{"id":1534,"date":"2021-09-30T14:18:09","date_gmt":"2021-09-30T14:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/insights\/what-is-a-battery-energy-storage-system-bess\/"},"modified":"2024-12-13T10:40:16","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T10:40:16","slug":"what-is-a-battery-energy-storage-system-bess","status":"publish","type":"news-and-insights","link":"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/fr\/insights\/what-is-a-battery-energy-storage-system-bess\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS)?"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- Start Block: acf\/wysiwyg -->\n\n<section class=\"wysiwyg section-padding bg-white\">\n    <div class=\"container-fluid\">\n                    <div class=\"wysiwyg__wrapper\">\n        \n        <div class=\"row\">\n                        <div class=\"col-lg-12\">\n                                                                                    <div class=\"option-links\">\n                            <ul>\n                                                                                                        <li>\n                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/markets\/power-and-utilities\/renewables\/energy-storage\/\" \n                                        target=\"_self\">\n                                        Battery Energy Storage Systems                                        <\/a>\n                                    <\/li>\n                                                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                            \n                                                <\/div>\n\n                            <div class=\"col-lg-12 js-animated-content animated-content\">\n                    <p>Many companies want to harness the power of green energy. Doing so depends on finding the proper method of deploying this type of energy once it has been produced. Renewable energy requires a reliable and accessible storage method, and a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/markets\/power-and-utilities\/renewables\/energy-storage\/\">battery energy storage system<\/a>\u00a0(BESS) can assist with these needs. Understanding the components of battery energy storage may\u00a0give energy producers better power system flexibility and allow a more significant level of integration of renewable energy.<\/p>\n<p>BESS function similarly to the battery used in a flashlight, storing and offering power when needed. However, a BESS works on a larger scale and charges differently. It relies on algorithms to determine when energy should be produced and sent to the grid. By syncing this release with the periods when energy sees the most demand (energy peaks), electricity costs remain stable, and the supply keeps coming.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<!-- End Block: acf\/wysiwyg -->\n\n<!-- Start Block: acf\/innerpage-half-text-half-image -->\n\n<section class=\"half-and-half flex-row section-padding image-block-left bg-white text-column-one image-size-cover\">\n    <div class=\"half-and-half-image\">\n        <div class=\"half-and-half-image__wrap\">\n                                                <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-1128888172-1024x512.jpg\" class=\"object-fit\" alt=\"GettyImages-1128888172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-1128888172-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-1128888172-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-1128888172-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-1128888172-1536x768.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-1128888172-2048x1024.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-1128888172-1200x600.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>                                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"half-and-half-text\">\n        <div class=\"half-and-half-text__wrapper js-animated-content animated-content\">\n                                        <h2>What Are the Key Characteristics of a BESS?<\/h2>\n<p>The energy powering a BESS can come from different sources, such as wind and solar. Storage varies depending on characteristics unique to the system, such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How energy is generated now and in the future<\/li>\n<li>Connections to nearby power systems<\/li>\n<li>Electricity demand at different times<\/li>\n<li>The flexibility of sources used to generate energy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Two primary aims of BESS include decreasing energy costs and increasing its production. Engineers achieve this by balancing supply and demand through BESS. Storing energy can help customers transition to renewable energy sources when they are readily available. For instance, it means wind energy stays accessible even during a windless day, and energy providers can tap into stored solar power on cloudy days.<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<!-- End Block: acf\/innerpage-half-text-half-image -->\n\n<!-- Start Block: acf\/wysiwyg -->\n\n<section class=\"wysiwyg section-padding bg-white\">\n    <div class=\"container-fluid\">\n                    <div class=\"wysiwyg__wrapper\">\n        \n        <div class=\"row\">\n                        <div class=\"col-lg-12\">\n                                                                                \n                                                <\/div>\n\n                            <div class=\"col-lg-12 js-animated-content animated-content\">\n                    <h2>What Are the Applications of a BESS?<\/h2>\n<p>Having a BESS on-site can simplify everyday functions and offer backup should something unforeseen occur. BESS has many applications, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Operating reserves:\u00a0<\/b>Electricity demand and reserves should match up, and a BESS can help achieve this by charging or discharging at a lightning pace. They make excellent short-term and long-term reliability services, allowing for things such as demand load-following.<\/li>\n<li><b>Arbitrage:\u00a0<\/b>Electricity prices can rise and fall throughout the day. A BESS lets you charge during low-cost times and discharge during peak usage periods. A side effect of this is decreasing the curtailment of renewable energy.<\/li>\n<li><b>Peaking capacity:<\/b>\u00a0A BESS can help pair energy supply with peaking generation capacity, improving system reliability.<\/li>\n<li><b>Black starts:<\/b>\u00a0Before generating electricity the grid needs, large generators must receive an external source of electricity to address vital functions. While a power grid can provide this energy, a system failure can wipe out that ability, and an on-site BESS serves as a critical backup.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<!-- End Block: acf\/wysiwyg -->\n\n<!-- Start Block: acf\/innerpage-promotion-blocks -->\n\n<section class=\"image-cta\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2121\" height=\"1414\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/GettyImages-1448705361.jpg\" class=\"image-cta-bg object-fit\" alt=\"GettyImages-1448705361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/GettyImages-1448705361.jpg 2121w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/GettyImages-1448705361-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/GettyImages-1448705361-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/GettyImages-1448705361-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/GettyImages-1448705361-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/GettyImages-1448705361-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/GettyImages-1448705361-900x600.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2121px) 100vw, 2121px\" \/>    <div class=\"image-cta-back-curve\">\n        <span class=\"top\"><\/span>\n        <span class=\"bottom\"><\/span>\n        <span class=\"left\"><\/span>\n        <span class=\"right\"><\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"image-cta-front-curve\">\n        <span class=\"top\"><\/span>\n        <span class=\"bottom\"><\/span>\n        <span class=\"left\"><\/span>\n        <span class=\"right\"><\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"image-cta-overlay\">\n        <div class=\"image-cta-content js-animated-content animated-content\">\n            <h2>Learn About Battery Energy Storage Services From TRC<\/h2>\n<p>A BESS as part of an integrated renewable energy project can save time and money while offering new ways to take advantage of advances in clean energy. Having a reliable battery energy storage system design and understanding how to use it will bring many benefits.\u00a0<strong>Get in touch below to learn more\u00a0about how TRC can assist<\/strong>\u00a0with BESS and energy storage projects.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/contact-us\/\">Contact Us<\/a><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- End Block: acf\/innerpage-promotion-blocks -->\n\n<!-- Start Block: acf\/innerpage-news-and-insights -->\n<section class=\"image-cards image-cards--news-and-insights section-margins image-cards--with-slider image-cards--innerpage\">\n    <div class=\"container-fluid\">\n        <div class=\"image-cards__wrap\">\n            <div class=\"image-cards__left\">\n                <div>\n                    <h2>Partager nos perspectives<\/h2>\n<p>Nos praticiens partagent leurs id\u00e9es et leurs points de vue sur les tendances et les d\u00e9fis qui fa\u00e7onnent le march\u00e9.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"image-cards__btn\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/insights\/\" title=\"View More\" class=\"btn btn-tertiary\" >View More<\/a>                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"image-cards__right\">\n                    <div class=\"js-image-cards-slider fx-slider\">\n                        No posts found.                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<!-- End Block: acf\/innerpage-news-and-insights -->\n\n<!-- Start Block: core\/paragraph -->\n<div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-xxs-12\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<!-- End Block: core\/paragraph -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BESS function similarly to the battery used in a flashlight, storing and offering power when needed. 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