Turn energy into a flexible, manageable resource ready to meet your company's needs.

Commercial and industrial (C&I) energy storage solutions enable energy to be stored and used at the most convenient time, helping to optimise electricity costs, make better use of renewable generation and intelligently manage energy demand in industrial facilities, businesses and other professional installations.

A new way to manage energy

The energy transition for businesses is no longer just about generating their own electricity. The real potential lies in being able to decide when to store, when to consume and how to manage the available energy.

Battery energy storage systems, known as BESS (Battery Energy Storage Systems), bring this flexibility to commercial and industrial installations. Energy can be stored when there is surplus renewable generation or when it is more economically advantageous, and used later when the installation needs it.

This makes it possible to adapt energy consumption to the actual needs of each company, reduce dependence on the grid and make better use of both an existing photovoltaic installation and the opportunities offered by electricity tariffs and new energy models.

What can C&I energy storage provide?

Maximising self-consumption

A photovoltaic installation may generate more energy than a company needs at certain times of the day.

Instead of exporting this surplus to the grid, limiting production or wasting it, batteries make it possible to store the energy and use it later, for example at the end of the working day, during the night or when consumption increases.

This increases the use of locally generated renewable energy and reduces electricity consumption from the grid.

Energy arbitrage

Energy storage makes it possible to shift electricity consumption over time.

Batteries can be charged during periods when energy costs are lower —whether from the grid or renewable generation— and discharged when prices are higher.

A properly managed charging and discharging strategy can reduce a company's exposure to market volatility and optimise the cost of the energy consumed.

Peak Shaving: reducing demand peaks

Industrial processes, machinery, air conditioning or the simultaneous charging of electric vehicles can cause temporary increases in power demand.

Energy storage can supply part of this energy during periods of peak demand, reducing the power drawn from the grid and smoothing the installation's consumption curve.

This strategy, known as Peak Shaving, helps optimise power management and can help avoid additional costs associated with demand peaks.

Renewable energy integration

Solar or wind generation does not always coincide with an installation's consumption schedule.

Energy storage separates these two moments: energy can be generated when renewable resources are available, stored and then used later when needed.

This makes it possible to integrate a greater proportion of renewable energy into production processes and increase the installation's energy autonomy.

Backup and continuity of supply

In installations whose configuration allows it, energy storage can also help maintain certain loads during a grid outage.

This can be particularly valuable for critical processes where a power interruption could lead to production losses, logistical problems or equipment downtime.

New energy needs

The electrification of processes and electric mobility are progressively increasing the power requirements of many companies.

Energy storage can complement the available grid capacity and facilitate the integration of new loads, such as machinery or electric vehicle charging stations, reducing, in certain scenarios, the need to immediately expand the electrical infrastructure.

EMS: the brain of the installation

A battery stores energy. An EMS (Energy Management System) decides how to use it.

The EMS connects and coordinates the different energy resources within an installation: photovoltaic generation, batteries, the electricity grid, loads, electric vehicle chargers and other controllable equipment.

Using information such as the installation's consumption, renewable generation, battery state of charge, electricity prices or generation and demand forecasts, the system can automatically establish the most appropriate energy strategy.

In this way, a single installation can combine different objectives:

  • Energy arbitrage: Charging batteries during lower-cost periods and using the stored energy when prices are higher.
  • Peak Shaving: Monitoring power demand and discharging the batteries when necessary to keep grid consumption within established limits.
  • Self-consumption optimisation: Storing renewable energy surpluses and using that energy later when demand exceeds generation.
  • Monitoring and control: Visualising generation, consumption, storage and energy flows, making it possible to analyse the operation and performance of the installation.

Smart energy management

C&I solutions can be complemented with EMS systems to manage this type of installation.

The EMS makes it possible to integrate and control batteries, photovoltaic inverters, electric vehicle chargers and other loads from a single energy management system.

Its ability to work with consumption and generation data, weather forecasts, historical data and dynamic tariffs enables advanced energy optimisation strategies tailored to each installation.

In addition to local management, the platform enables remote monitoring and configuration of the different energy assets, providing an overall view of the installation's operation.

Solutions tailored to each project

No two C&I installations are the same.

The hourly consumption profile, maximum power demand, available photovoltaic generation, electricity purchase price, renewable energy surpluses and backup requirements determine which solution is most suitable.

For this reason, commercial and industrial energy storage should be approached as a complete energy system, jointly sizing power, storage capacity and the management strategy.

From commercial installations to large industrial plants, modular systems make it possible to adapt and expand the solution according to the present and future needs of each project.

Generate. Store. Manage.

Energy storage turns energy into a flexible resource.

By combining renewable generation, batteries and smart energy management, it is possible to move from a model based simply on consuming electricity to a system capable of generating, storing and deciding when to use energy.

A new way of understanding energy in commercial and industrial environments: more flexible, efficient and ready for the energy needs of the future.