NEDO and Daikin Develop and Install Automated Demand Response Demonstration System in Portugal: Operation Starts in July

NEDO and Daikin Industries Ltd. have completed an Automated Demand Response (ADR) demonstration system for air conditioning in the city of Lisbon, Portugal. The system, under development since November 2016, will start operation from July 2018. The demonstration project is being conducted in collaboration with a Portuguese electric power retailer and a Virtual Power Plant (VPP) operator, who aggregates multiple small-to-medium power generation facilities of renewable energy.