Ignitis and emsys VPP to Extend Collaboration on Virtual Power Plant Services
Ignitis, Lithuania’s largest integrated power utility, and emsys VPP, a leading provider of Virtual Power Plant services, have signed a new agreement to extend their collaboration. Under this renewed partnership, emsys VPP will continue to provide its state-of-the-art Virtual Power Plant as a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution to Ignitis. In addition, emsys VPP’s partner company, energy & meteo systems, will expand its power forecasting services. The renowned supplier of solar and wind power predictions will from now on also support Ignitis in calculating the self-generation from its customers’ rooftop photovoltaic installations to better integrate solar feed-in from these prosumers into the energy market.
Virtual Power Plant and power forecasting services combined form a sophisticated software suite which has been supporting Ignitis since 2022 in real-time monitoring, forecasting and remote control of its renewable energy portfolio for flexibility trading. Ignitis plans to add up to around 100 solar and wind power plants to the Virtual Power Plant in the near future.
“We are pleased to continue our cooperation with emsys VPP. Until now, emsys VPP has provided wind farm generation forecasting and Virtual Power Plant services. Their solutions have helped to produce more accurate forecasts, reducing Ignitis’ imbalance costs. Given the rapid growth of renewable energy generation in Lithuania, we have expanded the range of services procured to include forecasting services for both solar parks and prosumers”, says Dovilė Morkvėnaitė, Head of Electricity Wholesale Department at Ignitis.
“Ignitis can continue to rely on our extensive experience in supporting international power utilities and aggregators as their renewable energy portfolios grow,” comments Dr. Ulrich Focken, Managing Director of emsys VPP and energy & meteo systems.
About Ignitis
Ignitis is a reliable B2C and B2B electricity and natural gas supplier, installing innovative solutions to facilitate energy efficiency and empower green energy consumers, developing an EV charging network in the Baltic states. Ignitis operates in Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland and Finland.
About energy & meteo systems
energy & meteo systems was founded in 2004 in Oldenburg, Germany, and offers cutting-edge power forecasting services as well as differentiated consulting services for a smooth grid and market integration of variable renewable energies. The company is an international provider of accurate wind and solar power predictions for grid operators, aggregators, power traders and plant operators. The forecasting services are provided to more than 600 GW of installed solar and wind power capacity in around 60 countries.
About emsys VPP
emsys VPP is a pioneer in the development of Virtual Power Plants and ranks as a leading international provider. Their sophisticated technology is offered as a Software-as-a-Service solution and digitally connects decentralized power generators, storage facilities and controllable consumers via a common control room. The Virtual Power Plant technology is used by numerous energy suppliers and aggregators to monitor, remotely control and profitably market aggregated electricity production.
