TSEP#110 Virtual Power Plants – The Power of Many

Virtual power plants are an essential part of the energy
transition. They combine the growing number of decentralized PV
and wind power plants, but also increasingly consumers and
battery storage. Many people are probably not aware of the sheer
scale of these plants: As the operator of one of the largest
Virtual Power Plants in Europe, Next Kraftwerke reached the
amount of 10,000 MW of aggregated power in April this year, which
is as much as 7 average nuclear power plants. What role do
virtual power plants play in the electricity market? Which
functions do they perform in the context of the energy transition
today and in the future? And will we all be part of a virtual
power plant at some point? We talk about this with Aleksandra
Radwanska and Leonard Hirsch from Next Kraftwerke.


Timeline:




5.01: Virtual power plants help stabilize the power grids.
How does it work?




12.13: Will Flexibilization change the structure of virtual
power plants and their tasks?




16.34: Vehicle2Grid – can electric vehicles deliver secondary
control reserve?




25.53: Where in the world are virtual power plants most
widespread?




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