Customer Study – Provision of Ancillary Services
Storage market arbitrage and secondary ancillary services
Aurora long duration energy storage is able to provide future-proof revenue increase for renewable energy power plants (wind/solar).
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Use Case Description
Inflexible solar and wind power plants compete with each other on the wholesale market, lowering the expected revenue. Energy storage can help to avoid price cannibalisation and generate added value on the ancillary market.
| Customer Type | Utility in Austria |
| Connection Type | Behind the Meter (BTM), grid connected |
| Description | Storage in combination with on-site wind and solar generation |
| Use Cases analyzed | aFRR (Sekundärregelleistung), Arbitrage Shift (Day-Ahead, Intraday) |
600,000 €
energy storage revenue p.a.
on Secondary Control Power Market
for 8-hour phelas Aurora storage
Key Facts
| Technology Type | phelas Aurora Liquid Air | |
| Installed Storage Power | 1.2 MW | |
| Installed Energy Capacity | 9.6 MWh | |
| Energy to Power Ratio | 8 hours | |
| Installed Solar Power | 4 MWp | |
| Solar Capacity Factor | 21 % |
Systematic analysis of different scenarios
Up to 360 scenarios analysed
Hourly dispatch of all considered energy assets
In detail break down of optimization logic
Larger storage duration enable higher revenues
Imperfect bidding influences the optimal savings significantly
