As the industry evolves, the role of battery storage is expanding beyond just wholesale trading. The demand for stability services such as synthetic inertia and reactive power are increasing as more renewables enter the grid. In this episode, we take a look Zenobē’s Blackhillock BESS project, the UK’s first large-scale battery storage project with a stability contract from National Grid. Feautring grid-forming inverters, it aims to provide crucial reactive power and inertia to support renewable ...
Mar 06, 2025•48 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast As the industry evolves, the role of battery storage is expanding beyond just wholesale trading. The demand for stability services such as synthetic inertia and reactive power are increasing as more renewables enter the grid. In this episode, we take a look Zenobē’s Blackhillock BESS project, the UK’s first large-scale battery storage project with a stability contract from National Grid. Feautring grid-forming inverters, it aims to provide crucial reactive power and inertia to support renewable ...
Mar 06, 2025•48 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast Raising capital is one of the biggest challenges in the energy storage industry today. While banks and institutional investors are providing more financing than ever, securing debt for battery projects still comes with complexities - especially when dealing with merchant risk. So, how are lenders evaluating storage projects, and what does it take to get a deal across the line? This week on Transmission, Quentin is joined by Brandon Faber (Director at NORD/LB) - to discuss the evolving landscape ...
Feb 27, 2025•38 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast Raising capital is one of the biggest challenges in the energy storage industry today. While banks and institutional investors are providing more financing than ever, securing debt for battery projects still comes with complexities - especially when dealing with merchant risk. So, how are lenders evaluating storage projects, and what does it take to get a deal across the line? This week on Transmission, Quentin is joined by Brandon Faber (Director at NORD/LB) - to discuss the evolving landscape ...
Feb 27, 2025•38 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast Sodium-ion batteries are at a critical moment of commercialization. With challenges in the lithium-ion supply chains, alternative battery chemistries are gaining attention. Could sodium-based solid-state batteries provide a safer, more sustainable path for large-scale grid storage? With low cost and readily available materials, sodium-ion technology could be a huge competitor. This week, Quentin Scrimshire is joined by Dr. Neil Kidner, Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer at Adena Power, to d...
Feb 21, 2025•36 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast Sodium-ion batteries are at a critical moment of commercialization. With challenges in the lithium-ion supply chains, alternative battery chemistries are gaining attention. Could sodium-based solid-state batteries provide a safer, more sustainable path for large-scale grid storage? With low cost and readily available materials, sodium-ion technology could be a huge competitor. This week, Quentin Scrimshire is joined by Dr. Neil Kidner, Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer at Adena Power, to d...
Feb 21, 2025•36 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast Accurately measuring a battery’s state of charge might seem like a simple task, but small errors can have huge financial consequences. From base point deviations to inaccurate market bids, asset owners are leaving money on the table due to imprecise battery management systems. Could better software and real-time analytics unlock greater returns? This week, Quentin is joined by Shyam Srinivasan, CEO and Co-Founder of Zitara Technologies, to discuss how advanced battery analytics can improve accur...
Feb 13, 2025•34 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast Accurately measuring a battery’s state of charge might seem like a simple task, but small errors can have huge financial consequences. From base point deviations to inaccurate market bids, asset owners are leaving money on the table due to imprecise battery management systems. Could better software and real-time analytics unlock greater returns? This week, Quentin is joined by Shyam Srinivasan, CEO and Co-Founder of Zitara Technologies, to discuss how advanced battery analytics can improve accur...
Feb 13, 2025•34 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast Commodity markets are often misunderstood—opaque, complex, and heavily influenced by regulation, liquidity constraints, and global supply chains. But what role do interdealer brokers play in facilitating large-scale transactions and ensuring market stability? This week, Quentin Scrimshire is joined by Campbell Faulkner, Senior Vice President and Chief Data Analyst at OTC Global Holdings. With decades of experience in commodity trading, market structure, and risk management, Campbell shares his i...
Feb 06, 2025•1 hr 6 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast Commodity markets are often misunderstood—opaque, complex, and heavily influenced by regulation, liquidity constraints, and global supply chains. But what role do interdealer brokers play in facilitating large-scale transactions and ensuring market stability? This week, Quentin Scrimshire is joined by Campbell Faulkner, Senior Vice President and Chief Data Analyst at OTC Global Holdings. With decades of experience in commodity trading, market structure, and risk management, Campbell shares his i...
Feb 06, 2025•1 hr 6 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast The Northeast has long been one of the most complex regions for battery storage development in the U.S. While Texas and California have surged ahead, PJM and NYISO have struggled with slow interconnection processes, shifting policy landscapes, and unpredictable market signals. But is that starting to change? This week, Quentin is joined by Paul Reed, Founder and CEO of RSunrise Energy, to discuss why he believes the Northeast is primed for a battery storage resurgence. With deep experience in PJ...
Jan 30, 2025•41 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast The Northeast has long been one of the most complex regions for battery storage development in the U.S. While Texas and California have surged ahead, PJM and NYISO have struggled with slow interconnection processes, shifting policy landscapes, and unpredictable market signals. But is that starting to change? This week, Quentin is joined by Paul Reed, Founder and CEO of RSunrise Energy, to discuss why he believes the Northeast is primed for a battery storage resurgence. With deep experience in PJ...
Jan 30, 2025•41 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast Grid stability is becoming increasingly complex with the growing integration of renewable energy sources. Unlike traditional power generation, wind and solar lack the inherent inertia needed to maintain a stable grid. Enter technologies like synchronous compensators: advanced spinning machines that deliver the critical inertia required to balance the grid and ensure a reliable power supply. Leading the charge in addressing these challenges are initiatives such as the Stability Pathfinders, which...
Jan 23, 2025•51 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast Grid stability is becoming increasingly complex with the growing integration of renewable energy sources. Unlike traditional power generation, wind and solar lack the inherent inertia needed to maintain a stable grid. Enter technologies like synchronous compensators: advanced spinning machines that deliver the critical inertia required to balance the grid and ensure a reliable power supply. Leading the charge in addressing these challenges are initiatives such as the Stability Pathfinders, which...
Jan 23, 2025•51 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast Connecting renewable projects to the grid is often a technical and administrative labyrinth, with long wait times for connection approval and the deadline of clean power by 2030 fast approaching - time is of the essence. Today we explore the challenges of integrating projects, from local distribution networks to large-scale transmission systems, and highlights the pivotal role of reforms and collaboration in ensuring the UK meets its energy goals. Catherine Cleary, Specialist Connections Enginee...
Jan 16, 2025•50 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast Connecting renewable projects to the grid is often a technical and administrative labyrinth, with long wait times for connection approval and the deadline of clean power by 2030 fast approaching - time is of the essence. Today we explore the challenges of integrating projects, from local distribution networks to large-scale transmission systems, and highlights the pivotal role of reforms and collaboration in ensuring the UK meets its energy goals. Catherine Cleary, Specialist Connections Enginee...
Jan 16, 2025•50 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast Energy grids, markets and regulatory landscapes are evolving fast. The strategies used by BESS operators must be dynamic, as operators face a maze of regional markets, shifting policies, and cutting-edge technologies. In this episode Ali Karimian, Market Optimization Director at GridBeyond joins Quentin to explore the challenges and opportunities in markets like ERCOT, California, PJM, shedding light on critical developments such as PJM’s recent capacity market overhaul and the surge in demand r...
Jan 09, 2025•41 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast Energy grids, markets and regulatory landscapes are evolving fast. The strategies used by BESS operators must be dynamic, as operators face a maze of regional markets, shifting policies, and cutting-edge technologies. In this episode Ali Karimian, Market Optimization Director at GridBeyond joins Quentin to explore the challenges and opportunities in markets like ERCOT, California, PJM, shedding light on critical developments such as PJM’s recent capacity market overhaul and the surge in demand r...
Jan 09, 2025•41 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast The National Electricity System or NEM, is Australia’s largest energy market and one of the largest interconnected electricity systems in the world, delivering around 80% of all electricity consumption in Australia. As Australia transitions toward a renewable emission-free system, the market must adapt to changes in electricity generation and emerging technologies. This episode takes a look at the state of renewable penetration in Australia, an overview of the largest market in the country, what...
Dec 18, 2024•36 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast The National Electricity System or NEM, is Australia’s largest energy market and one of the largest interconnected electricity systems in the world, delivering around 80% of all electricity consumption in Australia. As Australia transitions toward a renewable emission-free system, the market must adapt to changes in electricity generation and emerging technologies. This episode takes a look at the state of renewable penetration in Australia, an overview of the largest market in the country, what...
Dec 18, 2024•36 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast Hydropower is a renewable, reliable source of energy that consistently meets peak demand while also offering long-duration, high-capacity storage and generation solutions for Great Britain. From tidal range systems to pumped hydro, hydropower encompasses a range of proven technologies with predictable performance and a track record of durability. The question now is: what must change to fully harness the potential of these invaluable energy assets? In this episode, Kate Gilmartin, Chief Executiv...
Dec 12, 2024•38 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast Hydropower is a renewable, reliable source of energy that consistently meets peak demand while also offering long-duration, high-capacity storage and generation solutions for Great Britain. From tidal range systems to pumped hydro, hydropower encompasses a range of proven technologies with predictable performance and a track record of durability. The question now is: what must change to fully harness the potential of these invaluable energy assets? In this episode, Kate Gilmartin, Chief Executiv...
Dec 12, 2024•38 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast The global battery energy storage market is undergoing rapid transformation. The decline in cell prices, fueled by fluctuations in lithium costs, has seen a surge in battery production, particularly in regions like China. However, the potential introduction of tariffs on U.S. manufacturers highlights the challenges of navigating the balance between global supply chains and domestic production. While lithium-based technologies continue to dominate, emerging alternatives such as sodium-ion and flo...
Dec 05, 2024•43 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast The global battery energy storage market is undergoing rapid transformation. The decline in cell prices, fueled by fluctuations in lithium costs, has seen a surge in battery production, particularly in regions like China. However, the potential introduction of tariffs on U.S. manufacturers highlights the challenges of navigating the balance between global supply chains and domestic production. While lithium-based technologies continue to dominate, emerging alternatives such as sodium-ion and flo...
Dec 05, 2024•43 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast In today’s world, environmental degradation, resource depletion, and growing waste generation are clear indicators that the conventional linear economy is not sustainable. Battery storage systems, however, present a unique opportunity for change. Their materials are highly recyclable and this value can be extracted either through material recovery or second-life applications. However significant challenges remain in the recycling process. Transitioning batteries into a circular economy is essent...
Nov 28, 2024•43 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast In today’s world, environmental degradation, resource depletion, and growing waste generation are clear indicators that the conventional linear economy is not sustainable. Battery storage systems, however, present a unique opportunity for change. Their materials are highly recyclable and this value can be extracted either through material recovery or second-life applications. However significant challenges remain in the recycling process. Transitioning batteries into a circular economy is essent...
Nov 28, 2024•43 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast The introduction of balancing settlement code modification P415 aims to open up wholesale markets to all types of flexibility, decreasing barriers to entry for independent aggregators by allowing participation beyond a consumer’s licensed electricity supplier. Energy consumers that can be flexible with usage, do not currently see any value from their actions, except through their licensed electricity supplier, who not offer demand response services. The introduction of P415 will enable flexible ...
Nov 21, 2024•39 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast The introduction of balancing settlement code modification P415 aims to open up wholesale markets to all types of flexibility, decreasing barriers to entry for independent aggregators by allowing participation beyond a consumer’s licensed electricity supplier. Energy consumers that can be flexible with usage, do not currently see any value from their actions, except through their licensed electricity supplier, who not offer demand response services. The introduction of P415 will enable flexible ...
Nov 21, 2024•39 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast A ‘Herculean effort’ in renewable buildout is the description used in NESO’s Clean Power 2030 report, outlining practical advice for the government on achieving a power system by 2030. The report defines what ‘Clean Energy’ means (>95% clean power generation by 2030) and discusses what buildout would need to look like in order to reach these targets. A staggering 70GW of new renewable generation is predicted to be needed to reach the targets in the ambitious Further Flex and Renewables scenar...
Nov 14, 2024•34 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast A ‘Herculean effort’ in renewable buildout is the description used in NESO’s Clean Power 2030 report, outlining practical advice for the government on achieving a power system by 2030. The report defines what ‘Clean Energy’ means (>95% clean power generation by 2030) and discusses what buildout would need to look like in order to reach these targets. A staggering 70GW of new renewable generation is predicted to be needed to reach the targets in the ambitious Further Flex and Renewables scenar...
Nov 14, 2024•34 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast 
