Over the coming weeks we are lining up some really awesome guests on the podcast to cover the state of battery build-out in the US, and more specifically ERCOT. To give some context for these upcoming episodes, we are bringing you an introduction to ERCOT in today's episode.

Quentin sits down with Alex Done (Lead data scientist at Modo Energy) to give us an outline of this fascinating market and some of the differences between how things work in Texas vs Great Britain. Over the course of the conversation, they discuss:

• What ERCOT does, and how it operates.
• The differences in operations and demand between Great Britain and ERCOT .
• How extreme weather events like Storm Yuri have highlighted a need for change within ERCOT.
• What do the current revenue generation trends look like?
• What does the future buildout look like over the next couple of years.

About Modo

Modo is the all-in-one Asset Success Platform for battery energy storage. It combines in-depth data curation and analysis, asset revenue benchmarking, and unique research reports - to ensure that owners and operators of battery energy storage can make the most out of their assets. Modo’s paid plans serve more than 80% of battery storage owners and operators in Great Britain.

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Connect with Alex on Linkedin.

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Today we are taking a look back at another of our favourite episodes, in case you missed it the first time around! Following success in this year's leasing rounds, we thought now would be a good time to revisit this episode with Kerry Hayes from floating wind developer - Simply Blue Group.

How can we utilise the UK’s blustery coastlines to their full potential? Enter floating wind - the next step in offshore wind energy generation, allowing these mega structures to be deployed into deeper waters and windier conditions. But how does it all work?

On the latest Modo Selects episode: Kerry Hayes talks to Quentin about all things floating wind. During the conversation they discuss:

• What floating wind actually is, and how it differs from traditional offshore wind.

• The benefits and opportunities this emerging technology provides - not only in the UK and Ireland, but on a global scale as well.

• The types of constraints projects like this are facing - from planning permissions to port structure - and what needs to be done to overcome them.

• The possibilities for battery storage to work alongside floating wind to help harness its potential.

• And, of course, where Simply Blue Group fits into all of this.

About our guest

Simply Blue Group are part of a global movement focused on replacing fossil fuels with clean ocean energy, developing coastal economies with new projects and investments. To find out more, head to their website.

Connect with Kerry on LinkedIn

About Modo

Modo is the all-in-one Asset Success Platform for battery energy storage. It combines in-depth data curation and analysis, asset revenue benchmarking, and unique research reports - to ensure that owners and operators of battery energy storage can make the most out of their assets. Modo’s paid plans serve more than 80% of battery storage owners and operators in Great Britain.

To keep up with all of our latest updates, research, analysis, videos, podcasts, data visualizations, live events, and more, follow us on Linkedin.

If you want to peek behind the curtain for a glimpse of our day-to-day life in the Modo office(s), check us out on Instagram.