Future-Proof BESS: Procurement, Design and Lessons from Operating Projects

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Recording from Wednesday, April 1, 2026 | Battery Business & Development Forum | Language: English | Duration: 71:11 .

Technical decisions made early in a battery storage project have long-term consequences for performance, reliability and revenue. This session examines how procurement, system design and construction choices affect project outcomes — and what developers should do differently.

The session is structured in two parts: first, a focus on procurement and component quality, including insights from factory audits; second, real-world cases from operating projects, analysing where design assumptions failed and how issues could have been avoided.

What you will discuss:

  • What developers should prioritize when procuring batteries and key components — including insights from factory audits

  • Which design choices have the biggest impact on long-term performance and flexibility

  • How to prepare systems for augmentation and changing market requirements

  • Typical issues observed in real projects, including SOC errors, PCS configuration, thermal management and control system integration

  • How to align EPC, system integration and operational strategy from the start

Modeation

Michael Fuhs
pv magazine

Speaker

Garikoitz Sarriegi Etxeberria
Head of Converter and Storage Services
Kiwa PI Berlin

Vural Oezcan
COO
juniz

Hamid Bardideh
Solution Manager
HyperStrong International

Mohammed Qudaih
Technical Director
Utility Smart PV & ESS

Darya Rüwald
Director Battery Intelligence
ACCURE Battery Intelligence GmbH

Lutz Morawietz
Head of Algorithm Develompent
volytica diagnostics

Nils Twietmeyer
Senior Business Development Manager
Wärtsilä Energy Storage

Julong Wang
Business Development Manager
EVE

Hauke Lapschies
Originator
Energy2market

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