EP Group, a UK energy transition company, and global smart energy company GridBeyond have announced a partnership agreement to deliver an AI-powered optimization programme for EP Group's growing energy storage operations. The partnership was announced on November 25, 2025, by Jessica Schneider.

Partnership Details and Scope

The partnership involves optimizing a 50MW battery energy storage system (BESS) in North Baddesley, UK, and enrolling in the capacity market. EP Group's BESS will benefit from GridBeyond's Energy Management System and AI-driven optimization platform, which enable real-time optimization, design, forecasting, and trading, opening new revenue streams in the UK energy market.

The collaboration will utilize accurate energy price forecasting to enable strategic charging and discharging that align with market dynamics and prolong battery life. This partnership further supports EP Group's joint venture with Norwegian power systems and battery storage specialist Pixii AS, launched earlier this year to meet growing demand for optimized distributed energy systems in the UK.

Executive Perspectives

Leo Bedford, Partner at EP Group, stated that the partnership advances their mission to accelerate the shift to distributed, decarbonized, and digitized energy systems. Bedford explained that the collaboration combines GridBeyond's leading optimization capabilities with Pixii's power conversion technology and EP Group's delivery expertise to help clients transform energy infrastructure into a strategic, value-generating asset.

Scott Berrie, Director of Origination at GridBeyond, expressed delight in working together with EP Group to support their growing BESS portfolio. Berrie noted that the partnership demonstrates their commitment to advancing energy storage in the UK and highlights the strength of their AI-driven optimization capabilities, leveraging their market-leading forecasting and asset-state-of-health expertise to maximize profits across all markets.

He emphasized that energy storage solutions are essential to enabling the full potential of renewable energy, adding flexibility and reliability across the grid.

GridBeyond Company Profile

GridBeyond's vision is to deliver a global zero carbon future. By leveraging AI, the company innovates and collaborates with customers to create optimal value across energy generation, demand, and storage, delivering a zero-carbon future. GridBeyond bridges the gap between distributed energy resources and electricity markets through technology that enables every connected asset, whether utility-scale renewable generation, battery storage, or industrial load, to be utilized to maximize opportunities and enhance the grid.

The company's approach involves intelligently dispatching flexibility to the right market at the right time, enabling asset owners and energy consumers to unlock new revenues and savings, build resilience, and manage price volatility, while supporting the transition to a Net Zero future.

EP Group Company Information

EP Group is a specialist energy transition company with operations spanning advisory, sustainable building design, capital investment, and infrastructure delivery. EP Pixii is part of EP Group and serves as the exclusive distribution partner for Pixii batteries in the UK.

The partnership represents a strategic alignment between GridBeyond's AI-driven optimization technology and EP Group's energy storage operations, specifically targeting the optimization of battery energy storage systems in the UK market. The collaboration builds upon EP Group's existing joint venture with Pixii AS, creating a comprehensive approach to distributed energy system optimization that combines multiple technological and operational capabilities.

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