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Together with AEG Power Solutions and partners from industry and research, we are developing a stationary, intelligent storage system to make local energy management and the integration of renewable energies as economical and grid-friendly as possible. The project is called "GIS-MS" and is funded by the regional Ministry of Economics of North Rhine-Westphalia and the More…

Next Kraftwerke was named a 2020 Global Cleantech 100 company by Cleantech Group. The 2020 Global Cleantech 100 is the 11th edition of the annual guide to the leading companies and themes in sustainable innovation. It features private, independent and for-profit companies that contribute to a more digitized, de-carbonized and resource-efficient industrial future. “We are More…

In November, Next Kraftwerke provided balancing energy in Italy for the first time. The Virtual Power Plant offered the transmission grid operator (TSO) TERNA 4.6 megawatts of flexibility. In a first step, Next Kraftwerke had bid in the auction for positive balancing energy. It was thus ready to regulate the consumption of one of its More…

Next Kraftwerke has won the Digital Champions Award 2019. The jury awarded the Virtual Power Plant in the category "Digital Products and Services". "A very innovative digital product that also follows the megatrend of sustainable, efficient energy generation and use," the jury judged. 128 companies from all over Germany submitted their ideas this year. Initiators More…

Next Kraftwerke and Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation (Toshiba ESS) have signed an agreement (Memorandum of Understanding) to assess the compatibility of their Virtual Power Plant (VPP) systems and sales channels. The companies aim at jointly developing competitive VPP services by the end of March 2020. In the new cooperation, it is Toshiba ESS More…