Abstract: Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) are becoming a cornerstone of modern power systems, supporting renewable energy integration, grid stability, and energy resilience. This webinar provides a comprehensive overview of utility-scale BESS technology, covering current and emerging battery cell chemistries, technology trends, and the evolution of system architectures.

Participants will gain insight into how cell-level characteristics influence enclosure and container design, safety, performance, and overall system optimization. The webinar will also examine common technical and operational risks associated with BESS design, including safety, thermal management, degradation, reliability, and integration challenges. Finally, it will explore how technology selection and design decisions affect performance guarantees, availability commitments, augmentation strategies, and long-term project bankability, providing a practical perspective for developers, owners, utilities, EPCs, and engineers involved in large-scale energy storage projects.

Bio: Dr. Ismael Miranda is a Technical leader with +14 years of significant experience in battery storage systems within the global renewable industry. Holds a Ph.D. in Electrical engineering from Porto, Portugal, and is proficient in performing detailed BESS design, BESS optimal sizing, Battery technology review, BESS EPC and O&M contract review, and market assessment. At Bureau Veritas, Ismael works as the Global Technical Lead for Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) in the Global Product Line, where he is in charge of the global technical support, supervision of technical services provided globally, definition and revision of guidelines for services provided on BESS, including technical advisory, engineering and supply chain.

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