Case Study 02
Netherlands Energy Trading
Five BRIGHT EDGE One™ 100 units aggregated into a 500kW / 1.075MWh trading asset, turning an existing solar portfolio into a dispatchable, market-facing revenue stream.
- Client type
- Renewable energy operator
- Sector
- Behind-the-meter generation and trading
- Location
- Netherlands
- Commissioned
- April 2024
Deployment background
The operator held solar assets that were performing well technically but poorly commercially: surplus generation was exported at low feed-in rates during the middle of the day.
Dutch wholesale pricing had become highly volatile, with meaningful intraday spreads. Without storage there was no way to shift energy into the higher-value evening window or respond to price signals.
The brief was to add flexibility without redesigning the existing solar plant, and to keep the architecture expandable as more capacity came online.
Location: Netherlands | Commissioned: April 2024 | Capacity: 500kW / 1.075MWh | Configuration: 5 × BRIGHT EDGE One™ 100
Client data
- 500kW
- Power ratingAggregated across five units
- 1.075MWh
- Storage capacityUsable trading energy per cycle window
- 5
- Units deployedBRIGHT EDGE One™ 100
- Apr 2024
- CommissionedIn commercial operation since
Site conditions
- Existing solar generation already connected and operating
- Low feed-in tariff for exported midday energy
- Volatile intraday wholesale price spreads
- Limited footprint for additional plant
The challenge
- A renewable energy operator sought to maximise the value of existing solar assets
- Excess solar exported at low feed-in tariffs instead of stored for higher-value periods
- No flexibility to respond to volatile electricity market pricing
Scope of supply
- 5 × BRIGHT EDGE One™ 100 storage units
- 500kW / 1.075MWh coordinated system
- Bright Grid Nexus™ real-time dispatch and market logic
- Integration with the existing solar plant and metering
- Expansion-ready electrical and control architecture
Delivery timeline
01
Commercial modelling
Arbitrage and self-consumption case built from site data
02
Installation
Five units installed and interconnected
03
Commissioning
April 2024
04
Operation
Nexus™ dispatching against live market pricing
Technical specifications
- System
- 5 × BRIGHT EDGE One™ 100
- Rated power
- 500 kW
- Usable capacity
- 1.075 MWh
- Cell chemistry
- LFP with integrated battery management
- Coupling
- AC-coupled to existing solar plant
- Application
- Energy arbitrage, self-consumption, market trading
- Control platform
- Bright Grid Nexus™ real-time dispatch
- Commissioned
- April 2024
- Grid interface
- Grid-connected, Dutch network compliant
- Expansion
- Modular — additional units in parallel
Project documents
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The solution
Five BRIGHT EDGE One™ 100 units were deployed to create a coordinated 500kW / 1.075MWh energy storage and trading system. The Bright Grid Nexus™ platform manages real-time energy dispatch, enabling participation in energy trading markets.
Outcome
The project transformed renewable generation into an actively managed energy asset, creating additional revenue opportunities while improving overall energy utilisation. Intelligent energy dispatch delivers greater operational flexibility and improved long-term project economics.
- Energy arbitrage revenue from price differential capture
- Increased solar self-consumption and reduced curtailment
- Real-time dispatch optimisation via the Nexus™ platform
- Scalable architecture for future capacity expansion