Flexibility Marketing

Using flexibilities from production, consumption or storage cleverly

Take advantage of volatile markets

Renewables on the rise, moving away from fossil fuels - the energy markets are in the midst of a gigantic transformation. Along with this, both the level of market prices and their volatility have risen rapidly in recent years. This effect is expected to continue in the future, and battery storage facilities that can react flexibly to short-term price changes are experiencing a real boom. Vattenfall, as an active part of the energy transition and one of the largest marketers of flexible generation assets in Europe, is your partner of choice when it comes to marketing your asset.

Who benefits from flexibility marketing?

Pumped storage power plants, electrolysers or battery storage systems - the list of flexible plants is long. Are you the (future) owner or operator of such a storage plant? Are you looking for a partner in marketing and do you focus on reliability, long term and stability? With Vattenfall you will benefit from innovative, continuously updated and extended technologies for optimal operation on the market! Use complex and proven algorithms and maximise the value of your flexible generation plant!

Profit Share:

We provide full transparency on the optimization results
We share the profit generated by the optimization (% tba)
You may take advantage of potentially favorable developments in market volatility

Fixed Price:

Vattenfall pays you a fixed price compensation for the flexible capacity provided
Market risks are absorbed by us
You do not have to worry about your economics but have certainty on your cash flows

Hybrid:

Vattenfall pays you a minimum fixed compensation per year, potential revenues on to are shared
Considered parts of the market risks are absorbed by us
"Best of both worlds" You have certainty about critical parts of your economics while having the chance to participate in potential upsides

What does flexibility marketing offer you?

If you as a producer or consumer can control your electricity feed-in or consumption flexibly, you can utilise this flexibility profitably: You can trade flexibilities on the spot market and thus generate additional income. The volatility on the intraday market in particular offers opportunities that you can exploit with our experience and algorithms customised to your needs. On the generation side, flexibly controllable renewable energy plants, combined heat and power plants or gas-fired power plants can be considered for participation in the flexibility market. For industrial companies, in-house generation plants, storage systems and Power-to-X as well as controllable industrial production processes and assets such as ventilation systems are used.

Example: Flexibility Value Pools for Battery Systems

Wholesale Market:

Day Ahead-Market as a hedge for activities on intraday market
15-minute blocks on he continuous intraday market allow batteries to profit from arbitrage opportunities and charge/discharge according to prives levels and votality

Ancillary Services: