Expert Talk | AI 4 Energy Storage & Smart Grid | CLIMAFIX summit 2025

Описание: Expert Talk | AI for Energy Storage & Smart Grids | CLIMAFIX Summit 2025

In this expert talk, Rajendra Nath Goswami (Bosch) discusses how AI and deep tech are transforming energy storage, grid stability, and distributed energy systems. The session covers real-world AI applications in battery management, forecasting, market participation, asset health, and safety - plus how startups can partner with Bosch to accelerate impact.

Hosted at the CLIMAFIX Summit 2025, this session bridges AI, energy systems engineering, electrochemistry, digital twins, and economics - showing how intelligent decision systems can maximize performance, lifetime value and grid reliability.

Speakers

Rajendra Nath Goswami — Bosch

Narasimhan Santhanam — Energy Alternatives India (Moderator)

Timestamps

00:00 – Opening music
00:04 – Session introduction: AI for Energy Storage & Smart Grid
00:42 – Speaker intro: Rajendra Nath Goswami (Bosch)
00:54 – Bosch’s focus: distribution & consumption side of energy
01:29 – Why storage matters: grid stability, cost optimization & RE integration
02:42 – Global market & India’s growing battery storage demand
03:29 – Rising storage investments & importance of lifetime, capex & ROI
04:05 – Basics: how a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) works
04:47 – Architecture overview: sources, sinks, AC/DC, prosumers
05:45 – Where AI is applied in storage systems
06:06 – Use case: cell management, BMS, digital twins
06:33 – Energy arbitrage + market participation (AI + economics)
07:18 – Forecasting & prediction for renewables and dispatch
08:18 – Cell balancing: RL models, active vs passive balancing
09:30 – Optimizing charge/discharge decisions using AI
10:02 – Forecasting generation, contracts, spot markets
10:37 – AI for ROI optimization in energy markets
11:04 – Asset health, RUL (Remaining Useful Life)
11:37 – Charging decisions vs long-term lifetime trade-offs
12:23 – Thermal events, safety layers, sensor cost tradeoffs
13:20 – Summary: four core AI areas in storage systems
13:42 – Future challenges: new chemistries, regulations, model drift
14:36 – Cost vs benefit: replacing sensors with models
15:27 – Transferability & generalisation for new chemistries
15:50 – Safety constraints & verification of AI systems
16:12 – Fine balance: automation, efficiency & safety
16:49 – Partnerships: why Bosch collaborates with startups
17:29 – Fireside Q&A begins
18:48 – India relevance: which use cases apply immediately
22:36 – All four AI use-cases are fully India-applicable
23:50 – Startup collaboration: Bosch’s DNA program
24:44 – How Bosch integrates startup technologies
25:06 – What Bosch looks for in partnerships
25:29 – Bringing startup solutions to market through Bosch
26:44 – Closing remarks & audience reflections
27:03 – Insight from Auroville: distributed solar & microgrid philosophy
27:45 – Closing music