ENABLING THE NEXT GENERATION OF SMART HOMES , TOWNS AND CITIES
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“ VPPs can be said to truly capture the modern race for cleaner sources of energy ”
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Power to effectively manage energy during peak use , provide a reliable backup electricity supply and help the utility balance the overall usage of the grid .
“ The combination of solar and longlasting , safe , intelligent energy storage managed by the local utility is an essential component to the clean energy grid of the future . The solar industry should find inspiration in this extraordinary project , as it provides a blueprint for the future of grid optimized battery storage ,” commented Blake Richetta , Chairman of sonnen Inc .
ENABLING THE NEXT GENERATION OF SMART HOMES , TOWNS AND CITIES
More than simply being restricted to small communities or individual households , VPPs have the potential to cause a fundamental paradigm shift in the way power is generated in smart cities . The same fundamental tech enablers found in common smart infrastructure is similar to VPPs : IoT equipment collecting and transmitting data to a centralised point ( cloud ), which is then optimised via artificial intelligence ( AI ) or machine learning ( ML ) computer algorithms .
ABOUT SONNEN
sonnen was founded in 2010 with the aim of engineering a solution that would grant communities clean , affordable energy , not just to protect the environment , but also to promote self-determination and independence . “ Our intelligent sonnen batteries can optimise the energy supply and demand to such a degree that integration of 100 % renewable energy within a community is possible ,” it claims .
Key people : CEO : Christoph Ostermann COO : Oliver Koch CTO : Hermann Schweizer
OCTOBER 2020