Japanese company JERA has begun a demonstration of its Battery Energy Storage System Data Platform named BESS.
BESS is a membership-based platform that provides services based on operational data collected from storage batteries installed on user premises.
It is built on top of JERA’s IoT platform.
According to the results of a survey conducted by JERA, the main reason users install storage batteries is to provide backup energy in times of disaster, so the batteries have surplus capacity during normal times.
As a result JERA is considering offering new services that enable users to optimise their own energy use by collecting battery operational data through the BESS Platform.
In the current demonstration, JERA aims to verify that battery operational data can be collected automatically.
It also wants to confirm that this data can be used to develop services that enable more effective battery utilisation by users, and have them evaluate the services it develops.
JERA will also work with battery manufacturers to develop a device terminal that can accommodate any type of battery regardless of specifications.
Specific services JERA will develop to enable optimal energy utilisation include visualization of power consumption and peak-load shifting, services for which user demand is particularly high.
The demonstration will last about four months between November 2020 and March 2021.