Announced 22 February 2022, the partnership between GridBeyond and Triodos Energy Transition Europe Fund has a phase one commitment of EUR 10 million, allowing for the installation of a pipeline of battery storage projects located behind the meter at GridBeyond’s clients’ sites across the UK and Ireland.

Triodos Energy Transition Europe Fund is the financial partner in the deal. GridBeyond will be managing the process from the procurement of the equipment, the installation and construction of the storage assets, their operation and maintenance, and revenue generation through bringing these assets into the market.

The size of the battery at each client site is optimised using GridBeyond’s legacy expertise, proprietary sizing tools. It is determined based on consideration of the size of the site, its demand profile, any onsite existing or planned generation, and the level of flexibility already available through demand-side response. Each battery is therefore sized to maximise the investment return for the investment optimised alongside the optimal result for the client.

Triodos Investment Management sees financing storage capacity projects as a broader responsibility in the energy transition given the key role these projects play in managing supply and demand of renewable energy. In addition, decentralised energy storage is a valuable addition to the toolbox of companies seeking to achieve carbon neutrality. As such Triodos IM is very pleased to team up with GridBeyond and to proactively contribute to accelerating the energy transition through this collaboration.

This transaction marks the first step in the collaboration between Triodos Energy Transition Europe Fund and GridBeyond, who are already examining the potential to expand the partnership into other global markets.

GridBeyond Chief Operating Officer Richard O’ Loughlin commented: “We are delighted to be working with Triodos Energy Transition Europe Fund on this project. Through this partnership, which provides a fully funded battery storage system to our existing demand side response clients we are giving them the opportunity not only to bolster their energy resilience, but to make cost savings that can be further invested in actions that support the net zero transition.”