Energy trading.
Automatically get more out of your energy
Never before in human history has energy been such a hot topic, literally and figuratively. We are in the midst of a global transition from fossil to renewable energy sources. This is accompanied by major challenges. Energy markets change, prices fluctuate from hour to hour, the grid becomes overloaded or shortages threaten.
Energy trading or energy trading offers you as an entrepreneur a smart way to translate those dynamics into profits. And no, you don’t have to retrain as a full-time trader with six screens on your desk to do so. With a smart energy management system, such as Voltana from Bnewable, your company’s battery, solar panels and consumption automatically respond to what the market is doing.
Ready to lower your energy bill AND generate additional revenue? Meet the Bnewable solutions for automated energy trading.
What is energy trading?
Energy trading is all about strategically buying, storing and selling back electricity at times when it is financially attractive. That trading occurs in wholesale markets, such as the day-ahead market (where energy is traded a day in advance), the intraday market (for same-day adjustments) and the imbalance market (which responds to real-time imbalances between supply and demand).
As a busy business owner, you may not have the time and knowledge to keep a constant eye on the energy markets. Not to worry, just rely on our EMS Voltana. For you, energy trading means an additional way to profit from your local production and energy storage. Surpluses you save for later or trade when it’s more interesting.
Why energy trading pays off for your business
Companies with their own production capacity (a wind turbine or solar panels), their own storage capacity (a company battery or battery farm) or high energy consumption benefit today more than ever from a flexible approach. Energy trading helps you to:
- lower your energy bills by finding the right balance between own use and smart sales
- generate new revenue through sales or grid support at peak times
- provide a solution to grid congestion and avoid expensive injection costs
- Contribute to the energy transition by offloading the grid
- respond to the market according to your own energy needs
With more and more renewable energy on the grid – solar, wind, or both at the same time – as a company with its own energy production, you even get charged negative energy prices. These occur at times when more energy is put on the grid than is consumed. The good news? Those who make smart use of this turn losses into profits.
Bnewable and Voltana: your automatic energy trading
Bnewable helps companies with energy storage and energy management solutions. The two find each other in our proprietary EMS platform. Voltana monitors your entire energy system in real time: from solar panels to battery, from consumption to injection. Based on market signals, it automatically makes adjustments. It determines when you consume, store and sell power. This way, as a company, you actively respond to the energy markets without doing anything yourself. Voltana provides:
- Automatic optimization of battery usage
- Smart curtailment (limitation) of your energy production when prices are negative
- Peak shaving, smoothing peak consumption to reduce grid costs
- Real-time decisions based on market prices and grid load
- Income from flexibility through imbalance services
And it all happens completely in the background. You don’t have to program or track anything, and there is no risk of manual errors. Energy trading thus opens up new revenue channels for companies. The grid operator compensates you for offering power flexibly.
Why choose Bnewable?
Bnewable is neither an energy supplier nor a traditional installer. We are a technology partner that helps companies make their energy flows more sustainable. We think along, build along and optimize along.
- Focus on businesses: you get advice tailored to your needs, your consumption and your challenges
- Total approach: from analysis and installation to monitoring and control
- Proprietary EMS: Voltana is 100% in-house developed, tailored to the Belgian market
- Expertise: we closely follow markets and implement proven strategies
- No investment required: through our Battery as a Service model, we take care of everything from investment to battery management
Moreover, we think beyond technology. We help companies to make future-proof choices in a rapidly changing energy landscape. Energy trading is not a goal in itself, but a smart lever to manage and use your energy smartly.
Ready to put your energy to work for you?
The days of passively consuming energy are over. Energy trading is no longer a distant future. Companies that commit to smart energy storage and control today will reap the benefits tomorrow.
Also getting more out of your solar panels, battery or flexible consumption? Contact us and discover how Bnewable helps you take the step to energy trading – automatically, efficiently and without worries.
