VPPs offer an innovative way to aggregate, optimise and dispatch of distributed energy resources (DERs) – including large scale BESS; residential, commercial, industrial and mining solar PV and BESS; electric vehicles; and demand market response – as if they were a single utility-scale power plant.

This webinar will unpack the latest technologies and business models enabling VPPs, from large scale and mining BESS, load curtailment at energy-intensive smelters, real-time control of thousands of household geysers; and the coordinated dispatch of residential, commercial, industrial and mining solar-plus-storage systems.

The webinar will also examine the future role of bi-directional power flows from electric vehicles and how these assets can provide demand response and grid services.

Leading experts will explore the policy, regulatory and digital infrastructure requirements to unlock the value of VPPs, support grid stability and enhance energy security, including participation with large-scale BES and demand flexibility in the emerging South African Wholesale Electricity Market (SAWEM).

· Opening address: Nic van Doesburgh, Climate Policy & Energy Analyst, Meridian Economics.

· Presenter 1: Svein Jørgen Sønning, Chief Commercial & Technology Officer, NODES.

· Presenter 2: Jason Fairhurst, Senior Project Manager, Energy Group.

· Presenter 3: Evan Rice, CEO, Etana Energy.

· Presenter 4: Jon Kornik, CEO, Plentify.

· Wrap-up: Francis Jackson, Founder, Enerchy