Norway's Statkraft is working with German firm energy & meteo systems to launch a 1 GW virtual power plant (VPP) in the UK, and plans to double capacity by the summer. Electricity generated from the renewables, battery storage and flexible gas system will be monitored by a common control centre in real time and integrated in seconds, according to grid demand. This enables Statkraft to optimise the VPP’s output in real time and trade power on the wholesale market more efficiently. The VPP project has been designed for use on offshore wind farms but could also provide back-up electricity when there are blackouts or other disruptions.
Norway's Statkraft is working with German firm energy & meteo systems to launch a 1 GW virtual power plant (VPP) in the UK, and plans to double capacity by the summer. Electricity generated from the renewables, battery storage and flexible gas system will be monitored by a common control centre in real time and integrated in seconds, according to grid demand. The VPP project has been designed for use on offshore wind farms but could also provide back-up electricity when there are blackouts or other disruptions.