BESS Solution for Energy Storage Business Financing

Battery energy storage systems (BESS) are accepted as one of the key solutions to address these challenges. BESS can respond to real-time renewable energy fluctuation challenges through its fast response capability (congestion relief, frequency regulation, wholesale arbitrage, etc.).

SA, Cushman & Wakefield ResearchBESS – The ConceptA BESS secures electrical energy from renewable and non-renewable sources and collects and saves it in rechargeable batteries for use at a later date. When energy is needed, it is released from the BESS to power demand to lessen any disparity b

it in rechargeable batteries for use at a later date. When energy is needed, it is released from the BESS to power demand to lessen any isparity between energy demand and energy generation.BESS types include those that use lead-acid batteries, lithium-ion batteries, flow bat

Although risk-taking investors seeking a higher return on their investment in BESS can translate into higher energy tariffs, it is not ideal for large-scale adoption of BESS. Moreover, the capital available with this class of investors is limited compared to this solution's growth potential.

Together these services provide system control services to maintain the grid within 50 Hz +/- 1%, and some (particularly DC) are well suited to BESS given its ability to respond very quickly (sub 1 second) to ensure small deviations from the target frequency do not develop into larger issues.

BESS assets are more technically complex than many of the assets that come across the average UK project finance lender's desk. This nascent market is rapidly adapting to several somewhat unpredictable factors and its impact on both senior debt cover ratios and equity IRRs.