Smart grid

Together with the solar power and battery installer Solarvoima, CheckWatt is now providing grid support services to the Finnish transmission system operator Fingrid.

Solarvoima has completed the installation of its first Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) for the Finnish balancing market at surface treatment company Alu-Releco’s facility in Riihimäki. Connected to CheckWatt’s virtual power plant Currently, the battery will be integrated into a network of aggregated resources to provide balancing services.

Read the full press release below, issued by CheckWatt.

CheckWatt is a spin-off company from CNet and Sweden’s largest independent aggregator of flexible energy sources.

With the help of CheckWatt, hundreds of households and companies in the Gothenburg and Mölndal areas are participating in the local flexibility market this winter, thereby contributing to an efficient electricity supply.

Read the full press release (in Swedish) issued by CheckWatt.