Ancillary Services
Keeping the Grid in Perfect Balance
With the rise of weather-dependent energy sources, fluctuations in the power grid are increasing. A central task in the modern energy industry is therefore to guarantee grid stability at all times through controlling the power infeed of distributed energy resources and offtake of controllable loads. Today, not only large power plants can provide ancillary services or balancing services. Aggregated in a Virtual Power Plant, smaller units with a shorter reaction time can play a vital role in levelling out these fluctuations.
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NEMOCS: A Strong Platform for Ancillary Services
Our Solution for Utilities, Aggregators and System Operators

Gaining live data
In addition to all the live data of the networked assets, the control system displays external data like grid frequency or market prices and their respective market value.

Adjusting
You can adjust power production, consumption and storage systems depending on grid requirements and thereby achive a stable power supply. The disptach signal which is distributed by NEMCOS can be instructed by you, the VPP operator, or the system operator.

Curtailment of assets
In case of critical grid situations, negative prices, or imbalances of your portfolio, you can also ramp down your renewable electricity production.
Case Study
Ancillary Services for the European Grid
As the operator of our own VPP, we provide balancing services in seven European TSO areas. With our pool of prequalified assets, we participate in the auctions of the TSOs. In case of frequency imbalance, we’ll receive an order from the system operator requesting a certain amount of control reserve. The algorithm of the VPP decides which asset provides how much control reserve, based on individual restrictions of the assets. The respective units then are ramped up or down at short notice. The providers receive additional revenue for this service. In addition, they effectively support the energy transition by protecting the grid against the fluctuations associated with volatile energy sources.

At a Glance
Benefits of Our VPP as a Service Solution
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Our Company in Numbers & Facts
As the operator of one of the largest VPPs in Europe, we network thousands of assets in our Next Pool. By supplying balancing services, we’re helping to keep the grid stable and are currently operating in seven European control reserve zones. Our software solution is perfectly suited for providing capacity reserve and trading energy flexibility.
September 2020
2018
Ancillary Services
Operate your own virtual power plant
Please fill out the contact form below, if you would like to receive further information about our VPP Software-as-a-Service solution NEMOCS, which enables the monitoring, control and generation of reliable forecasts of your own or third party assets.