encentive and FlexPower have joined forces to better integrate industrial and commercial electricity consumers into the energy market. Their shared goal is to unlock untapped flexibility potential in energy consumption.
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Since December 1, 2024, the Hamburg-based power trader CFP FlexPower GmbH has been responsible for the dynamic procurement of electricity for Bremen’s Überseeinsel. The Überseeinsel urban development project is part of Bremen’s Überseestadt district and is creating a new residential and business quarter on 16 hectares.
Electricity (cross-product) price volatility has historically been closely linked to overall price levels. This trend seems to have ended in 2024 in Germany, as low marginal cost renewables are pushing the overall wholesale price level down, while peakers such as gas and batteries need to finance their investments in relatively few but increasingly expensive production hours
This blog post is the third in a series of articles about hedging price volatility using standard shapes such as wind and PV, as well as more novel and somewhat non-standard ones, such as the FlexHL (Battery). While the first two articles were explainers for consumers, this one is for suppliers who are looking to sell their flexibility, i.e. BESS owners.
