Virtual power plants (VPPs) are networks of small-scale, distributed energy resources, such as solar panels or batteries (and in some instances vehicles) which can together function as a single power plant, providing stability to the electric grid.

PV manufacturer Canadian Solar will provide 705MWh of its BESS technology for three projects in Nova Scotia, Canada, and another 498MWh for a project in Texas, US.

Regulators have approved a plan to build three large-scale battery storage facilities by NS Power, the monopoly electric utility for the province of Nova Scotia, Canada.

Energy Storage Canada (ESC) is “thrilled” that the Canada Infrastructure Bank’s (CIB’s) investment into a large-scale battery storage portfolio will enable Indigenous communities to hold a stake in it.  

Nova Scotia’s clean energy plan would see the Atlantic Canadian province deploy between 300MW and 400MW of battery storage by 2030.

Nova Scotia is putting expansion of electricity storage capacity as a key pillar of its transition away from coal-fired electricity generation.

A new three-year project allowing residential solar and batteries to trade electricity and grid services in Victoria, Australia, is aimed at creating a replicable model marketplace that could be widely expanded across the country.