Annual deployments of distributed energy storage connected to virtual power plants (VPP) is expected to reach 3GW by 2030, according to research firm Guidehouse Insights.

Volatility and demand for distributed energy solutions in Australia are among the motivations for UK’s GridBeyond to set up offices there.

Technologies from US V2G solutions company Nuvve and NGK’s sodium sulfur batteries will provide ancillary services and other grid stability applications in Japan. 

Microinverter supplier Enphase Energy has been selected by Vermont, US, utility Green Mountain Power to supply its home battery system for a virtual power plant (VPP) programme.

US virtual power plant project company Swell Energy has formed a partnership with electric mobility specialist Nuvve.

Swell Energy, a US company specialising in virtual power plant (VPP) projects aggregating residential solar PV and battery storage, has launched a distributed energy resources management system (DERMS) software platform. 

News in brief from around the world in energy storage.

Texas households in rented accommodation will be able to subscribe to a solar-plus-storage virtual power plant (VPP) equipped with SolarEdge hardware and cloud-based software services.

A residential virtual power plant (VPP) pilot programme in Maryland will bid to participate in ancillary services in the PJM Interconnection wholesale market. 

Enel X has announced its first battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Australia, which will help Central Irrigation Trust (CIT) in South Australia “intelligently manage” its energy use.