Depth of Charge Talks: Designing Utility-Scale BESS | Lifecycle, Augmentation & Grid Storage

In this first edition of the Storlytics Depth of Charge Talks webinar series, industry experts discuss how to design, operate, and future proof utility scale Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) for the grid of tomorrow. Moderated by Dr. Sherif Abdelrazek, Co Founder and CEO of Storlytics and Dr. Jakir Hossain, Co Founder and CTO of Storlytics the session features a deep technical presentation by Christian Ward of Southern Company on real world BESS lifecycle management, augmentation planning, and degradation modeling based on operational experience.
The discussion is followed by a global panel with Marek Kubik, Dr. Vikash Venkataramana, Raafe Khan, covering topics such as vendor risk, overbuild strategies, augmentation topologies, long duration energy storage (LDES), regional BESS use cases, solar plus storage coupling methods, and the impact of dispatch profiles on degradation and project economics. Viewers will gain insight into how utilities, developers, and technology providers evaluate performance, warranties, costs, and emerging battery technologies using validated modeling approaches, including the Storlytics platform.
00:00:00 Opening & Agenda – Depth of Charge Talks Introduction
00:00:08 Speaker Introductions – Panelist Introductions
00:04:00 Moderator Introduction – Sherif Abdelrazek & Jakir Hossain
00:04:41 Presentation Start – Christian Ward (Southern Company)
00:05:47 BESS Lifecycle Evaluation Framework: Technical, Warranty, Supply Chain
00:11:12 Industry Shift to Longer Duration & 25 Year Asset Lives
00:08:06 Overbuild Strategy and Data Driven Augmentation Planning
00:09:12 Real World Augmentation Case Study & OEM Bankruptcy Impact
00:10:58 Key Asset Management Questions: Capacity, Timing, Sizing
00:11:47 Validating Models with Field Data & Forecast Confidence
00:12:54 From Capacity Tests to Forward Looking Simulation
00:14:07 Dispatch Profiles, Meteorological Inputs, and Model Accuracy
00:15:02 Proactive Planning Benefits: Engineering, Procurement, Timing
00:15:49 Four Key Takeaways for Utility Scale BESS Projects
00:18:05 Q&A – Model Accuracy Across Chemistries and Conditions
00:20:37 System Level Modeling: Battery, PCS, EMS, and Cost Evolution
00:23:38 Capacity Testing Frequency Best Practices
00:24:33 Panel Question – Evaluating New BESS & LDES Technologies
00:31:03 Regional BESS Use Cases: US, Europe, Middle East
00:35:43 US Market Structures, IRA, and Revenue Stacking Impacts
00:47:08 Data Centers, Grid Deferral, and D Tied BESS Applications
00:50:10 BESS Augmentation Topologies: Overbuild, DC, and AC Augmentation
01:01:02 Solar Plus Storage Coupling: AC vs DC Approaches
01:09:06 Ancillary Services Dispatch and Degradation Assumptions
01:13:27 Closing Remarks and Webinar Wrap Up

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