Introduction

Utility-scale Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) are becoming a critical pillar of the modern energy transition, enabling grid-scale energy storage, renewable energy integration, grid flexibility, peak shaving, frequency regulation, energy arbitrage, and grid resilience. Utility-Scale Battery Storage Engineering Training Course provides a practical engineering foundation for designing, specifying, integrating, commissioning, operating, and maintaining large-scale BESS projects. Participants explore the complete project lifecycle from battery chemistry and energy-storage technologies through system architecture, power conversion, thermal management, controls, protection, safety, grid interconnection, and performance optimization.

The course emphasizes bankable BESS engineering, advanced Battery Management Systems (BMS), Power Conversion Systems (PCS), Energy Management Systems (EMS), SCADA, cybersecurity, fire protection, lifecycle management, degradation modeling, and techno-economic optimization. Through engineering exercises and industry-focused case studies, learners develop the ability to evaluate real-world utility-scale storage projects, identify technical risks, optimize system performance, and support safe and reliable deployment of next-generation grid-scale energy storage assets.

Programme Curriculum

Utility-Scale Battery Storage Engineering Training Course

Introduction

Course Duration

5 days

Course Objectives

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

Understand utility-scale BESS architecture, technologies, and market trends.
Evaluate lithium-ion, LFP, sodium-ion, flow battery, and emerging storage technologies.
Design BESS systems using energy, power, duration, degradation, and efficiency requirements.
Engineer Battery Management Systems (BMS) and battery monitoring strategies.
Configure Power Conversion Systems (PCS) and bidirectional inverter architectures.
Integrate Energy Management Systems (EMS), SCADA, controls, and digital monitoring.
Apply grid-forming, grid-following, frequency response, and ancillary-service strategies.
Perform thermal management, HVAC, cooling, and battery degradation assessments.
Apply BESS electrical protection, grounding, isolation, and grid-interconnection principles.
Develop battery safety, fire protection, emergency response, and hazard mitigation strategies.
Conduct BESS sizing, energy-yield, availability, efficiency, and performance analysis.
Evaluate CAPEX, OPEX, LCOS, revenue stacking, bankability, and lifecycle economics.
Support commissioning, operations, predictive maintenance, repowering, and end-of-life planning.

Target Audience

Utility and power-sector engineers
Renewable-energy and energy-transition professionals
Electrical, power-system, and control engineers
BESS project developers and asset managers
EPC, commissioning, and O&M professionals
Grid operators and utility planning teams
Energy consultants and technical due-diligence specialists
Engineering managers, investors, and clean-energy decision-makers

Course Modules

Module 1: Utility-Scale BESS Fundamentals & Market Landscape

BESS architecture and grid-scale applications
Battery chemistry and next-generation energy-storage technologies
Energy density, power density, duration, efficiency, and degradation
Renewable-energy integration and grid flexibility
Industry trends, applications, and project lifecycle
Case Study: Utility-scale solar-plus-storage project designed to reduce renewable-energy curtailment and improve evening peak supply.

Module 2: BESS System Architecture & Engineering Design

Battery racks, modules, containers, and DC systems
PCS/inverter architecture and AC/DC coupling
Medium-voltage transformers and switchgear
EMS, BMS, SCADA, and communications architecture
System sizing and engineering design criteria
Case Study: Conceptual design of a 100 MW / 400 MWh grid-scale BESS.

Module 3: Battery Technology, BMS & Performance Engineering

LFP and other lithium-ion battery technologies
State of Charge (SoC), State of Health (SoH), and State of Power (SoP)
Cell balancing and battery monitoring
Degradation, cycle life, calendar aging, and warranty considerations
BMS architecture and fault detection
Case Study: Investigation of declining usable capacity and development of a degradation-management strategy.

Module 4: PCS, Grid Integration & Advanced Controls

Bidirectional power-conversion technologies
Grid-following and grid-forming inverter concepts
Frequency regulation and voltage support
Black start, inertia emulation, and ancillary services
Grid-code and interconnection considerations
Case Study: BESS integration into a weak grid to provide frequency response and voltage-support services.

Module 5: Thermal Management, Safety & Fire Protection

Battery thermal behavior and thermal runaway fundamentals
HVAC and liquid-cooling architectures
Fire detection, suppression, and emergency response
Hazard identification and risk assessment
Safety-by-design and emergency shutdown strategies
Case Study: Safety engineering review of a containerized BESS following a simulated thermal-event scenario.

Module 6: Protection, SCADA, EMS & Cybersecurity

Electrical protection and fault-management strategies
Grounding, isolation, arc-flash, and switching considerations
SCADA architecture and remote monitoring
EMS optimization and dispatch control
OT cybersecurity and critical-infrastructure protection
Case Study: Development of a BESS control and monitoring architecture with cybersecurity safeguards.

Module 7: BESS Economics, Optimization & Project Development

BESS CAPEX, OPEX, LCOS, and lifecycle economics
Revenue stacking and energy arbitrage
Capacity markets and ancillary-service opportunities
Bankability, warranties, performance guarantees, and risk allocation
Technical due diligence and project optimization
Case Study: Economic comparison of a 4-hour BESS under multiple revenue-stacking scenarios.

Module 8: Commissioning, O&M, Performance & Lifecycle Management

Factory and site acceptance testing
Commissioning procedures and performance verification
Availability, round-trip efficiency, and degradation monitoring
Predictive maintenance and digital asset management
Augmentation, repowering, recycling, and end-of-life strategies
Case Study: Performance assessment of an operating BESS and development of an optimization and augmentation plan.

Training Methodology

Interactive lectures and presentations.
Group discussions and brainstorming sessions.
Hands-on exercises using real-world datasets.
Role-playing and scenario-based simulations.
Analysis of case studies to bridge theory and practice.
Peer-to-peer learning and networking.
Expert-led Q&A sessions.
Continuous feedback and personalized guidance.

Register as a group from 3 participants for a Discount

Send us an email: info@fineskilltrainingcenter.org or call +254769199797

Certification

Upon successful completion of this training, participants will be issued with a globally- recognized certificate.

Tailor-Made Course

We also offer tailor-made courses based on your needs.

Key Notes

a. The participant must be conversant with English.

b. Upon completion of training the participant will be issued with an Authorized Training Certificate

c. Course duration is flexible and the contents can be modified to fit any number of days.

d. The course fee includes facilitation training materials, 2 coffee breaks, buffet lunch and A Certificate upon successful completion of Training.

e. One-year post-training support Consultation and Coaching provided after the course.

f. Payment should be done at least a week before commence of the training, to Fineskill Training Center account, as indicated in the invoice so as to enable us prepare better for you.

Programme Fee

Duration: 5 Days

Method: Online or Physical

Online Price: $1,000

Physical Price: $1,500

Certification: Accredited Certificate

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Available Sessions

Location

Month

Year

Sep 21 2026

21 Sep — 25 Sep 2026

💻 Online / Virtual session

Online $1,000