Value Stacking: Application of BESS to many typical use cases
How can Battery Energy Storage Solutions (BESS) be made commercially viable in New Zealand? Read our latest report, developed in collaboration with EECA and Sapere.
Battery energy storage is a key innovation to enabling decarbonisation of New Zealand's energy system. Ara Ake has an ongoing research theme into this topic, with previous work looking at the innovation into battery storage technologies, and the opportunities that arise from new chemistries for different use cases.
A new collaborative report from the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA), Ara Ake and Sapere now provides the latest insights on how to realise the value from Battery Energy Storage Solutions (BESS) in several different commercial settings:
The customer lens
As industries decarbonise, storage technologies need to be considered as part of any intervention investment. The potential benefits of BESS depends heavily on the specific characteristics of the site.
See EECA report for more detail
The innovators lens
To unlock the full potential of BESS, New Zealand should explore innovative commercial models that deliver value to multiple stakeholders. This report models real-world scenarios to show where BESS can be commercially deployed and identifies key barriers to adoption. It also highlights how non-network solutions could help solve network challenges, creating greater value for the system as a whole.
Read the Ara Ake report Value Stacking: Application of BESS to many typical use cases
CentrePort - a case study
Ara Ake has partnered with CentrePort to demonstrate these new commercial opportunities in the real-world. CentrePort is tackling the challenge of decarbonising its operations by electrifying heavy vehicles and piloting innovative energy solutions. With plans to install EV chargers, they face electricity supply constraints. Supported by Ara Ake, CentrePort is exploring a BESS to enable sustainable growth and network innovation.
Find out about the CentrePort project
