Featured in Born in the USA – 02-2026

Strength in unity

Integrating battery energy storage systems (BESS) with wind and solar has become widespread. The next challenge for asset owners is to ensure they are getting the maximum payback from the ancillary services their hybrid portfolios can provide, says Ricardo Wigman, chief delivery officer at US energy management software provider Power Factors. This requires more than the traditional site-by-site approach to asset management, he argues.

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Blathnaid O’Dea

05 Feb 2026

Photo: Power Factors

How can hybrid portfolio owners ensure their projects contribute to grid stability? As an industry, we need to overcome the intermittency challenges of renewables, so that we can contribute to stable energy systems. Fortunately, we have come a long way from ‘single asset’ projects. Now, it’s all about ‘firm dispatchable renewable energy’ (FDRE). By introducing …

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