How Even Regular Consumers Can Earn by Assisting the Grid

In the previous video, we explained how ancillary services work and why they are essential for the stability of the power grid. In the third part of our educational series, we will explore the FUERGY solutions that enable businesses and regular consumers to become part of the energy market and earn financial rewards for supporting the grid.

What will you learn in this video?

What is flexibility and how does it work?

Flexibility in the energy refers to the ability to quickly respond to changes between electricity production and consumption in real time. With the growing share of renewable sources like solar and wind power, balancing grid imbalances is becoming increasingly important. Flexibility helps minimize system deviations, ensure a reliable electricity supply and efficiently integrate renewable energy sources.

Flexibility can be achieved in a variety of ways, such as:

Managing consumption and production
Storing energy in batteries
Providing ancillary services for grid stability

FUERGY Solutions Providing Flexibility brAIn

For companies to effectively respond to grid fluctuations while also generating financial returns, they need the right technological tools. FUERGY offers solutions that enable businesses and regular consumers to become part of the energy market and earn rewards for supporting the grid.

FUERGY solutions are ideal for businesses with high energy consumption, such as manufacturing plants, logistics centers, shopping malls, or office buildings. With an annual consumption starting from 500 MWh, we can offer effective solutions if the company has a suitable consumption profile.

In addition to businesses, FUERGY solutions are also suitable for energy producers, such as small hydro power plants or solar farms, helping them maximize the utilization of their generated energy and improve their return on investment. See for yourself through our completed projects.

Unlike specialized ancillary service providers who assist the grid whenever requested by the transmission system operator, FUERGY solutions allow consumers to intelligently manage energy consumption and storage whenever it is convenient and profitable for them. This service is called Flexibility brAIn.

What is Flexibility brAIn?

Flexibility brAIn is a solution developed by FUERGY that manages the flexibility of battery storage and high energy-consuming devices. The system optimizes energy utilization, responds to price signals and grid conditions to minimize system costs at the transmission network level, while also generating additional revenue for the client through the provision of ancillary services.

Among the FUERGY solutions providing Flexibility brAIn are:

1. Smart Battery Storage brAIn

Unlike standard battery storage systems, which primarily store excess solar energy, brAIn charges and discharges practically nonstop, responding to the needs of both the consumer and the power grid. It utilizes an Energy Management System (EMS) to analyze consumption patterns, electricity prices and predicted grid fluctuations, ensuring optimal energy utilization.

The brAIn system maximizes battery capacity utilization, significantly shortening the return on investment period. Moreover, it operates efficiently even without photovoltaics, but when combined with solar power, brAIn enables more efficient utilization of solar energy.

A great example of such integration is our installation at Medeko, where a brAIn smart battery storage helps efficiently utilize energy from a local 999 kWp photovoltaic power plant. Thanks to this, the manufacturing facility has increased its self-consumption, contributes to grid stability and earns additional revenue for providing non-certified ancillary services.

2. Technology Regulation brAIn

Technology Regulation brAIn is a software solution that optimizes the performance of high energy-consuming equipment (such as furnaces, pumps and cooling systems) in real time. The system monitors online data, including regulating electricity prices, consumer consumption and grid forecasts, to maximize savings and financial gains.

This approach gives devices an additional purpose, allowing them to generate revenue for their owners without any noticeable impact on operations. However, the technology must be able to be adjusted within permitted limits. The regulation can take place in a fully automated mode or in a form where our system gives instructions, and the client's system or device operator evaluates whether the intervention can be carried out, keeping control in the hands of the client.

We have successfully implemented Flexibility brAIn at the National Football Stadium in Bratislava, where the system manages water-to-water heat pumps with a maximum output of 3,150 kW. These pumps are used for heating the pitch and cooling the stadium, and offer significant regulation potential. Thanks to intelligent control, the stadium not only optimizes its energy costs but also reduces emissions by providing non-certified ancillary services. And all of this comes with zero upfront investment, through the Energy as a Service model.

Supporting the grid through smart battery storage and the technology regulation brAIn is overall cheaper, faster, more energy-efficient and environmentally friendly.

In the next part of our series, we’ll explore how you can help reduce emissions using solar power and FUERGY solutions.

Want to become part of the energy market and earn by helping to stabilize the grid? Contact us today to learn how FUERGY solutions can optimize your energy management and generate additional income.

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