BESS · AlphaESS

A battery that pays for itself

Charging in the night valley of the day-ahead market (DAM), discharging at the evening peak, shaving your demand peaks — plus ≤ 20 ms backup. Official AlphaESS dealer and service partner in Ukraine.

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AlphaESS Aster 5000

Containerised system for DAM energy arbitrage, RES balancing and industrial-site backup.

5,015 kWh
  • 1500 V · LFP · liquid cooling
  • Up to 12 clusters in parallel · 20-ft container · IP55
  • SES AI dispatch included
Full specifications
AlphaESS Aster 5000

Ranges come from AlphaESS datasheets. Full spec pack ships with every proposal.

Payback calculator

Size your battery

DAM arbitrage within NEURC Resolution No. 70 price caps + peak shaving. Move the sliders — the chart recalculates instantly.

400 kWh
200 kW
12 000 UAH/kWh
3 800 UAH/MWh
9 500 UAH/MWh
100 kW
260 UAH/kW/mo
Typical configurations

Assumptions: DoD 90%, RTE 90%, 330 trading days per year, 4-hour peak window, no degradation or taxes.

Payback 3,4 years
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Cumulative cash flow, 10 years

Preliminary estimate, not a feasibility study. Model: DoD 90%, RTE 90%, arbitrage within DAM caps (NEURC Resolution No. 70), no degradation, taxes or connection costs. An exact calculation follows a load profile analysis.

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Three revenue streams from one battery

DAM arbitrage

The AI platform charges the battery in overnight price valleys and discharges into morning and evening peaks, within NEURC Resolution No. 70 price caps. Revenue scales with the daily DAM spread and system capacity.

Peak shaving

Battery discharge clips the site's load peaks, reducing contracted capacity and excess-demand charges.

Backup power

On grid loss the STS transfers load to the battery in under 20 ms, keeping equipment, POS and IT running. Savings come from avoided downtime and genset fuel.

BESS frequently asked questions

How fast does the system pay back?

With a managed profile — night charging within the 5,600 UAH/MWh cap, peak discharge, peak shaving — typical C&I payback is 3–5 years. The calculator above and a feasibility study based on your profile give the exact figure.

What warranty and who provides service?

5 years on the system and 10 years on the battery from AlphaESS. Installation, commissioning and service by SES engineers trained by the manufacturer; remote diagnostics 24/7.

What happens during a grid outage?

STS-equipped systems switch to battery in under 20 ms — equipment, tills and IT never notice. Autonomy depends on capacity and load.

Do the batteries work outdoors in winter?

Yes. IP55 enclosures, operating range from −20 °C (C&I cabinets) to −40 °C (Aster containers); liquid cooling and thermal management preserve capacity in frost and heat.

How does the AI platform make money on the battery?

Every day it reads the DAM price forecast, predicts site consumption and schedules charging in the cheapest hours and discharge in the most expensive ones — within NEURC Resolution No. 70 caps. You see the report, the system makes the money.

How much does an LFP battery degrade over 10 years?

AlphaESS LFP cells are rated for up to 8,000 cycles; a typical C&I profile with one full cycle per day accumulates about 3,650 cycles in 10 years. Expected capacity loss over that period is roughly 20–30%, depending on depth of discharge, temperature and thermal management. The 10-year manufacturer battery warranty guarantees a minimum remaining capacity at end of term; the exact SOH threshold is set in the warranty certificate of the specific model.

What are the delivery and installation lead times for a typical C&I system?

Equipment from stock in Ukraine ships in roughly 2–4 weeks; factory orders typically take 8–14 weeks; exact lead times are confirmed at contracting. Installation and commissioning of a 100–250 kW cabinet system take 2–3 weeks once the site and foundation are ready. The critical path is usually not the installation but grid-connection permits — we run those in parallel with delivery.

Why SES

One team end to end

Factory supply, installation, commissioning, warranty and service — no middlemen.

AI dispatch

Our own platform times charging and discharging against the DAM curve.

Grid connection is what we do

Technical conditions, design and approval by the same contractor that installs the battery.

24/7 service

Remote diagnostics, emergency response within 4 hours.

Need a battery sized to your profile?

Send your hourly consumption profile — we’ll return a feasibility study with real DAM prices.

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