POWERING AI The Role of Energy Storage in Data Centers

What Do Data Centers Actually Need from Batteries?

Battery Performance, Reliability, Duration, and Storage Requirements

As AI computing drives new demands on power infrastructure, battery energy storage is moving beyond traditional backup applications. But what do data center operators actually need, and which battery technologies are best positioned to deliver?

This session examines the evolving performance expectations, purchasing priorities, and technical requirements driving energy storage opportunities in the data center market.

Featured Speakers & Topics

Dr. Edward Rackley | Head of Energy Storage, CRU International

Defining the Requirements: How Battery Technology Must Evolve for Data Centers

Explore how data center applications translate into specific battery requirements, including power output, response time, reliability, footprint, and service life.

Michael Nagus | CEO, LiNova Energy

What Hyperscalers Really Want in Next-Generation Battery Backup

Understand the purchasing priorities, performance expectations, and technology gaps influencing the next generation of battery storage for hyperscale data centers.

Sandor Hollo | Executive Vice President, Inlyte Energy

Matching Storage Duration to the Job: The Role of Long-Duration Energy Storage

Discover where longer-duration storage fits alongside traditional short-duration backup and how emerging technologies can support data center resilience.

Key Takeaway: Gain insight into what data center customers need from batteries and where the most promising opportunities exist for energy storage innovation.

The rapid expansion of AI data centers is placing unprecedented pressure on electrical grids, creating challenges for utilities, developers, and electricity customers alike.

But what if data centers could become part of the solution?

This session explores how battery energy storage, intelligent demand management, and grid flexibility can transform data centers from large electricity consumers into valuable grid partners.

Topics include:

• The Utility Perspective: Understanding grid capacity constraints, electricity demand, reliability requirements, and the challenges of serving large new loads.
• Making Data Centers More Flexible: Exploring where data centers can adjust electricity demand without compromising critical operations.
• From Large Loads to Grid Assets: How AI-driven energy management, demand response, and coordinated battery dispatch can create grid value and support electricity affordability.

Key Takeaway: Discover how energy storage and innovative operating strategies can help data centers meet growing power needs while supporting grid reliability and controlling costs.

Featured speakers will be announced soon.

From Concept to Community Acceptance: What Will It Take to Get ESS and Data Center Projects Built?

Permitting, Infrastructure, Community Engagement, and Development Barriers

The technology exists. The investment is growing. But getting energy storage and data center projects from concept to construction presents an entirely different set of challenges.

From permitting delays and infrastructure constraints to public concerns about safety, energy costs, and environmental impacts, successful development requires more than a compelling business case.

This session explores practical strategies for navigating regulatory challenges, overcoming development obstacles, and building the partnerships needed to move projects forward.

Topics include:

• Navigating Siting and Permitting: Understanding regulatory requirements, local approval processes, and strategies for overcoming energy storage development challenges.
• Lessons from Real-World Project Development: Practical insights into overcoming infrastructure, siting, permitting, and execution barriers.
• Building Community Support: Effective approaches to stakeholder engagement, addressing public concerns, and earning community trust for energy storage and data center projects.

Key Takeaway: Learn what it takes to move energy storage and data center projects beyond planning and toward successful development and deployment.

Featured speakers will be announced soon.