Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) – Commercial Models, Market Value, and Future Technologies

By the end of this course, the participants will be able to:

• Market-Centric Insights for High-Value Decision-Making
  • Understand how BESS reshapes electricity market dynamics, price formation, congestion patterns, and ancillary service needs—equipping you to design trading strategies or regulatory frameworks that reflect tomorrow’s realities.
• Clear Financial & Commercial Evaluation Tools
  • Master BESS revenue stacking, arbitrage potential, capacity payments, hybrid PPA structures, tolling agreements, and co-location value uplift to properly assess investment opportunities and de-risk financial decisions.
• Executive-Level Understanding of Risk & Regulation
  • Identify the regulatory gaps and policy levers driving storage deployment in Southeast Asia. Learn how market reforms, incentives, and grid codes influence bankability, system reliability, and private sector participation.
• Future-Proof Perspective on Technology & Market Trends
  • Gain clarity on short- and long-duration storage technologies, cost trajectories, supply chain constraints, and new models such as virtual power plants, ESaaS, and distributed storage ecosystems.
• Practical, Real-World Case Studies from the Region & Beyond
  • Explore leading BESS deployments in Singapore, the Philippines, Malaysia, China, Australia, India and the Middle East to understand what drives success—and what pitfalls to avoid.
• Designed for Cross-Disciplinary Leaders
  • Whether you trade power, structure deals, regulate markets, or invest in energy infrastructure, this program aligns diverse perspectives into a unified strategic understanding of how BESS becomes a high-value asset.

This course is designed for professionals and decision-makers across the power and energy value chain, including power utilities, renewable energy developers, energy trading companies, financial institutions, infrastructure investors, transmission system operators, and energy regulators. Key participants include:

• Electricity Traders and Power Market Analysts
• Energy Storage and Renewable Project Developers
• Commercial, Strategy and Business Development Executives
• Investment, Project Finance and Infrastructure Fund Professionals
• Utility Planning, Grid Operations and System Managers
• Policy Makers, Regulators and Energy Market Advisors

• Intermediate
• Advanced

This course combines expert-led lectures, real-world Southeast Asia case studies, and hands-on group exercises to bridge theory and practice. Participants will engage in interactive discussions, practical financial and commercial modeling, and team-based project design, reinforced through quizzes and peer learning. The program emphasizes applied decision-making, enabling participants to immediately translate insights into trading, investment, regulatory, and project development strategies.

Your expert course leader is a skilled and accomplished professional with over 25 years of extensive C-level experience in the energy markets worldwide. He has a strong expertise in all the aspects of (energy) commodity markets, international sales, marketing of services, derivatives trading, staff training and risk management within dynamic and high-pressure environments.

He received a Master’s degree in Law from the University of Utrecht in 1987. He started his career at the NLKKAS, the Clearing House of the Commodity Futures Exchange in Amsterdam. After working for the NLKKAS for five years, he was appointed as Member of the Management Board of the Agricultural Futures Exchange (ATA) in Amsterdam at the age of 31. While working for the Clearing House and exchange, he became an expert in all the aspects of trading and risk management of commodities. In 1997, he founded his own specialist-consulting firm that provides strategic advice about (energy) commodity markets, trading and risk management.

He has advised government agencies such as the European Commission, investment banks, major utilities and commodity trading companies and various energy exchanges and market places in Europe, CEE countries, North America and Asia. Some of the issues he has advised on are the development and implementation of a Risk Management Framework, investment strategies, trading and hedging strategies, initiation of Power Exchanges (APX) and other trading platforms, the set-up of (OTC) Clearing facilities, and feasibility and market studies like for the Oil, LNG and the Carbon Market. The latest additions are (Corporate) PPAs and Artificial Intelligence for energy firms.

Your expert course leader has given numerous seminars, workshops and (in-house) training sessions about both the physical and financial trading and risk management of commodity and carbon products. The courses have been given to companies all over the world, in countries like Japan, Singapore, Thailand, United Kingdom, Germany, Poland, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Malaysia, China, India, Belgium and the Netherlands.

He has published several articles in specialist magazines such as Commodities Now and Energy Risk and he is the co-author of a book called A Guide to Emissions Trading: Risk Management and Business Implications published by Risk Books in 2004.

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To further optimise your learning experience from our courses, we also offer individualized “One to One” coaching support for 2 hours post training. We can help improve your competence in your chosen area of interest, based on your learning needs and available hours. This is a great opportunity to improve your capability and confidence in a particular area of expertise. It will be delivered over a secure video conference call by one of our senior trainers. They will work with you to create a tailor-made coaching program that will help you achieve your goals faster.
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