energy storage summit 2018

The U.S. storage market as a whole saw great success in 2018, with the residential market in particular as a major highlight. Across the U.S., deployments ballooned for systems that historically made up a mere sliver of the market. What drove this breakout year in deployments? Where are these systems being deployed? And why are customers flocking to residential storage now? #showall

Storage system prices have declined by more than 60% since 2012 and are expected to decline by another 30% over the next five years. Historically battery prices drove the bulk of system price declines, but in the future both battery prices and non-battery components like inverters, software & controls, and design, engineering and construction services will drive system price reductions. Where will the market see most savings? How will the vendor landscape evolve over the course of the next five years, as the storage industry collectively targets bringing down system prices further. #showall

Who are the potential challengers to the dominance of lithium-ion batteries? Join this thought-provoking close look at the latest players in the energy storage technology space: from power-to-gas solutions to pump-hydro storage, compressed air energy storage (CAES) or processed storage to different innovations within Li-on batteries and other battery types, such as flow batteries and solid-state batteries. #showall

If the key to successful utility and energy retail programs incorporating utility-scale, commercial, and residential energy storage, relies in monetizing all the value streams from behind the meter to grid support and market participation, then the software layer is a fundamental piece in this widespread adoption puzzle as it provides the smart factor to batteries and financially optimizes storage system returns across the stakeholder landscape. #showall

Join leading system integration players, EPCs and solution providers for a deep dive into pricing trends, system architecture types and balance-of-plant innovation. This panel will compare and contrast cost optimization potential, performance and the shifting technology landscape. #showall

The growth of the energy storage industry is dependent on expanding the number, quality, and engagement of equity and project financing partners. As customer demand booms and business models evolve in the distributed energy storage field, the types of investors are changing, as are their interests for investing in energy storage among other asset classes. Stem’s Chief Financial Officer and the Senior Principal, Infrastructure & Natural Resources, Infrastructure with Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (one of Stem's investment partners) will discuss trends in both types of financing in the energy storage space, what investors are looking for, and comparisons to investment over the past decade in solar generation and other technology services. #showall

Greensmith will present a case study alongside a client. #showall

Join leading technology innovators as they showcase how their emerging products and services will enable further adoption of energy storage. #showall

The main questions in any storage deal always have to do with risk: Who owns it? What type of risk is it? And what factors affect it? This session will break down risks associated with financing energy storage from multiple standpoints. In addition to this, it will evaluate the impact factors associated with revenue streams have in these financing decisions, like how much of a given value stream is merchant or contracted. Finally, this discussion will also assess potential upsides within storage deals. #showall

This visionary discussion around the kinds of technologies and business models that will maximize the value of storage on the grid will serve as a wrap-up for all the conversations sparked by two days at the conference. The focus will be on how storage can be an enabler of grid flexibility, and how can power market players and industry entities identify and incentivize utility-scale and distributed storage systems for a myriad of applications such as capacity value, ancillary services, T&D upgrade deferrals and customer benefits. #showall