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📰 Entrix reaches an important milestone in Poland together with Greenvolt Power: our first operational battery storage project in the country is now live. The 200 MW / 800 MWh Turośń Kościelna project is one of Poland's first operational utility-scale battery energy storage systems. It demonstrates how battery storage projects can successfully move from development into commercial operation, turning one of Europe's largest storage pipelines into real flexibility for the electricity system. Developed by Greenvolt Power, the project combines Greenvolt's expertise in delivering large-scale renewable energy infrastructure with our AI-based multi-market optimization solution. From project setup and technical integration to testing and market onboarding, we worked closely together to ensure a smooth transition into commercial operation and long-term asset performance. We are proud to contribute to the next chapter of Poland's battery storage market together with Greenvolt Power. ➡️ Read the full press release here: https://lnkd.in/da_Qkbac #BeyondTrading 📷 © Greenvolt Power, fot. Natalia Radtke

It's easy to assume that once revenues are fixed, the optimizer becomes less important. As battery storage financing matures, secured revenue structures are becoming increasingly common. This has led to a simplified shortcut: With secured revenues, the optimizer doesn't matter. But it's time to shift perspectives. ➡️ The difference always lies with the optimizer. Regardless of the revenue structure, the optimizer is the core engine of the underlying returns. It captures opportunities, navigates increasingly complex markets and puts the battery to its full intended use. Beyond core performance, value by the optimizer is created across several further dimensions such as i.e.: onboarding speed, physical asset management such as active management of unavailabilities and guiding through the jungle of Flexible Connection Agreements (FCAs). What changes across structures is not the optimizer's role, but how visible that role is. Offtakers ultimately price the fixed payments against expected future revenues - generated by the optimizer. The better the optimizer, the greater the value that can be created. The revenue structure may change. Nonetheless, value capture is always driven by the optimizer, regardless of what the contract is called. 📥 Download Shifting Perspectives to explore the full argument: https://lnkd.in/da7s-Rmx #BeyondTrading #ShiftingPerspectives

🤝 Once more, our circle of colleagues across offices got a little bigger: Five new colleagues joined us in July. Each bringing a different background and sharing one common goal: making 100% of renewables work. ➡️ Oleksandr Prokhorov, PhD, Energy Data Analyst, joins our analytics team bringing expertise in energy economics and market analysis. When not at his desk, he's a Star Wars fan who's finally found his path to unlimited power. ➡️ Chiara Beltaro, Energy Market Expert Italy, joins the Product team to strengthen our presence in Italy. Outside of work, she spends her time practicing yoga in the park, gardening or painting. ➡️ Maximilian Herz, Sales Manager, joins our Sales team with a background in innovation management and strategy. Beyond office hours, he plays football and volleyball, goes skiing in winter, and enjoys music between trumpet and DJing. ➡️ Silvia Juliana Castro Reyes, Portfolio Management Intern, joins Operations with a background in bio-economy and renewable energy. Off the clock, she enjoys dancing, running and hiking with a sandwich at the summit. ➡️ Varsha Singh, Talent Acquisition Intern, joins our People team to help bring new talent to Entrix. In her free time, you'll find her shopping, traveling and exploring new places with friends. Glad to have you with us, welcome to the team! #BeyondTrading

Was passiert mit Strom, wenn gerade zu viel davon da ist? Und wenn wenige Stunden später genau dieser Strom fehlt? Batteriespeicher können zu einem entscheidenden Baustein werden, um diese Lücke zu schließen. In der neuen Podcast-Folge Energy Leaders’ Perspectives spricht Alexander Weiss mit Steffen Schülzchen, Gründer und CEO von Entrix, darüber, wie Speicher Märkte, Netze und Flexibilität zusammenbringen – und warum ihre intelligente Steuerung für ein erneuerbares Energiesystem immer wichtiger wird. https://lnkd.in/eUkAeB7B

🏗️ By the time a battery enters commercial operation, many of the decisions that define its earning potential have already been made. Hardware specifications, grid connection terms, and pre-qualification timelines don’t just affect operations – they set the ceiling. If trading performance is all you measure, you're only measuring part of an optimizer's overall performance. Yet when evaluating an optimizer, the conversation often starts with trading performance, leading to another simplified shortcut: Only trading performance defines an optimizer's quality. What often gets overlooked is that the asset's revenue potential is already being shaped long before the first trade. That's why it's time to shift perspectives. ➡️ Performance can be vastly improved beyond trading by expanding the opportunity space. The opportunity space is the full set of strategies that are physically possible and contractually permissible for a specific asset. The larger that opportunity space, the greater the battery's long-term revenue potential. That's why from our point of view early involvement in project development, grid integration and asset design matters. A good optimizer doesn't just work within the opportunity space. It works to expand it. We firmly believe: Real optimization goes beyond trading. 📥 Download Shifting Perspectives to explore the full argument: https://lnkd.in/dUvUjxwk #BeyondTrading #ShiftingPerspectives

🎙️ What does it take to turn something as unpredictable as electricity prices into a stable, working business? In a new episode of the McKinsey & Company podcast "Energy Leaders' Perspectives," Alexander Weiss sits down with our CEO Steffen Schülzchen to discuss exactly that. They get into how batteries, from large-scale storage to the ones in private homes, are starting to shape Germany's energy market. And why price volatility isn't the problem to solve, but actually the whole point of it. Tune in to the episode to understand why flexibility is where the power system is heading. 🇩🇪🎧 You can listen to the podcast in German on Spotify: https://lnkd.in/dNaq9PVt #BeyondTrading

📰 Entrix signed an optimization agreement with Low Carbon for its stand-alone battery energy storage system in Podkarpackie Voivodeship, Poland. The Przeworsk BESS project (8.8 MW / 17.6 MWh) has reached ready-to-build status and is targeting commercial operation in 2027. As optimization and trading partner, Entrix will maximize the commercial performance of the asset across the relevant Polish power markets. Operating under a fully merchant model, the project will rely on AI-driven multi-market optimization to capture value from price volatility, flexibility and evolving system needs. The project marks another important step in the country's rapidly evolving BESS market. As Poland integrates more renewable energy, battery storage will play an increasingly important role in providing flexibility, supporting grid stability and enabling a more resilient power system. We are proud to support Low Carbon on its first Polish BESS project and grateful for the trust. We look forward to bringing another important battery storage asset into operation together. Read the full press release here: https://lnkd.in/dhJdVjkf #BeyondTrading

🔌 Battery storage doesn't connect to an abstract grid. It connects to one that is already under pressure. ⚖️ As batteries are increasingly being deployed on constrained networks, Flexible Connection Agreements (FCAs) have become a necessary compromise between grid stability and flexibility. This has naturally led to increasing tension between market participants: Network operators see FCAs as essential for grid stability – asset owners see them as a threat to their business case.  But battery integration isn't about choosing one side over the other.  That's why it's time to shift perspectives: ➡️ Both concerns are real. FCAs only work when systemic risks and opportunities are balanced through collaboration. Integrating the flexibility needed by the system requires balancing the needs of network operators, asset owners, and the wider electricity system. FCA frameworks have to become more transparent, precise, and dynamic so they can protect the grid while enabling batteries to deliver greater system value. FCAs aren't just connection agreements. They shape how much system value battery storage can deliver. 📥 Download Shifting Perspectives to explore the full argument: https://lnkd.in/dUHrB4Vv  #BeyondTrading #ShiftingPerspectives 

🤝 Partnership agreement for a 5 MW / 10 MWh battery storage system with Stadtwerke Stuttgart, a company that plays a key role in advancing energy transition in the city, sealed at The smarter E Europe in Munich. Entrix will optimize and commercialize the asset across the energy markets, bringing another building block for a more flexible, renewable energy system online. Commission is already planned for late 2026. A big thank you to Markus Schwaninger from Stadtwerke Stuttgart GmbH and the whole team for their trust and partnership - we're looking forward to everything ahead. Thanks also to our colleagues Constantin Nicklas and David v. Hammerstein for driving this project. What a great reward to top our conversations at the trade fair with a deal signature! #BeyondTrading

🏦 It sounds intuitive: Lock in more revenue, strengthen the financing case. In practice, however, a single heavy tolling agreement often doesn't produce the best outcome. As tolling agreements become more widely available across European markets, they are increasingly shaping how battery projects are financed, converging conversations to a single question: How much revenue can be fixed? This has led to a simplified shortcut: Tolling is the primary solution to bankability. But this approach leaves no flexibility and gives away a lot of the upside. That's why it's time to shift perspectives. ➡️ Embrace creativity in your revenue structure and get more out of it. We believe it's not just about spreading revenue across contract types. It's about balancing opportunities and risks in a way that strengthens the project's overall credit resilience. A well-designed multi-offtake structure can accelerate debt repayment, build cash buffers and improve financing resilience – especially in the early years when strong cash generation can be used for cash sweeps. All while preserving the asset's long-term value creation and equity upside. Ultimately, bankability isn't a fixed bar. It's a structure you design. 📥 Download Shifting Perspectives to explore the full argument: https://lnkd.in/da7s-Rmx #BeyondTrading #ShiftingPerspectives