Program 2026

Our program at a glance

Title: Battery Energy Storage Plants in Power Systems – Markets, Technologies and Regulation

Day 1 (June 22nd, 2026 from 15:00 - 19:45 CEST)

15:00-15:10Opening by the Conference ChairsMark McGranaghan
Reza Iravani

Session 1: Policies and Programs

Moderator: Mark McGranaghan
EPRI Europe Ireland

Session 2: System Support vs. Energy Trading

Moderator: Philipp Strauss
Fraunhofer IEE / DERlab Germany

Session 3: Technical Solutions and Interoperability

Moderator: Reza Iravani
University of Toronto Canada

Day 2 (June 23nd, 2026 from 08:30 - 16:00 CEST)

Session 4: Research and Development Projects

Moderator: John Ward
CSIRO Australia

Session 5: System Requirements and Ancillary Services

Moderator: Diana Strauss-Mincu
Fraunhofer IEE Germany

Session 6: Island Grids and Emergency Power Supply (Resilience)

Moderator: Benjamin Kroposki
National Laboratories of the Rockies USA

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