ESP Stakeholder Forum and the 9th ESP Partner Meetings | Leicestershire (UK) | June 26-30, 2023

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The Forum and the Partners Meetings were hosted jointly by the World Bank’s Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP), as the ESP Secretariat, the UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, and Loughborough University.

As with previous years, the ESP Stakeholder Forum on June 27 brought together multiple energy storage practitioners to a knowledge dissemination forum tailored to promote the adaptation of new and innovative technologies to developing countries’ needs in the framework of decarbonization and achieving the 1.5°C climate goal. More than 80 attendees participated in site visits to stationary battery storage systems and learned from groundbreaking technology sessions.

The ESP Stakeholder Forum shares best international practices and provides a platform where World Bank clients share challenges and opportunities that deployment of energy storage systems and renewable energy in developing countries can bring about. 

AGENDA AND PRESENTATIONS | RECORDING

Introductory Remarks 

Chair | Gabriela Elizondo Azuela, Practice Manager, ESMAP, World Bank 

  • Demetrios Papathanasiou, Global Director, Energy and Extractives Global Practice, World Bank 
  • Peter Warren, Climate Innovation & Finance, Department of Energy Security and Net Zero and Steven Hunt, Senior Energy Innovation Advisor, Climate Energy, and Water, Research and Evidence Directorate, Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) |  Presentation
  • Daniel Parsons, Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research and Innovation, Loughborough University 
  • Juliet Pumpuni, Senior Energy Specialist, ESMAP, World Bank, Update of the Energy Storage Partnership (ESP) | Presentation

Global Trends in Energy Storage – Upcoming Business and Financing Models 

Chair | Amit Jain- Introducing the Hybrid PPA Report | Presentation

Opportunities and Challenges for Energy Storage Deployment in Developing Countries 

 Role of Energy Storage in Energy Transition in Jordan | Presentation

  • Mauritania Energy Transition Acceleration (META) Project | Presentation
  • Energy Storage, and Innovative Solar Roadmaps in Armenia | Presentation
  • India, Innovation in Solar Power, and Hybrid Technologies | Presentation

Update on the WG2 Global Network of Energy Storage Testbeds (GNEST) 

Chair | Gabriela Elizondo Azuela, Practice Manager, ESMAP, World Bank  

  • Thabo Hlalele, Head of the Energy Centre, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) | Presentation
  • Amit Jain, Senior Energy Specialist, World Bank | Presentation
  • Ian Ellerington, Head of Technology Transfer, The Faraday Institution 

Open Discussion led by the International Finance Corporation on Bankability of Energy Storage Projects 

Chair | Maham Warraich, Senior Investment Officer, Infrastructure Global Energy, IFC | Presentation 

  • Tim Boothman, Director of Corporate Finance, Zenobe | Presentation
  • Alicja Kowalewska-Montfort, Principal – Energy Storage, Gore Street Capital | Presentation
  • Julian Jansen, Senior Director of Strategy, Market Development, and Policy, Fluence | Presentation
  • Anthony Legg, Partner, Energy & Utilities, PA Consulting | Presentation

Energy Storage Technology Updates Session I, presentations followed by Q&A 

Chair | Chong Suk Song, Energy Storage Specialist, ESMAP, World Bank 

Presentations on new projects and technology updates on energy storage, and its applicability to developing countries.  

  • Seth Sanders, CTO and Co-Founder, Amber Kinetics, Kinetic Energy Storage Systems (KESS) | Presentation
  • Doron Brenmiller, CCO, Brenmiller Energy, bGen, Thermal Energy Storage (TES) | Presentation
  • David Hill, Europe Director, Form Energy, Iron-Air Batteries | Presentation

Energy storage technology updates Session II, presentations followed by Q&A 

Chair | Dr. Susann Strizke, MECS Senior Research Associate, Loughborough University 

Presentations on new technology updates on energy storage applications, circular economy on batteries, and battery tech and certification, and its applicability to developing countries.  

  • Jono West, Director of Partnerships, Mobile Power | Presentation
  • Amrit Chandan, CEO and Co-founder, Aceleron | Presentation
  • Stuart Nelmes, Engineering Director, Highview | Presentation
  • Mark Thompson, Managing Director, AceOn Group | Presentation
  • A.K. Ola Hekselman , CEO and Co-founder, Solveteq | Presentation

Closing remarks by the World Bank and Announcement on the Next ESP Meetings 

Demetrios Papathanasiou, Global Director, Energy and Extractives Global Practice, World Bank  

Contact: Juliet Pumpuni