ABSTRACT
In the context of this chapter the virtual power plant (VPP) is considered as a high level design tool based upon load aggregation of near real-time metered energy demand and generation data at building/apartment levels.
Target users, city planners and utility companies, will be able to use the VPP to gain an understanding of energy demand/generation at user defined and selected levels of interest ranging from high level city planning to the selection of individual buildings or user defined energy networks and so on. ‘What if’ scenarios aid in future development and planning of cities.
This chapter outlines development and integration of the VPP within the iURBAN ICT architecture. Content is also provided on the VPP; graphical user interface, calculation engine and application via case studies taken from the iURBAN project.
