She sees an aggregator model as the way to bring all the issues together to use technology in the most efficient way possible. Pandarum also sees a role for electric vehicles in this aggregator model, to help create a virtual power plant. Eskom explains the future of energy supply: virtual wheelingWorking together for wheeling to many customersA notable aspect of an aggregated wheeling model is that it is generally consortium focused. Developing wheeling model will take a lot of policy workPandarum remarked there are many issues to be resolved and lots of work needs doing to develop any wheeling models. The CSIR is also doing research into how the energy storage market is changing and whether green hydrogen can be embedded into an aggregated wheeling model.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 03, 2023 09:46 UTC