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04 Aug 2017

E.ON integrates Fraport's emergency power generators into virtual power plant

E.ON

German energy company E.ON will integrate the emergency power generators of airport operator Fraport at Frankfurt airport – Germany’s largest airline hub – in its virtual power plant, the company said. The diesel generators can feed up to 5 megawatt of additional power into the public power grid within seconds, E.ON said.

Find the E.ON press release in English here.

Get background on virtual power plants in the dossier explaining how digitalisation propels the energy transition into the next stage.

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