Product overview
Our structured products enable production and consumption profiles to be flexibly adapted to market conditions – across various asset classes.
Virtual Pump Storage (VPS)
Virtual pump storage (VPS) enables hourly energy storage and flexible retrieval when needed.
With VPS, energy can be stored at times when prices are low and retrieved at times of higher demand, supporting flexible and market-oriented electricity procurement.
Virtual Power Plant (VPP)
The Virtual Power Plant (VPP) is aimed at energy suppliers and large consumers.
This product provides protection against high electricity prices by flexibly controlling energy procurement over time, thereby reducing the risk of price spikes.
Virtual Power Consumer (VPC)
The Virtual Power Consumer (VPC) offers operators of renewable energy production plants protection against negative electricity prices.
This service helps to cushion price risks in the market and make the marketing of electricity from flexible plants more efficient.
Virtual Battery Spread (VBS)
The Virtual Battery Spread (VBS) protects operators against highly volatile daily prices.
Virtual Thermal Power Plant (VTPP) and Virtual Coal Power Plant (VCPP)
Virtual Thermal Power Plant (VTPP) and Virtual Coal Power Plant (VCPP) enable the purchase or sale of electricity at the respective thermal production costs without physical production.
These products offer structured hedging against market price risks – both for thermally generated electricity and its influence on price formation.
| Category | Products | Typical benefits | Typical target group |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pumped storage | VPS | Energy storage | Seller: Hydroelectric power plant operator Buyer: Alternative energy operator |
| Hydropower | VPP | Protection against high prices | Seller: Power plant operator Buyer: Energy supplier without production |
| End consumers | VPC | Protection against negative electricity prices | Buyer: Alternative energy operator (wind farms, solar plants) |
| Battery storage | VBS | Utilisation of daily price ranges | Seller: Storage operator Buyer: Alternative energy operator |
| Thermal power stations | VTPP, VCPP | Hedging of thermal power plant production | Seller: Power plant operator Buyer: Energy supplier without production |