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An existing Enel X commercial-scale battery storage project in Massachusetts, US. Image: Enel X.

Enel X in 5MWh battery storage pilot for Australian shopping centres

January 9, 2023
Enel X will pilot battery storage systems at two shopping centres in Australia with commercial real estate group Vicinity Centres.
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Swell Energy to manage Sacramento utility SMUD’s virtual power plant

January 3, 2023
Virtual power plant (VPP) specialist Swell Energy will aggregate home solar and battery systems in a new programme from the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD).
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Acciona Energia sets up ‘first’ V2G network in Spain

December 5, 2022
Renewable energy firm Acciona Energia has launched a 16-chargepoint vehicle-to-grid (V2G) network in the Balearic Islands, the first in Spain.
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US virtual power plant specialist Swell Energy raises US$120 million for 600MWh portfolio

November 23, 2022
Swell Energy has raised US$120 million funding towards its 600MWh virtual power plant programme across the US.
Sunrun is partnered with Ford to turn the automaker's new F150 Lightning electric truck into a vehicle-to-home and vehicle-to-grid distributed energy resource. Image: Ford / Sunrun.

FERC Order 2222: Has the promised game changer for US distributed energy resources failed?

November 16, 2022
Before the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, FERC Order 2222 was considered a big deal.
WA energy minister Bill Johnston (second from left) with other project partners last week. Image: Synergy.

Project Symphony: Western Australia’s biggest virtual power plant goes online

November 11, 2022
Virtual power plant in Western Australia will demonstrate how distributed energy resources can help stabilise the electricity grid.
Ford's F-150 Lightning EV can be used as a V2H resource through the company's partnership with Sunrun. Image: Sunrun / Ford.

‘Combating climate change doesn’t have to be complicated’: Sunrun’s Chris Rauscher at RE+ 2022

November 10, 2022
We speak to Sunrun senior director of market development and policy, Chris Rauscher, in the final instalment of our series of energy storage industry leader interviews at RE+ 2022.
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‘VPPs that can scale anywhere’: sonnen CEO Blake Richetta at RE+ 2022

November 2, 2022
sonnen Inc CEO Blake Richetta joins our series of exclusive energy storage industry leader interviews from RE+ 2022.
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Sunrun chosen to spearhead Puerto Rico 17MW energy storage VPP

November 1, 2022
Residential energy solutions provider Sunrun has been selected to develop a 17MW energy storage virtual power plant (VPP) in Puerto Rico.
Vermont utility Green Mountain Power took a pioneering approach to putting battery units including Tesla Powerwalls into its VPP. Image: Green Mountain Power.

Original Tesla VPP utility in Vermont plans doubling of battery storage deployments

September 30, 2022
Increase in battery storage announced by Green Mountain Power, the Vermont utility which was first in the US to deploy Tesla Powerwalls in virtual power plant.

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