On November 25, 2020, JERA announced that it has begun a demonstration test for a Battery Energy Storage System Data Platform (BESS Platform). JERA is a major Japanese energy company that was established through a joint venture between Tokyo Electric Power Fuel & Power (Headquarters: Tokyo) and Chubu Electric Power (Headquarters: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture).
The BESS Platform is a membership-based platform that provides users services by utilizing the operational data collected from the battery storage installed on the user's premises. It was built on JERA’s Internet of Things (IoT) platform.
A survey conducted by JERA reported that the main reason that users install battery storage is to securely back up their electricity supply during a disaster. Therefore, the batteries have surplus capacity in normal times. JERA aims to develop services to enable optimal energy use, such as the visualization of power consumption and peak-loading shifts. The demonstration test will verify the performance of the BESS platform, including the automatic collection of battery storage operational data, and JERA evaluate the services based on the data collected. The demonstration test started in November 2020 and will run until the end of March 2021.
JERA aims to become the leading company to offer innovative clean energy solutions. The BESS Platform demonstration project is JERA’s latest effort to contribute to achieving a carbon-free society.[1] [2]