- Dr Tu Nguyen, Principal member of Technical Staff, Analytics and Controls Lead, Sandia National Labs

- Gabriel Yamal, Senior Director of Development for West Mexico and Energy Storage, EDP Renewables

- Craig Gustafson, Senior Engineering Manager, Scout Clean Energy

Moderator:

-Sharat Singh, Founding CEO and Chief Architect at Quadrical.Ai

Uncover how energy storage solutions underpin the success of advanced microgrids, which allow local power generation assets to keep the local grid running even when the larger grid experiences interruptions or failures.

Explore the key learnings of how a microgrid can be deployed to accelerate grid modernization, improve energy reliability, and ensure no customer is left in the cold.

Understand the next steps in the development of microgrids and understand how leading utilities see their importance as a component in a modern grid.

Speaker:

- Sherif AbdelRazek, Director, Renewables Engineering - Energy Storage and Microgrids, Duke Energy Corporation

With the increase in energy storage projects projected to rise exponentially over the coming years, a real industry concern centers around the safe operation of energy storage systems. Discover the dangers of operation, and understand the typical risks associated with ESS.

Discover what a robust maintenance program looks like for a utility-scale ESS and understand the profound impact that this can have on asset performance and lifetime.

Explore the advantages and importance of implementing hazard detection systems, or tools that can monitor system conditions and spot risks early in order to inform a data-driven maintenance strategy.

Speaker:

- Dr Babu Chalamala,Senior Scientist, Grid Modernization and Energy Storage,Sandia National Laboratories

- Jim Bishop, VP Advanced Technologies, Ameresco

Moderator:
Walter Meisner, Director of Development Energy Storage, MN8 Energy