Flexibility Optimization
Monetize Flexible Energy with Trading and Ancillary Services
Maximize Profit With a Premium Optimizer
We specialize in flexibility optimization — delivering consistently higher revenues per megawatt than routine providers. By combining advanced technology with world-class trading expertise, we turn volatility into value.
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We Work With All Flexible Assets
As a licensed Balancing Service Provider and flexibility aggregator, we are able to optimize all asset classes from batteries to cogeneration.
Flexible Power Producers
- Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS)
- Biogas
- Cogeneration Units (CHP)
- Backup Generators
- Renewables
- Gas Peaker Power Plants
Demand-Side Response
- Industrial Manufacturing
- Data Centers
- Greenhouses and Lights
- Heating and Swimming pools
- Cold Storage Facility
Portfolio of flexible energy
Continuous dispatch and market monitoring operations
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What Sets Our Flexibility Apart
Our algorithms search for the best opportunities across electricity markets and ancillary services. Our superior performance comes from the combined strength of innovation, in-house trading, technical expertise, and advanced battery optimization.
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Innovation Edge
We uncover flexibility where others overlook it — and help you turn it into a profitable business case. For 15 years, we have pioneered new types of ancillary services and stayed at the forefront of market innovation.
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Trading Is In-House
A proprietary trading platform is one of our key advantages. Developed and operated entirely in-house, it works seamlessly with a dedicated trading team. This lean setup delivers superior performance without relying on rented tools or outsourced signals that compromise quality. Learn more about our Trading.
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Team of Technologists
We are a technology-driven company with more than 400 specialists, the majority STEM-educated. Since the early days of flexibility aggregation, our energy experts have been at the forefront of the field. Experienced dispatchers have guided assets through everything from sudden weather shifts to energy crises and blackouts. Central teams coordinate seamlessly with local representatives, combining speed with precise execution on the ground.
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BESS Expertise
We are both BESS operators and developers. Across the EU and Japan, we build and manage battery projects, giving us an extensive dataset and the perspective of an asset owner throughout the full project lifecycle. Our proprietary software — from Battery Management Systems to Power Plant Control — enables surgical precision in optimization, while our EU-based data cloud ensures resilience against cyber threats. Combined, these capabilities make us a trusted partner for large-scale BESS operations worldwide.
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Client Platform for Total Control
FlexDesk client platform allows you to schedule availability of your asset. Furthermore you see all activations live and also history logs. Our dispatchers are available on the phone 24/7.
"Second Foundation consistently delivers exceptional performance, often surpassing their competitors. Their technical execution is seamless."
We Work with Clients of All Sizes
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Who is This For
- Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS)
- Biogas Plants
- Biomass Power Plants
- Combined Heat and Power (CHP)
- Backup Generators
- Hydropower Plants with reservoir
- Natural Gas Peakers
- Industrial Complexes
- Data Centers
- Freezing Plants
- Large manufacturing facilities
Robust Service
We ensure optimal scheduling, dispatch, and balancing of energy resources. This allows flexible generation and consumption assets to respond efficiently to market signals, grid needs, and fluctuating energy demands.
Trading Platform
Our superior trading performance stems from Second Foundation being a trading house with its own proprietary software and team of experienced traders. Team of analytics tirelessly improves our algo and team of developers supports all the software neccessery.
24/7 Dispatch
A central dispatch continuously monitors and evaluates market opportunities around the clock, using algorithm-assisted electricity trading to ensure power is purchased or sold at the right moment and price.
Proprietary Hardware
A proprietary device "Nanobox" is installed directly at the energy asset, ensuring seamless telemetry and dispatch.
An Application for Client Control
Software "Flexdesk" provides clients with a constant overview of their asset live performance, historical logs and future schedules. It is the interface between the client and the central dispatch team.
Enhanced Security
Our solution meets strict EU legislative requirements for IT security, protecting critical infrastructure with end-to-end encryption through direct hardware connections.
Direct Cooperation with TSOs
Beyond being one of handful companies licensed for BRP and BSP services, we are in regular communication with the national Transmission System Operators (TSOs) so that your device benefits from being part of the grid and all market opportunities at hand.
Vast BESS Data
Since we operate battery storages in several countries, with large data set we can quickly learn the best strategy and apply to your battery as well. Moreover, we develop our own Power Plant Controller and Battery Management System so that we manage the battery with fine granularity of data down to individual cells.