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Updates on the Voltmasters EMS and what is moving in the Belgian energy market: telecontrol, quarter-hour pricing, access power and smart battery control.
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Grid tariffs are rising towards 2035: why that makes a commercial battery more attractive
Stand-alone battery parks lose their exemption and face an injection tariff. For companies with a battery behind the meter the story is different: the more expensive the grid, the more their battery earns.
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Synergrid wants to amend C10/11: what the Grid Update changes for solar panels and batteries
After the blackout in Spain and Portugal, Synergrid wants to make the grid more robust, faster. The proposal is in consultation until 1 December 2026. Here are the five changes, in plain language.
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Dutch flexibility market for grid congestion opens up: bid on every request from the grid operators
The Dutch grid operators Liander, Enexis and Stedin now publish their need for flexible capacity on one public platform, GOPACS Auctions. 496 MW is up for tender right from the start.
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Spain and Portugal lead Europe in negative electricity prices
596 hours in Spain, 462 in Portugal: record solar output pushed Iberian prices below zero more often than anywhere else in Europe in the second quarter of 2026.
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What impact does Elia’s revised imbalance price calculation have on your portfolio?
On 24 November Elia changes the formula for the imbalance price. We compared the simulation with the real prices from January to July 2026, and more shifts than you might expect.
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How well does Elia see the next quarter coming?
We compared five months of Elia imbalance forecasts with the prices that were actually settled. These are the most striking findings.
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What is Fall-Back Flex, and why is it suddenly everywhere?
Hundreds of businesses in congestion zones are finally getting a full-power connection, with flexibility in return. Here is what the formula means for the market.
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Telecontrol required from a 100 kVA energy storage system?
Why grid operators increasingly require telecontrol from 100 kVA, and how the Voltmasters EMS integrates it correctly.
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Access power and peak power in Belgium explained
Your electricity bill depends not only on how much energy you use, but also on how much power you draw at the same time.
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Bert Clybouw joins Voltmasters as partner and CTO
Voltmasters now focuses entirely on the development and roll-out of its Energy Management System.
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Voltmasters algorithm 2.0
New functionality: the Battery Schedule system.
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