vpp

February 11, 2025
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.
January 30, 2025
Lithium-metal battery developer SES AI Corporation has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) with retail energy provider AISPEX to provide up to 100MWh of battery energy storage systems (BESS) at a crypto mining site in Texas, US.
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December 20, 2024
Developer Upstream Energy has negotiated a resource adequacy (RA) agreement with California community choice aggregator (CCA) Clean Power Alliance (CPA) associated with the developer’s standalone Olinda BESS project located in Los Angeles County, California.
December 18, 2024
A flurry of grid-scale energy storage news from Europe, with large-scale projects progressed in Kosovo, Switzerland and Croatia involving Millenium Challenge Corporation, Intilion and NGEN respectively.
December 11, 2024
The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced a conditional commitment to IceBrick Energy, for a loan of up to US$305.54 million to finance Project IceBrick, 9 December.
October 23, 2024
Singapore’s government and Energy Market Authority have announced power sector and grid enhancements, including a possible expansion of Southeast Asia’s biggest battery storage plant.
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September 18, 2024
ESN Premium speaks with representatives of Lunar Energy and Nomad Power Systems, respectively targeting the tricky VPP and mobile power markets with energy storage-backed solutions.
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June 18, 2024
Octopus Energy’s head of flexibility discussed its tolling deal with Gresham House for nearly 1GWh of BESS projects, including how they will fit into its VPP portfolio and whether their energy market activity could change under its control.
June 11, 2024
Telecoms specialist Elisa is deploying battery and PV systems at base towers in Finland, which will “implement virtual power plant (VPP) optimisation of locally produced solar energy.”
June 10, 2024
The EV charging and energy solutions arm of Volkswagen Group is entering the large-scale BESS market, with individual projects up to 350MW/700MW in size and the first, in Germany, planned for next year.

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