A view of the VERBUND battery storage system from above. Here you can basically see a small unit of blue containers.

Battery storage marketing with VERBUND Power-Flex

Tap into new business models and maximise revenue streams

The integration of battery storage systems is key to converting our energy system. VERBUND offers innovative management concepts that give storage system operators a wide range of opportunities to develop new business models and maximise revenue streams.

In addition to traditional use in marketing primary and secondary control power, as well as peak load smoothing for distribution networks, the digital solution from VERBUND can increase the generation value of photovoltaic and wind power plants by combining plants with battery storage. Optimised intermediate storage can also be used to boost the supply of industrial consumers with their own PV electricity. These flexibilities also offer opportunities for arbitrage trading and swing trading on the increasingly important intraday market.

For information on battery storage collaboration models, see Battery storage

Core competency in storage marketing

Battery storage marketing at VERBUND takes place on its high-performance optimisation platform Volery, which was developed in-house and is based on years of experience in marketing pumped storage with more than 3,000 MW. We have been successfully marketing and optimising battery storage systems on the Austrian and German markets since 2018. Currently, the marketed battery storage capacity in Germany is more than 200 MW and 250 MWh and is continually growing.

Our customers benefit from VERBUND’s in-depth experience in optimising hydropower storage facilities and marketing wind power and photovoltaic generation facilities. As a reliable trading partner in all energy markets, we offer you the chance to make optimum use of your storage resources and benefit from the best market opportunities.

Large battery storage units for industry are located on a company site in Schwabmünchen.

Everything from a single source – resource-efficient and fully automated

VERBUND takes over the entire management of the battery storage for you and supports you with project planning. Our storage marketing offer includes:

Prequalification
Optimisation
Collateral
Green electricity supply to ancillary equipment
Balancing group management
Reporting, and much more.

The marketing process is fully automated, from reporting on availability and marginal conditions, to use optimisation and marketing on all short-term energy markets, through to plant control and transparent reporting.

Large battery storage units for industry are located on a company site.

Optimising and managing battery storage in real time

Our Volery optimisation platform allows you to optimise and manage battery storage in real time, maximising the efficiency of your storage solutions. Volery continually monitors restrictions, complex ancillary conditions and warranty conditions such as charge states, efficiency, cycle count, average fill level and depth of discharge and reacts instantly to changes. Thanks to this comprehensive monitoring, the platform responds immediately, ensuring you get the most from your storage resources.

The inner workings of an industrial battery storage system with hundreds of storage, control and cooling elements.

Smart trading algorithms for optimal market participation

The trading algorithms developed by VERBUND ensure that offers are marketed intelligently and take opportunities on all markets into account. When control power or surcharges are called up on the stock exchange, the systems receive the control signal directly via the pre-installed VERBUND power plant box at the customer’s plant.

Thanks to our standardised interfaces, we guarantee fast and uncomplicated system connection. The marketing and management of battery storage systems is fully automated, requiring robust algorithms, secure and advanced IT infrastructure, and extensive digital expertise to ensure reliable participation on all markets.

In addition, our experienced traders monitor the systems and markets around the clock, i.e. 24/7, to respond quickly to unforeseen events and support our customers as effectively as possible.

Large battery storage facilities for industry are located on a company site next to a small wooded area.

Focus on technology and service life

VERBUND is itself an investor and operator of large-scale battery storage systems that are used as stand-alone or co-located solutions, i.e. in combination with renewable generation plants and/or consumers, and works intensively with leading project developers and technology providers. In all of our projects, we place particular emphasis on the economic consideration over the entire life cycle of the battery storage system.

The volatility of the energy markets often requires a rapid adjustment of our optimisation and trading algorithms compared to the original business case. To take the impacts on wear and tear (degradation) and return on investment (ROI) into account, we use simulation models of the battery storage cells to test the changed utilisation and incorporate the findings directly into the further development of our algorithms.

The constantly changing demands on market design and the organisation of the energy markets open up new areas of potential that we are also making available to our customers. Despite the growing complexity in marketing, our goal is to make the process as transparent and easy as possible for our customers.

The aerial view shows a battery storage facility with several blue containers on a property. In the background, solar panels are on the roof of a building, along with electrical installations. The surroundings are green and rural.

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Security & independence for your generation

Use electricity when tariff costs are high and recharge when tariff costs are low – this flexibility is provided by the VERBUND storage offer. Energy storage gives your company control over when you obtain and use your energy. The battery storage system is charged when energy is cheaper and used when electricity prices are highest.