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An Institution for the
Storage Economy.

BESS FORUM brings together the organisations shaping grid-scale energy storage — from development and finance to procurement, technology and deployment.

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Storage is Becoming
Critical Infrastructure.

The energy system is changing. BESS FORUM exists to bring the decision-makers shaping that change into a common platform.

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Develop

Projects are getting larger and more complex.

Finance

Capital is moving into storage infrastructure.

Deploy

The next generation of grid-scale systems is being built now.

A Global Platform.

Three core functions.

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Forums

Regional and global gatherings around the markets being built.

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Council

An ongoing network of senior institutions and leaders shaping the storage agenda.

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BESS 100

Annual recognition of the people influencing the global grid-scale storage economy.

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Relevance
Over Scale.

Every BESS FORUM is designed around market relevance, senior participation and meaningful commercial dialogue.

Curated

Relevant people, projects and conversations.

Independent

Focused on the market, not a single commercial agenda.

Project-led

Grounded in the decisions moving projects forward.

Global

Connected to the markets building the storage economy.

Connected to the People Building the Market.

Connected through Vostad's international relationships across energy, infrastructure, technology, finance and industry.

  • Eaton
  • ABB
  • GE Vernova
  • Honeywell
  • Rockwell Automation
  • Mitsubishi Power
  • Hitachi Energy
  • Johnson Controls
  • Schneider Electric
  • Siemens Energy
  • Yokogawa
  • bp
  • National Grid
  • Vattenfall
  • Statkraft
  • Ørsted
  • ENGIE
  • Enel
  • Iberdrola
  • Equinor
  • TotalEnergies
  • Shell

From Convening
to Institution.

2014

Vostad established.

2015–2025

International convening
across markets.

2026

BESS FORUM
launches.

Built on More Than
a Decade of Convening.

Vostad has brought together leaders across energy, infrastructure, technology, finance and industry since 2014.

2014

Established

12+

Years Convening

The Storage Economy
is Being Built Now.

BESS FORUM exists to help define what comes next.

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