Energy
Creating a practical blueprint for faster delivery of reliable, affordable, lower carbon power
After two decades of stable energy demand in North America, our latest Energy Transition Outlook forecasts that demand could surge in coming years. The construction and expansion of data centers for AI applications and cloud computing will drive a 50% increase in energy demand by 2040.
Energy providers will need to find flexible yet reliable options for meeting the demands of this new reality. Battery energy storage systems (BESS) offer a solution that is repeatable and scalable across markets.
Middle River Power had a number of gas assets with interconnection and transmission capacity. They recognized an opportunity to unlock more value from these sites by pairing gas generation with BESS.
The success of this project would be defined by the creation of assets that respond faster, operate more efficiently, and lower carbon emissions.
They commissioned DNV to provide independent technical review to assure all stakeholders that the configuration was technically sound and aligned with industry best practice.
DNV helped ensure that risk was visible, bounded, and manageable, rather than hidden or deferred. Our assessment validated that Middle River Power’s hybrid model is proven, repeatable, and institutionally credible.
What Middle River Power has to say:
“Speed is not just about getting built faster, it’s about delivering power when the grid needs it most.” - Middle River Power
Middle River Power is applying the same hybrid logic across multiple assets. They are co-locating battery storage with existing gas facilities to create a family of hybrid energy centers. This consistency turns individual projects into a blueprint, one that other asset owners can adapt to their own portfolios.
Our latest Energy Transition Outlook for North America examines the factors driving energy demand growth in the US and Canada through 2060, as well as the reasons behind the slowing efforts to decarbonize
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