VIRTUAL POWER PLANTS
August 1st, 2012
BY ROBERT STOKES
Finally, the potential of small and packaged (as well as micro) CHP schemes to contribute to demand-supply balancing or to 'virtual power plant' networks of smaller units interconnected by electronic communications opens up the prospect of exciting new markets for seasoned technologies with added features that fit them for this emerging world.
A research consortium of leading UK and European CHP supplier ENER-G and industry partners has been awarded USD156,000 by the UK government to assess the feasibility of using IT to connect surplus output ...
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