EP.189 Charlotte Johnson on Battery Optimisation and Flexibility

Energy Unplugged by Aurora

On this Energy Unplugged episode we welcome Charlotte Johnson, Global Director of Markets, Kraken discussing flexible assets, their markets and, more specifically, batteries with Evangelos Gazis, our Head of Southeastern Europe.

Being part of the Octopus Energy Group, Kraken is a cloud-based technology platform that uses machine learning and AI to control and optimize distributed energy resources such as batteries, EVs and heat pumps in response to real-time fluctuations in demand and supply from intermittent renewable generation. Charlotte is passionate about accelerating the journey to net zero and regularly publishes engaging thought leadership material to a wide range of industry stakeholders.

Main topics include the following:

• Flexible energy assets: what are they and why do we need them?
• Market design and regulation for storage and batteries, and examples of successful policy support
• The role of software and AI in achieving an optimal dispatch

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