BESS Technologies

Powering the Renewable Future with Smart Energy Management & Storage

As global electricity grids increasingly shift from traditional fossil fuels to renewable energy sources, they face growing challenges in managing intermittent renewable power generation and ensuring grid stability.

The Grid Challenges

  • Intermittency: Solar and wind output varies by season and time of day making it less reliable than fossil fuels.

  • Frequency: Global grid systems must always remain at 50 Hz or 60 Hz. Even small deviations can trip systems or cause blackouts.

  • Inertia: Traditional power plants act as shock absorbers for the grid through their rotating turbines. In contrast, renewables provide little inertia, leaving grids more vulnerable to sudden changes.

Why Battery Energy Storage Systems Are Essential

With renewable energy expected to supply nearly half of global electricity by 2030, smart energy management and storage are critical to ensuring reliable, affordable, and clean power. Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) provide the flexibility to smooth intermittency, stabilise frequency, and deliver synthetic inertia.

Viritech’s Solution

Viritech’s smart Energy Management Technologies combine and optimise multiple energy sources to unlock the full potential of clean power. By integrating BESS with advanced control software, we enable grid operators and energy users to accelerate the transition to net zero, while ensuring long term stability, resilience, and efficiency.

Viritech’s BESS Solution

Viritech is developing a flexible BESS solution, using third-party sourced Li-Ion batteries, including:

  • An energy management system/BMS to optimise battery roundtrip efficiency and durability

  • An AI-based arbitrage software platform

  • Smart grid connection power electronics

Energy Management Technologies

Viritech’s Energy Management Software and Hardware solutions are collectively Patent and Trademark protected under the Tri-Volt brand. For BESS applications, Tri-Volt will be configured as an AI-enabled grid-arbitrage software platform, designed to deliver sector-leading operating, battery performance, and cyber resilience

Map of the BESS Market

Software and hardware designed to improve energy management

Energy Management System (EMS)
As with hybrid electric vehicles, multiple energy sources require precise control

Battery Management System (BMS)
BMS technology is crucial for monitoring, balancing, optimizing performance and extending the life of battery systems (BESS)

Power Electronics
Solid-state semiconductor technology can be scaled into smart grid power converters, enabling precise control and fast response

Thermal Management
Advanced cooling system technology allows safe operation and optimised performance, especially in high-C-rate applications

Control System
The control system integrates various technologies and components to enable efficient energy management and optimal system performance.

Hydrogen Power
Hydrogen provides long term energy storage, complementing short-term battery systems in stationary power