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Statkraft plans 1GW solar, wind, storage “virtual power plant” in UK
Stakraft plans to build what it is calling UK’s first virtual power plant to integrate wind, solar, battery storage, and gas for over 1GW of power.
Joshua S Hill

Mar 7, 2019

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Smart Energy

NSW proposes 200MW virtual power plant, in bid to bolster grid
NSW looks to create 200MW virtual power plant, suggesting homes with solar and smart storage can earn up to $1,000 a year by providing services at times of grid stress in heatwaves.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 14, 2018

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Solar

Solar and storage for “cost of a coffee a day” promised in WA VPP offer
Privately funded VPP project hopes to sign up 1000 homes and businesses in south-west WA to zero up-front cost deal for solar and battery storage.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 15, 2018

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Storage

Shell buys in to fund battery company sonnen’s Australian expansion
Sonnen closes $95m financing round led by Shell Ventures, which will help fund expansion in Australia, and closer ties on EV charging and virtual power plants.
Sophie Vorrath

May 24, 2018

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Storage

Powershop to tap customer battery storage in new virtual power plant
Powershop and Reposit Power join forces on new virtual power plant that taps customer battery storage at times of peak demand.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 13, 2018

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Smart Energy

Sun Metals, MSF Sugar sign up to Queensland “virtual power plant”
Major industrials Sun Metals and MSF Sugar join state government-led “virtual power plant”, that will draw electricity from customers around the state to bolster supply during peak demand.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 22, 2018

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Other Good Stuff

Tesla ‘virtual power plant’ second best to real people power
The SA Tesla VPP may not be the most cost-effective solution to our electricity system’s needs.
Hedda Ransan-Cooper Archie Chapman Paul Scott and Veryan Ana

Feb 20, 2018

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Solar

Tindo Solar, small retailers, to win big from Tesla virtual power plant
Tindo Solar to win big after mandate for Tesla virtual power plant calls for half of the 250MW solar capacity to be sourced from Australia.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 5, 2018

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Storage

Tesla to build 250MW “virtual power plant” in South Australia
South Australia unveils plans to build 250MW “virtual power plant”, linking household rooftop solar and battery storage, in what it says will be world’s biggest. It will involve 50,000 homes, each with 5kW rooftop solar and a Tesla Powerwall 2.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 4, 2018

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Storage

AEMO looks at smarter ways to deal with extreme peaks and heatwaves
In what’s being called a “breakthrough moment”, AEMO and ARENA team up to provide 100MW demand response capacity to meet next summer’s critical peaks. The program will focus on technologies like solar and storage in a way previously ignored by policy makers.
Giles Parkinson

May 19, 2017

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Storage

5GW battery storage: How households can stabilise the grid
Reposit Power says home battery storage the key to Australia’s energy security puzzle, not grid-scale applications.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 29, 2017

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Storage

AGL goes live with virtual power plant linking household battery storage
First phase of AGL Energy’s Adelaide 5MW solar and storage VPP trial goes live, linking 60 battery storage systems.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 16, 2017

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