As battery energy storage systems become larger, more sophisticated, and increasingly critical to grid reliability, project success depends on much more than selecting a battery vendor.
PGS Energy's LIVE In-Depth Seminar: Grid Batteries – Valuation, Design, Procurement, and Operations provides a comprehensive, real-world education covering the complete lifecycle of utility-scale BESS projects—from market valuation and use-case analysis through system design, procurement, commissioning, operations, and advanced software and controls.
Participants learn how to maximize project value through stacked services, optimize sizing and technology selection, develop procurement strategies, evaluate suppliers, understand warranties and performance testing, and navigate today's rapidly evolving regulatory and market landscape.
The course is taught by Dr. Randell Johnson, CEO of Acelerex, and incorporates practical lessons from Acelerex's work delivering advanced EMS, SCADA, Power Plant Controller (PPC), Grid Analytics, Digital Twin, commissioning, optimization, and owner's engineering solutions for utilities, developers, IPPs, and investors worldwide. Rather than focusing solely on battery hardware, this seminar demonstrates how advanced software, analytics, automation, and operational strategies transform battery assets into high-performing grid resources capable of delivering maximum technical and financial value throughout their lifecycle.
Battery energy storage use cases--Energy Arbitrage, Spinning Reserve, Non-Sync Spinning Reserve, Regulation, Operating Reserve, Renewables Integration, EV Charging, Frequency Response, Black Start, and Others
Energy storage benefits for the power system
Identification of electricity storage services to enable higher penetration of VRE – covering methods, etc.
System Value Stacking for Energy Storag
5. Orienting to Value stacking - Financial benefits of Energy Systems Storage Optimizing and Stacking system values:
6. Energy Storage Policy & Planning
Policy case studies with Energy Storage CA, MA, NY and others
Microgrids and Island Grids Roadmap Planning and Policies
Policy Approach’s and Mechanisms
Regulatory metrics
Case studies on various BESS plant focus on utility scale.
Analysis and methodology for the system value of electricity storage vs. other flexibility (ocgt, ccgt, engine, etc) option
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Dr. Johnson is CEO of Acelerex and has expertise and experience in the Valuation, Design, Procurement, and Operations of Grid Batteries
Dr. Johnson has been involved in the Energy Storage Road Map for the Maldives, Bermuda Energy Storage Sizing Study, New York Energy Storage Road Map, Massachusetts State of Charge Study, MISO Energy Storage Study, Ontario Energy Storage Study, and numerous other energy storage studies. He was selected by the World Bank to study 100% carbon-free grids with energy storage and Acelerex software and methods were selected by the International Agency for increasing penetration of renewables with energy storage. Dr. Johnson has invented and developed software for battery analytics and battery real time control. He is expert at power markets and valuation of energy storage to maximize utilization of existing transmission systems and co-optimization of transmission and other resources in addition of co-optimization of energy and ancillary services. A Harvard Business Case has been written for energy storage that includes methods pioneered by Dr. Johnson.
Dr. Johnson holds a Ph.D. in Power Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and an MS in Economics from Cass Business School, UK, and a Utility Corporate Finance Certificate for Gas and Electric Utilities from UConn Business School. Dr. Johnson has background in strategy, regulatory finance, economic optimizations, quantitative finance, electricity and energy markets, public policy, technical grid design, real-time optimizations, and high-performance computing.
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Among those who will benefit from this training program include energy and electric power executives; attorneys; government regulators; traders & trading support staff; marketing, sales, purchasing & risk management personnel; accountants & auditors; plant operators; engineers; and corporate planners.
Types of companies that typically attend this program include energy producers and marketers; utilities; banks & financial houses; industrial companies; accounting, law firms; municipal utilities; government regulators and electric generators.
This fundamental online training program has no prerequisites. No advance preparation is required.
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