D.TRADING Partners with Capalo AI to Unlock Bankable Revenues for Battery Storage

D.TRADING and Capalo AI have entered into a strategic partnership to provide battery energy storage system (BESS) developers and asset owners with a new commercial solution combining long-term revenue certainty with advanced multi-market optimization.

The partnership brings together D.TRADING’s financial strength, structured offtake expertise and experience across European power markets with Capalo AI’s AI-powered optimization and trading capabilities.

The joint solution is designed to address a key challenge for the rapidly growing European battery storage market: securing predictable, financeable revenues while maintaining access to the upside available across increasingly dynamic power markets.

Under the partnership, D.TRADING will provide the contractual and financial framework, acting as the offtaker and offering structured revenue solutions and credit support. Capalo AI will provide route-to-market access and optimize the assets across day-ahead, intraday and ancillary service markets through its Capalo Zeus VPP™ platform.

This separation of financial obligations from the trading function allows projects to benefit from long-term contractual certainty while their trading strategies continue to adapt to changing market conditions.

The offering will support standalone battery storage and hybrid renewable projects through a range of commercial structures, including merchant, floor-and-upside-share and tolling agreements. Asset owners will have a single contractual relationship with D.TRADING while gaining access to the combined capabilities of both partners.

The partnership will initially target projects across the Balkans, with the potential to expand further across Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe.

For D.TRADING, the cooperation is another step in expanding its offering for battery storage and renewable energy projects, combining its role as an energy trader and commercial counterparty with structured solutions that can support investment in new flexible capacity.

As battery deployment accelerates across Europe, D.TRADING aims to help developers and investors move projects from development to operation by creating revenue structures that meet financing requirements while maintaining exposure to the opportunities of short-term power markets.