PowerPulse News March 2026

PowerPulse has more to offer than energy management

PowerPulse is recognised in the market for its expertise and experience in the fields of energy management, energy markets and energy contracts. However, PowerPulse has much more to offer. Here is a selection of PowerPulse’s technical services

1. Battery energy system support

Battery systems can unlock multiple value streams, such as reserve and imbalance revenues, peak shaving, load shifting, and higher self‑consumption, but their profitability strongly depends on the specific battery setup and dispatching strategy. PowerPulse supports this by providing feasibility studies, tender and offer analysis, aggregator comparisons, and ongoing performance benchmarking and dispatch optimization once the battery is operational.

2. Internationalisation

With already 15+ customers abroad, PowerPulse makes an effort to fully support companies located outside of Belgium with their energy management. Dutch, French, German, or British energy markets and regulations have no secrets for us. As fully independent consultants, we optimise, implement, and execute a purchasing and risk management strategy for energy intensive companies.

3. Electrification of heat and steam production

Industrial heat and steam production is shifting as regulatory changes, rising non‑commodity energy costs, and upcoming ETS2 obligations alter the business case for gas‑fired boilers, CHPs, and electrified alternatives such as e‑boilers, heat pumps, or hybrid setups. PowerPulse supports companies in evaluating these choices by analyzing operational configurations, market opportunities, and regulatory impacts, and continues to optimize dispatching and financial performance once the chosen unit is in operation.

4. Carbon accounting

The EU’s 2025–2026 reform of sustainability reporting reduces administrative burden under the CSRD but maintains carbon accounting as an essential instrument for setting climate targets, steering emission‑reduction actions, and meeting rising transparency expectations across the value chain. PowerPulse helps companies assess their carbon footprint and develop defossilisation strategies, such as batteries, heat pumps, or e‑boilers, while also positioning them to benefit from upcoming tax shifts and regulatory changes, including ETS reforms and the launch of ETS2 in 2028.

5. Energy Management System (EMS)

An increasingly complex energy landscape, combining diverse production assets, flexible and inflexible consumers, and intricate energy contracts, demands greater insight and flexibility from end‑users. An Energy Management System can help by intelligently coordinating consumption and production to cut costs and unlock new value, while PowerPulse guides companies in selecting, implementing, and evaluating the EMS that best fits their operational and financial goals.

Any topic rings a bell for your company, just reach out for further explanation.

Masterclass ‘Future Energy Xperience’: From passive energy consumer to active energy player

On 3 June, PowerPulse will organise a masterclass in collaboration with Agoria on how businesses can navigate growing market complexity, including price volatility, new regulations, electrification, and renewable variability. Participants learn how AI‑driven tools optimise consumption, how grid‑flexibility programs create new financial incentives, and how innovative energy contracts reshape procurement strategies. The program also explores how industrial sites become energy‑smart operations and how companies can generate revenue by actively participating in energy markets rather than remaining passive consumers. Companies anticipating this new energy ecosystem will gain a competitive advantage.

Greening assessment and electrification coaching

This year, PowerPulse launched the greening assessment and the electrification coaching.

PowerPulse has been selected by VLAIO to support businesses with their plans to invest in green technology such as electric boilers, industrial heat pumps, thermal storage, district heating networks... In a compact scan lasting up to three months, PowerPulse assesses the technical feasibility, profitability (costs/benefits) and potential support available for green technology within your business. 85% of the study costs are funded by VLAIO.

In collaboration with Flux50, Fevia, Flanders' Food, and 2degnrg, PowerPulse is organising a coaching session on electrification for nine interested food companies. In addition to an individual coaching programme, various speakers will explain the opportunities and challenges of electrification. PowerPulse focused on energy markets, energy prices, flexibility markets and the site of the future.