Honeywell Adds Virtual Power Plant Capability To Its Experion ® Energy Control System To Faciliate The Global Energy Transition
Solution allows resource owners to combine their smallest energy assets to drive revenue and ROI
Honeywell today introduced its Experion ® Energy Control System ’ s new virtual power plant ( VPP ) functionality that enables users to dispatch a network of distributed energy resources ( DERs ) such as wind generating units , storage systems and solar farms through a centralized control process . By centralizing the dispatching process , users can optimize their operations and create sufficient capacity to participate in a variety of energy markets that would otherwise be inaccessible .
Using the Experion Energy Control System VPP capability , resource owners can unlock power , capacity and revenue from their energy assets , such as DERs , while minimizing costs . The solution allows customers to monitor , forecast and coordinate in order to manage and improve the usage of energy assets in response to market conditions . Moreover , the remote management functionality comes integrated within the Experion Energy Control System , meaning existing users do not need to install any additional equipment to begin using it .
Suitable for a range of users including utilities , commercial and industrial site operators and independent power producers , the solution allows for autonomous control and flexibility over when users buy and use energy .
For example , during intermittent weather conditions such as when the sun sets or clouds over , or when the wind stops blowing , users can automate when they choose to deploy energy reserves .
18 TUS Magazine • May 2022