ENERES Co., Ltd

ENERES Co., Ltd. has reached an agreement regarding the implementation of trading in the balancing market1 and capacity market2 for the operation of the renewable energy-combined storage facility “SALA Higashimikawa Storage Station” being constructed by SALA ENERGY Co., Ltd. The storage facility is scheduled to begin operations in summer 2025.
Renewable energy-combined storage batteries are attracting attention as a means to address challenges inherent to renewable energy, such as generation instability and opportunity losses due to output control. This initiative aims to contribute to stable power supply and create new revenue opportunities through effective utilization of the storage facility. As an aggregator, ENERES plans to supply power to the balancing market and capacity market.

ENERES has participated in METI’s VPP demonstration project since 2016, and developed its own Distributed Energy Resource Management System (DERMS) in 2018. The company has accumulated experience in power supply through aggregation since the balancing capacity tender, which was the predecessor to the balancing market, and is now also bidding for primary control capacity*4, which began trading in the balancing market this fiscal year.

Mr. Takimoto of SALA ENERGY (Director of Carbon Neutral Promotion Department) states, “ENERES can handle trading in various balancing market segments, and particularly has extensive trading experience in primary control capacity (offline category) which requires advanced control technology. We have high expectations for their ability to help achieve our goals of stable power supply and revenue generation with this storage facility.”

As an aggregator, ENERES has supported the control and market supply of distributed energy resources owned by companies and municipalities. Currently, we provide DERMS SaaS and operational outsourcing services to businesses that act as aggregators, contributing to the overall vitalization of the aggregation business.