Commercial Asset Management – Energy Trading & Revenues

Time: 12:05 - 12:50
Date: 26 August 2025

Synopsis

50% of revenues from BESS in the NEM, came in just 32 days last year. Whilst batteries have recovered from the historic lows of 2023, the average earnings of $148k/MW is still below previous years. As one of the core pillars of asset management, what is the commercial considerations for trading your battery in Australia, and what markets are assets trading in?

  • 11% of battery revenues were made in one day in 2024, so how valuable are extreme pricing events? What is the importance of 24-hour availability; how does this ensure maximum profitability?
  • FCAS vs Wholesale Markets – for and against. Ensuring FCAS compliance
  • The ‘average’ was not consistent across all batteries in the NEM. So, what makes a success story for commercial asset management?

Speaker

  • TBC Executive Representative - Fluence
  • Sahand Karimi Researcher - University of Adelaide
  • Thomas Schmitz General Manager, Energy Markets - Aquila Clean Energy APAC

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