Smartgrids

energy solutions

The smartest way towards green electricity consumption

Our experts offer the design, development, delivery, and operation of comprehensive and integrated energy systems behind the meter, combining technologies, designed, sized and delivered to produce green and dispatchable energy.

These energy systems work as a grid and are managed by an Energy Management System (EMS), entirely designed by John Cockerill. Its role is to maximize benefits in a value stacking approach, combining fuel savings and revenue streams. It determines the best moment to charge or discharge the batteries, depending on various parameters, such as electricity demand, climatic conditions, the market price of energy and other variables. 

John Cockerill can demonstrate a proven track record with its industrial references, and the MiRIS integrated energy system based at its headquarters in Belgium. MiRIS showcases John Cockerill’s expertise in the design, implementation, and operation of a micro-grid in real conditions. 

John Cockerill offers such energy systems in isolated or remote areas. Our solutions particularly meet the needs of regions with a poor rate of electrification, with decentralized and isolated power generation units, with high fuel prices, or with high cost of grid extension.  

Our experts diagnose your needs and issues, propose a feasibility study, a concept design, and act also as an EPC, propose financing solutions, and offer O&M services. John Cockerill supports therefore its clients on the whole value chain with a one-stop-shop, enabling them to achieve their targets in terms of performance, safety, delivery, and financial return. 

Your Benefits

Our smart grids solutions help our clients boost their green energy production and self-consumption, reduce their energy bills, develop energy flexibility, generate revenues from price arbitrage & grid services, enhance secured energy access, reduce exposure to energy price volatility and limit renewable energy production curtailment, and provide green, cost-effective energy anywhere in the world.  

Key Features of the MiRIS Station, Belgium 

  • Power system from 1 MW/2 MWh up to 30 MW/60 MWh 
  • Photovoltaics: rooftop, carport, floating 
  • Battery Energy storage System (BESS): Li-Ion, NaS 
  • Electric vehicles chargers (cars & trucks) 
  • EMS/Energy Management System 
  • Integration with other systems based on specific needs: green heat production, cooling, … to provide decarbonization solutions 

Smartgrids solutions particularly meet the needs of

  • Mature markets with high electricity prices, price volatility and available grid service revenue, such as in Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, … 
  • Mature markets with high electricity prices and abundant solar resources, such as in Spain, Italy, Greece, Portugal, Morocco… 
  • Mature markets with increased REN penetration requiring grid flexibility, dispatchable power and/or investment deferral 

Smartgrids are particularly interesting for

  • Process industries  
  • Manufacturing industries 
  • Material building industries 
  • Agro industries, incl. food & beverages 
  • Logistics & Warehousing 
  • Utilities & developers, IPPs with decentralized facilities 
  • Extractive industries (mining, quarries, cement factories) 

Available files

Brochure: Off-grids

Brochure: Smartgrids

Brochure: MiRIS