AI, Automation and the Control Room: What Should Humans Still Be Deciding?
A large portion of operators are already automating data analysis and low-risk tasks. The debate is now about where AI can assist asset managers in grid code compliance and operational decisions.
Data That Earns Its Keep: From Monitoring to Operational Intelligence
How should asset owners and operators examine what data is collected and what decisions it changes: state-of-health and state-of-charge estimation across mixed battery portfolios, and the difference between a dashboard and a decision-support tool?
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Grid-Scale Risk: Cybersecurity in the BESS Asset Chain
Cyber failures can escalate into grid level stability risks. The Cyber Security and Resilience Bill, currently before Parliament, is shifting cyber resilience from guidance to legal duty. The Smart Secure Electricity Systems (SSES) programme is moving from programme to practice.
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Roundtables: Augmentation, Repowering and Decommissioning Decisions
Assets commissioned in 2015 and 2016 are approaching their first major lifecycle inflection point. No one in GB has fully decommissioned a utility-scale battery, as of April 2026. This roundtable works through the practical questions: how do you value residual equipment, what happens to warranties through augmentation, how is recycling liability allocated in an LTSA […]
Degradation in Practice: What the Real Numbers Are Telling Us
Are assets degrading faster or slower than expected? Where is the gap coming from, and what does it mean for augmentation timing and residual value?
The LTSA Trap: What Operators Are Getting Wrong
During LTSA negotiations, what clauses create liability: availability thresholds, operating profile compliance windows, OEM warranty stand-still when contractors change, liability caps and the contractual consequences when optimisers push assets beyond their modelled cycling profile.
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Optimisation at Portfolio Scale: When One Asset Becomes Twenty
As portfolios grow, the complexity of coordinating dispatch, tracking performance and managing teams can grow faster than headcount.
