Introduction to Battery Energy Storage Systems for the Grid
This online engineering PDH course provides a solid foundation in Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) and their expanding role in supporting today’s power grid.
This course explores why BESS has become a critical grid asset as traditional fossil fuel plants retire, and electricity demand accelerates particularly due to data center growth. It focuses primarily on utility-scale lithium-ion storage, the leading technology shaping current grid operations, while also introducing other emerging solutions such as long-duration flow batteries.
This 2 PDH online course is applicable to electrical engineers, as well as other technical professionals who are seeking to understand modern energy storage systems.
This PE continuing education course is intended to provide you with the following specific knowledge and skills:
- Understanding the early foundations of BESS research and technology deployment
- Examining future outlooks for energy storage, including key policy considerations
- Reviewing deployment data segmented by system size and geographic region
- Identifying available BESS technologies and current industry trends
- Describing major use cases such as frequency regulation, arbitrage, peak shaving, black start, and renewable firming
- Explaining core design elements, including system topology and layout
- Familiarizing yourself with safety considerations and associated design options
- Understanding the interconnection process with the ISO or utility
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