This session is a practical, operator-led conversation about the battery anomalies that erode utility-scale battery energy storage systems’ (BESS) capacity and availability, and what it takes to catch them before they materially impact the P&L.
Events
From Cradle to Grave: What It Takes to Keep a Grid Battery Running
At The Smarter E 2026, Sander Jacobs, Chief Commercial Officer at Renewance, sat down with Jacob Yang, Marketing Consultant at PowerUp, to walk through what it takes to manage a battery from commissioning to end of life, and where analytics fits into the work.
Analytics by Default: How Socomec Builds C&I Storage to Last
At The Smarter E 2026, Jean-Marc Guillou, Business Unit Director at Socomec, sat down with Jacob Yang, Marketing Consultant at PowerUp, to explain why a company that has to stand behind a system for a decade or two needs more than the readings a battery reports about itself.
The Science Beneath the Software: What the BMS Can’t Detect
At Smarter E 2026, PowerUp’s Chief Revenue Officer, Philippe de la Fortelle, sat down with Jacob Yang, Marketing Consultant at PowerUp, to walk through what actually happens inside a battery when something starts to go wrong, and what a platform like Battery Insight® sees that a threshold alarm does not.





