Overview on the characteristics,connotation and development status of virtual power plants in China

doi:10.3969/j.issn.2097-0706.2022.06.003

Abstract

Abstract:

To achieve the "30·60" goal,virtual power plants have been taken as an important measure to construct a new power system and complete energy transformation. It is also the development direction for the safe and efficient utilization of new energy. The connotation and overall characteristics of virtual power plants are introduced. And against the backdrop of the status quo in China, the main business segments of a virtual power plant and its political environment are expounded. Given the existing cases home and abroad, the supporting elements including controllable resources,key technologies and market mechanism for the rapid development of virtual power plants are summarized. Then, the problems in the promotion of virtual power plants in China are summarized based on the three development phases. Based on the understanding on the connotation and basic characteristics,it is believed that virtual power plants are promising in integrated application with digitalization,intelligentization,cloud sharing,artificial intelligence,big data,Internet of Things and other technologies.

Key words: virtual power plant, carbon neutrality, demand response, Energy Internet, controllable resources, new power system, integrated energy, energy storage

CLC Number:

TK01：TM73

ZHONG Yongjie, JI Ling, LI Jingxia, JIANG Yanjun, WU Shiwei, WANG Zidong. Overview on the characteristics,connotation and development status of virtual power plants in China[J]. Integrated Intelligent Energy, 2022, 44(6): 25-36.

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