FROM CELL CHEMISTRY TO EPC CONTRACTS, REGULATION, AND TRADING – EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT A BESS PROJECT
Training programmes for investors, EPC/BoP contractors, technology suppliers, and procurement and sales teams. Energy storage market has entered its delivery phase – our training goes deeper than what we cover on the GreenEdge podcast and blog, and it’s grounded in the projects we run as advisors, including for international teams entering the Polish market.
WHO OUR TRAINING IS FOR:
Investors and funds
How to assess whether a project is genuinely ready to build, avoid buying a “zombie project”, and – for teams entering the Polish market – how local regulation and contracting practice actually work.
EPC and BoP contractors
How to structure a contract so that warranties are enforceable and handovers go without disputes.
Technology suppliers
How to prepare an offer and documentation that clears a client’s procurement process without objections.
Procurement and sales teams
How to read technical specifications, identify contractual risks, and run an RFI/RFP process.
PROGRAMME STRUCTURE:
Six modules structured around the BESS project lifecycle – from the business model, through EPC contracting, regulations and grid connection, to commissioning, operations, and due diligence. You select and combine modules based on your team’s needs – each one closes with a knowledge-check test.
- MODULE 1: BESS TECHNOLOGY AND BUSINESS MODELS
✓ How does a BESS system work, and how does it differ from other energy storage technologies?
✓ What are DoD, SoC, SoH, C-rate, and RTE?
✓ What does a BESS project lifecycle look like, from greenfield to decommissioning?
✓ Who’s who in a BESS project – system supplier, EPC, BoP, LTSA, O&M? - MODULE 2: DUE DILIGENCE OF AN RTB PROJECT
✓ What does a project actually need to be ready to build?
✓ How do you spot a “zombie project”?
✓ What should you watch for in grid connection terms, the cable route, and the financial model?
✓ What in the technical documentation might fail a bank’s or an insurer’s review? - MODULE 3: EPC CONTRACT, BOP AND BESS SUPPLY
✓ What must an RFP specification include for offers from different suppliers to be comparable?
✓ How do you read a supplier’s offer without being misled by optimistic parameters?
✓ Where does the system supplier’s scope end and the EPC contractor’s begin?
✓ How do you structure liquidated damages, performance bonds, and caps on liability? - MODULE 4: COMMISSIONING AND OPERATIONS
✓ What’s the difference between cold commissioning, hot commissioning, and energisation?
✓ What should you check during the FAT, before the system ships to site?
✓ How do you run a SAT and categorise the punch list?
✓ What determines whether a project will meet its financial model assumptions once operational? - MODULE 5: REGULATIONS AND GRID CONNECTION
✓ What does the certification process for the balancing market look like?
✓ What obligations do NIS2 and Poland’s National Cybersecurity System Act impose on a BESS project?
✓ How do the grid connection scenarios differ: a BESS unit connected through a distribution operator, a standalone balancing-market unit, and a PV+BESS hybrid?
✓ When does a BESS project require a generation licence, and when is a registry entry enough? - MODULE 6: BESS AS AN EXTENSION OF AN EXISTING INSTALLATION
✓ When does adding storage to an existing PV or wind farm make economic sense?
✓ What’s the difference between DC-coupled and AC-coupled?
✓ How does BESS affect the value of an existing asset in an M&A transaction?
✓ How do you calculate retrofit profitability, and when does BESS as an extension deliver a better IRR than a standalone project?
HOW WE WORK TOGETHER:
- DISCOVERY CALL
A conversation about where your team stands today and which modules make the most sense. - MODULE SELECTION AND CUSTOMISATION
A programme tailored to your projects, with the option of using examples drawn directly from your own documentation. - DELIVERY
Sessions online or in person, materials after each module, a training certificate. - IMPLEMENTATION TOOLKIT
Checklists, matrices, and document templates ready for immediate use in your projects.
WHY TRAIN WITH US:
Knowledge from active projects
Topics grounded in the projects we run as technical and commercial advisors.
An extension of the “Best in BESS” podcast
A deeper dive into the knowledge shared on the podcast, with the chance to ask questions tied to your own specific cases.
Implementation package
Operational tools (RACI, checklists, templates) – not just slides.
Flexible format
Modules you can select and combine, sessions online or in person – fitted around your team’s schedule.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
LET’S TALK ABOUT A PROGRAMME FOR YOUR TEAM
Tell us where your team stands today and which modules would matter most to you – we’ll tailor a programme to your projects.