Details
1-day course
CPD Credit: 4 hours, C1
Course Overview
- OWC will aim to demystify the terminology surrounding energy
storage by defining key terms and acronyms, detailing the technical concepts
for a non-technical audience;
- Provide an understanding of how energy storage can enable
the renewable energy transition;
- Provide an understanding of the commercial relevance of
different technology choices, including those currently utilised and those
expected to be commercially viable/available in the near future;
- Provide an understanding of the opportunities for energy
storage projects as the Irish market continues to move towards a higher
penetration of renewable generation;
- Aim to ensure participants gain sufficient understanding of
the development and construction processes for BESS projects to engage in
meaningful discussion with developers and contractors operating in the market;
- Provide an understanding of the challenges facing the energy
storage market in the short term and the opportunities to adapt and adopt new
technologies in the long term.
Course Outline
- Introduction:
- Basic principles of BESS technology and global landscape to
provide the context and baseline understanding required for the course;
- Outline the Irish renewable transition targets within
legislation and the progress towards these targets, with examples from the
Shaping Our Electricity Future report (2021);
- Outline of how energy storage can contribute to enabling the
renewable energy transition.
- Overview of the battery energy storage landscape for
Ireland:
- History of BESS installations in Northern Ireland and the
Republic of Ireland;
- Key regulatory changes that have enabled BESS in Northern
Ireland and the Republic of Ireland;
- Case studies of Irish BESS projects, looking at key
investors, developers and suppliers to this market.
- Existing revenue streams in Irish market:
- Ancillary services;
- Merchant revenue streams;
- Overview of justification for why these services and revenue
streams are being tendered, the typical technical requirements for these
services and the reason BESS are well suited to provide the services
- Constraints in the Irish electricity market and what it may
mean for energy storage, with a look ahead based on other global markets:
- Integration of energy storage with the Irish grid at a
distribution and transmission network level;
- Potential future grid services;
- Potential opportunities in different connection points.
- Questions and collaborative comments on perceived
opportunities. BESS technology:
- Key components of BESS;
- Advantages and disadvantages of different styles of BESS,
e.g. modular or containerised;
- Advantages and disadvantages of different battery
chemistries.
- Key principals of co-locating BESS with renewable
generation:
- Environmental considerations;
- Financial considerations;
- Overview of the different coupling configurations;
- Layout considerations for AC and DC coupling;
- Advantages and disadvantages of AC and DC coupling
addressing:
- Regulatory risks;
- Legal implications;
- Design optimisation;
- Grid connection risks.
- BESS construction considerations in Northern Ireland and the
Republic of Ireland:
- Key considerations in the development stages of BESS
projects;
- Key considerations for the planning application;
- Tier 1 contractors for BESS construction;
- Ownership boundaries with co-located PV projects;
- Fire safety requirements;
- Typical construction milestones and timelines;
- Key technical inputs to BESS construction contracting and
how the interfaces must be managed in co-located projects;
- Warranty considerations;
- Key principles for environmentally sustainable construction.
- BESS O&M:
- Key parties for BESS asset management;
- Overview of BESS degradation profiles;
- Typical lifetimes of key items of plant;
- Key technical inputs of O&M contracts, e.g. response
times, performance guarantees and maintenance of spare parts.
- Questions & comments on technology and Project
Development ~10 min;
- Challenges facing Irish BESS developers:
- Competition for grid connection;
- Supply chain constraints.
During the training the trainer will be happy to answer
relevant questions and a Question and Answer (Q&A) session will conclude
the course. Following the course, the key materials will be distributed to the
participants.
Who should attend
The training will be targeted at an audience new to energy
storage with an interest to operate in the Irish market. The level of detail
will be aimed at a non-technical audience or an audience new to energy storage
and will aim to provide an introduction to the Irish market for local and
international developers.
Trainer Profile
The training will be delivered by Aimee Besant, Energy
Storage Lead. Aimee has been working as a consultant in the energy storage
market for 6 years and has experience working on one of the earliest Northern
Irish energy storage projects, the Kells 50 MW development, amongst over
projects.
Aimee is accustomed to providing training and introductory
sessions to clients and colleagues and specialises in communicating technical
detail in an easily digestible manner for technical and non-technical
audiences.
Engineers Ireland supports the Sustainable Development Goals. This event contributes to Engineers Ireland's Sustainability Framework.
Please contact the Team for further information on scheduled course dates and In-Company options. You can reach us by phone: 01 665 1305 or email cpdtraining@engineersireland.ie