Limerick-headquartered Viotas has sold its Australian arm to PowerSync Technologies, according to the Irish Examiner, a transaction that matters to large energy users and demand-response providers because it moves a 227MW flexible demand portfolio to a local operator while Viotas refocuses on Ireland and the USA.

Viotas is a Limerick-based smart-grid technology company founded in 2013 that develops metering and control hardware and software to help large electricity users earn revenue by being flexible in how they use, generate and store power, according to the Irish Examiner.

PowerSync Technologies is a North Sydney-based energy technology company that, according to its release, aims to reach 2GW by 2030.

Viotas entered Australia in 2020, according to the Irish Examiner, and built a portfolio of 227MW of flexible demand in the National Electricity Market, according to PowerSync’s release.

The Irish Examiner reported that the two companies also signed a memorandum of understanding under which PowerSync will offer Viotas technology and innovation to Australian customers.

Paddy Finn, chief executive of Viotas, said in the announcement reported by the Irish Examiner: “Six years ago we took technology built in Ireland to Australia and started from scratch. The team built one of the largest grid flexibility portfolios in Australia, that will now serve to springboard PowerSync’s ambitious growth in the market.”

According to the Irish Examiner, Viotas will now focus on growth in Ireland, where it plans to broaden grid flexibility services for large energy users, and in the USA, where it aims to help industrial businesses and data centres earn revenue from grid flexibility.

In a LinkedIn post, PowerSync said the collaboration will focus on grid connection, asset monitoring under standards including CSIP-AUS, and monetising flexible capacity across wholesale energy, FCAS, demand response and reserves.

Viotas says its VIOFlex GRID product lets data centre operators monetise backup generation, UPS and cooling systems through long-term contracts, according to the DataCentres Ireland exhibitor directory.

For the sector, an Irish grid-flexibility company selling its Australian portfolio while keeping a technology partnership shows demand-response providers refocusing on data centre and industrial demand in Ireland and the USA.