Offered Services

Feasibility Studies

• Site and Environmental Constraints Analysis
• Feasibility of Access to MV/HV Grid Connection
• Availability of Land and Suitability for BESS Installation

Project Development Support

• Site Survey/Screening
• Managing Relationships with Local Stakeholders
• Coordination and Monitoring of External Studies
• Local Authority and Landowner Agreement
• Signing of Lease Agreements
• Preparation of Meetings with the Fire Brigade
• Preparation of the ICPE File and Submission of the Building Permit
• Grid Connection Authorization
• Management of Procedures for Connection to the Electricity Grid (ORO or ORA) with Limitations
• Environmental Authorizations

RFP, Supplier's Selection & Contract Negotiation

• Definition of the Scope/Limit of Supply
• Drawing up the Specifications for the Storage System
• Launch of Consultations
• Preparation of Q&A
• Organization of Tender Submission Meetings
• Shortlisting of Suppliers
• Discussions on Equipment Warranties and Performance
• Technical Clarification with Suppliers
• Comparative Analysis of Offers

Design, sizing and optimization

We offer engineering services ranging from basic design to basic engineering, and we help our customers to configure their storage systems

• Design, sizing and optimization of energy storage systems
• Li-Ion battery life simulation
• EMS specification
• Electrical studies
• Grid connection studies
• Electrical studies required by the TSO for connection to the HV grid
• Short circuit and load flow calculations
• Voltage fluctuation/unbalance studies
• Transient and dynamic stability
• Reactive power compensation design

Owner Engineering / Project Management

We can support our Clients at every stage of their energy storage project management process:

• Managing meetings with stakeholders to gather the information needed to implement the project
• Drawing up a weekly progress report
• Monitoring ongoing actions and providing support to the project owner
• Coordinating with suppliers and subcontractors
• Preparation of meeting agendas and minutes highlighting the key points discussed at each meeting
• Provision of a schedule in the form of a Gantt chart
• Provision of specific KPIs and indicators required by the customer

Engineering & Consulting Services

Back to Grid helps you plan your storage system investment:

• Evaluation of proposed sites
• Site acquisition and preparation
• Grid connection procedure
• Selection of storage technology
• Sizing of batteries, Power Control System (PCS) and associated control systems
• Drafting of specifications for calls for tender : Li-Ion batteries, integrators, EPC Contractors, supply and maintenance (O&M) contracts
• Negotiating contracts with aggregators for participation in the ancillary services market/Capacity markets/Arbitrage of Energy Markets/BM

Contract Support

• Review of EPC Contracts:
  – Commercial terms and agreements
  – Battery performance and lifetime guarantees
  – Development of commissioning tests
  – Start-up measurements, tests, and checks
  – Insurance and Termination clauses
• Operation and maintenance agreements
  – on-call duty
  – Service level agreements
  – Guarantees of system availability or uptime
• Dispute Resolution
• PPA Consolidation

Back to Grid can supply a Term Sheet with the key terms benchmarked and adapted for the project conditions.
We offer comprehensive assistance with strategy and drafting of contractual documentation for energy storage projects.

Techno-economic modelling

• Technical-economic modelling and optimization for BESS and Hybrid power plants (RE+BESS)
• Simulating technical and economic performances (efficiencies, cycling, degradation, ..)
• Reviewing prices/revenues stack from forecasters
• CAPEX and OPEX modelling
• TURPE charges modelling
• Benchmark with CAPEX and OPEX of similar projects
• Oversizing vs. capacity augmenting strategy
• PCS/Battery replacement estimates
• Sensitivity analysis

Site commissioning & auditing

We help our Clients to carry out :

• Construction site audit
• Factory Acceptance Tests
• Test protocol definition and/or review
• Commissioning
• Taking over