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Enable your e-assets to optimise locally, access energy spot markets and offer ancillary services to grid operators.
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Aggregating EVs, wherever they connect
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Making use of a fleet of EVs as a Virtual Power Plant to balance the grid, whether they connect at home, at the office, or beyond.
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Pool your assets to stabilise the grid and earn.
How FLEXO enables you to deliver demand response contracts and peak shaving with of swarms of diverse assets:
- Connect FLEXO to your e-assets via IoT platforms.
- Acting as a Technical Aggregator, FLEXO forecasts the available flexible energy. This enables market aggregators / BSPs to bid on ancillary contracts and provides real time availability for activation.
- Grid operators send activation signals and FLEXO orchestrates devices to produce the required load profile.
Additional revenues for EV smart charging
Whether you have a large fleet at a single site or many individual EVs/chargers spread across a region, pool the potential of this huge flexibility resource to offer demand response services through smart charging and add revenue streams to your assets.
Extract additional benefits from all your assets
Aggregate diverse assets into one flexibility resource; EVs/ Chargers. Wet appliances. Heat Pumps. Static Batteries. Large PV installations. And More. If you’ve got a smart meter, we’ve got you covered, no matter what the communication protocol or where they connect to the grid.
Manage dynamic fluctuations in device availability.
Devices can go offline - putting your ancillary contracts at risk. FLEXO builds in plenty of redundancy to prevent you from falling short on your flexibility demand.
Let nothing go to waste
FLEXO’s multi-objective algorithms automatically trade on energy and imbalance markets, optimise peak shaving and manage local/community self-consumption with surplus flexibility from ancillary contracts.
Adapt to regulatory and market structures.
Orchestrate flexibility with devices connecting to different grid operators, market regions, countries or continents.
Connect FLEXO to your ecosystem
Integrate seamlessly with our APIs and orchestrate flexibility directly with our admin platform.
Our APIs are ready to ingest data from your IoT platforms and deliver KPIs to your existing customer apps while you can tap in to manage your assets on our tailored white-label experience for admins at any time.
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Integration
Setup, configure, and connect devices.
Bid for ancillary contracts
Automatically calculate how much flexibility is available, and then allocate it to potential and confirmed contract tenders.
Fulfil ancillary contracts
FLEXO receives activation signals for demand response and manages load profiles across distributed devices.
Automatised optimisation
Surplus flexibility is prioritised for market trading and peak shaving, as well as local site and energy community optimisation.
Highlighted features
A selection of what FLEXO's energy aggregation module can achieve.
Market access
With our partners, FLEXO offers access to ancillary markets in a growing number of regions. Add this to day-ahead, intraday and imbalance market optimisation and you have access to a horizon of savings and revenues.
Manage static and mobile devices
No matter where a device connects to the grid, use it to aggregate flexibility.
360 support
Need support? We have your back, with comprehensive documentation and technical support.
APIs
Do you have your own established apps and systems? Integrate FLEXO directly with our comprehensive APIs.
Battery-safe V2X
Protect your battery warranties by discharging only the exact number of times per year within safety thresholds and when energy market prices are the highest.
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Seamless UX
Created by designers hailing from the likes of Apple, FLEXO is user-friendly and intuitive - whether you’re an admin or an end-user checking in on your consumption and savings.
Reserve flexibility
Bidding on multiple contracts? Allocate flexibility over a given period knowing you will always be able to fulfil a bid.
Hardware agnostic
No matter what hardware you use, FLEXO can connect via IoT platforms or directly to manufacturer APIs.
Powered by AI
Our machine learning algorithms analyse a vast array of data with great accuracy, enabling the best energy predictions, revenues, and savings possible.
Automated activation
As soon as FLEXO receives an activation request, devices are automatically orchestrated according to the required load ramps and power needs.
Continuous updates
Our agile team works constantly to evolve our software based on your needs and user feedback.
Localised and multi-regulatory
Don’t sweat it. FLEXO can adapt to any local language, regulatory framework, or protocol.
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FAQs
What is a Virtual Power Plant (VPP)?
A virtual power plant (VPP) is a network of decentralized power-generating and energy-storing units—like solar panels, wind turbines, batteries, and even smart appliances—managed through sophisticated software. By coordinating these resources in real time, a VPP can optimize electricity generation, balance supply and demand, and provide reliable services to the power grid. This approach maximizes efficiency, reduces reliance on traditional power plants, and promotes a cleaner, more resilient energy system.
What is energy aggregation?
Energy aggregation is the process of combining the energy consumption or production of multiple individuals or entities into a single, larger group. This consolidation allows for more efficient management of energy resources, often resulting in cost savings, better access to renewable energy sources, and improved sustainability. Energy aggregation can be applied to residential, commercial, and industrial sectors. It allows all involved to leverage their collective bargaining power and optimise energy-related decisions.
Why should I use FLEXO Virtual Power plant?
You need to up your aggregation game with AI. FLEXO’s algorithms get the most out of energy aggregation. There are so many reasons, but just to name a few:
1. Providing extra cost-savings
2. Facilitating renewable energy access
3. Enabling demand response participation
4. Increasing energy efficiency gains
5. Supporting decentralised energy systems
6. Enhancing grid resilience
7. Empowering energy communities
8. Managing distributed devices for more efficient, more sustainable energy usage
Who is FLEXO Virtual Power Plant for?
Whether in the energy sector or automotive, if you are looking to aggregate distributed devices to capitalise on energy spot markets or offer grid ancillary services, FLEXO is for you.
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