The Value of BESS as a Transmission Asset (SATA) for the Power System

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Recording of Wednesday, May 07, 2025 | The smarter E Europe | Conference Program | Language: English | Duration: 11:37 .

Taiwan Power Company Partners with Foxwell Power for Enhanced Dynamic Frequency Regulation Amid Growing Energy Demands

In the session, two use cases were discussed. The first involved Saft collaborating with Foxwell Power in Taiwan to enhance dynamic frequency regulation for Taiwan Power Company (TPC). This initiative was driven by increased power demand due to chip manufacturing and AI data centers. A 75 megawatt power within a 172.5 megawatt-hour battery resource was commissioned in April 2024 to address these challenges through energy shifting and frequency control, alleviating grid congestion during peak hours from midday until evening. Operationally, this project required coordination between TPC's platform forecasts and automatic frequency control systems, ensuring executed power remained within transactional limits agreed upon contractually between TPC and Foxwell. An example of its effectiveness occurred when an earthquake hit Taiwan on April 3rd, reducing grid frequencies; the system responded swiftly by injecting significant capacity into the grid. The presentation also highlighted broader implications for countries like France-UK interconnection issues or Germany’s TSOs preparing comprehensive services amidst evolving demands for fast response times using batteries as inertia support mechanisms across various national grids.

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Dr. Sankara Subramanian
Utility Market Leader
Saft Batteries
France

Grid planners face the complex challenge of transmitting energy from emerging renewable generation hubs to demand centers, while also addressing the growing need for high-capacity connections for storage plants, electrolyzers, and data centers. These developments present significant challenges for grid planners, grid operators, service providers and project developers. This session will explore the technical, regulatory, and logistical hurdles involved in managing these demands and examine innovative solutions to ensure reliable, efficient grid integration and future-proof energy systems. It also discusses the importance of system planning and examines how different stakeholders can contribute to optimization efforts that enable better prioritization of investments and the achievement of European goals.

Further Talks of this session:

Speaker

Dr. Andrzej Ceglarz
Director Energy Systems
Renewables Grid Initiative
Germany

Video is not available.

Speaker

Dr. Anser A. Shakoor
Executive Leader
GE Vernova
United Kingdom

To Talk

Speaker

Dr. Alexandre Oudalov
Manager Power Systems of the Future
Hitachi Energy Germany AG
Germany

To Talk

Speaker

Dr. Dominik Schlipf
Team Manager System Balance
TransnetBW GmbH
Germany

To Talk

Speaker

Matthias Kuring
Senior Expert Balancing Concepts
50Hertz Transmission
Germany

To Talk

Speaker

Dr. Sankara Subramanian
Utility Market Leader
Saft Batteries
France

Dr. Anser A. Shakoor
Executive Leader
GE Vernova
United Kingdom

Dr. Dominik Schlipf
Team Manager System Balance
TransnetBW GmbH
Germany

Dr. Alexandre Oudalov
Manager Power Systems of the Future
Hitachi Energy Germany AG
Germany

Matthias Kuring
Senior Expert Balancing Concepts
50Hertz Transmission
Germany

Dr. Andrzej Ceglarz
Director Energy Systems
Renewables Grid Initiative
Germany

To Talk

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