ITRI Virtual Power Plant (VPP) technology enable to integration and management of diverse distributed resources, including renewable energy, small generators, loads, and energy storage to achieve the functionality of a bi-directionally dispatchable power plant.
ITRI develops U-Box, a modular equipment based on the concept of plug-and-play, such that the resources can easily join a VPP . ITRI VPP platform can perform resource forecasting and scheduling based on intelligent algorithms to participate electricity market and provide ancillary service. The platform successfully integrated some sites (including the Shalun and Liujia campus of ITRI, Changbin, Yongan Energy Storage demo site, Carrefour and EV bus charging station.