Making CO2 Net Zero a Reality by Expanding VPP Scale
First written in FY2020. 3 of 4 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2021. Latest entry: FY2024.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2021: 1 of 7 companies on the "Worse" side.
16 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「The company also began introducing KrakenFlex, a system for operating and managing these distributed energy resources (DERs) (announced in October 2023).」
Integration of VPP and distributed energy resource operations progressed to the introduction of KrakenFlex. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「The company began a virtual power plant demonstration project with The Kansai Electric Power Company,Incorporated, using Ene-Farm residential fuel cells and residential storage batteries installed in ordinary households.」
As a concrete measure to expand VPP capacity, the company began a demonstration project with The Kansai Electric Power Company,Incorporated, using Ene-Farm and residential storage batteries. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「The company began a joint virtual power plant demonstration project with The Kansai Electric Power Company,Incorporated, 日本ユニシス㈱, Sumitomo Electric Industries,Ltd. and パナソニック㈱, using the residential PEFC fuel cell system Ene-Farm installed in ordinary households equipped with solar power generation.」
As a concrete step toward expanding VPP capacity, the company began a demonstration project with 4 companies using solar power generation and Ene-Farm. - FY2020First statedAnnual report
「The company is expanding its virtual power plant (VPP) capacity to make its electricity business, which integrates renewable energy and natural gas, concrete as it works toward CO2 net zero.」
The company has newly positioned VPP capacity expansion in its medium-term plan as a means of developing an electricity business integrating renewable energy and natural gas.