Consumers can score an easy goal against polluting generation by aligning demand for energy with supply from variable renewable sources, writes Steve Hoy.
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Inside a battery’s brain … writing the software that is doctor and cop to large storage assets
Batteries that are 100% risk-free have yet to be designed, but the CSIRO is working on it.
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Things will get worse before they get better … how curtailment and restrictive MLFs will precede the dawn of renewable energy zones
Grid constraints are symptoms of an energy system in transition, say analysts. A balancing act of new supply and transmission will see bumps along the way.
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AEMC opens the door to welcome battery-owners as grid participants
The AEMC has proposed a rule change that could ease the way for owners of battery storage to participate in the energy market.
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The rule-maker … the AEMC’s Ben Barr adds consumers to the mix
Australian Energy Market Commission CEO Ben Barr knows you can’t please all the people all the time – but someone has to write the rule book.
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Check your mirrors: 3 things rooftop solar can teach us about Australia’s electric car rollout
Australia’s world-leading rollout of rooftop solar power systems offers a guide to help navigate the transition to EVs.
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Flexible friends … how heavy industry can accelerate renewables
The hungriest energy users can play a big role in balancing tomorrow’s grid – if they are prepared to be flexible.
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US must declare war on climate for energy transition to accelerate
To lead by example, the United States should declare war on the inefficient use of dirty energy, US-based Australian entrepreneurs Danny Kennedy and Saul Griffith told a Spark Club event.
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Trust us, VPPs are the way of the future: SAPN report
A trial of a 1,000-battery virtual power plant on the South Australian network has boosted solar exports, supplied much-needed services to the grid and earned tidy revenue.
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Next stop, the gigawatts of electric buses waiting to connect
If drivers are slow to upgrade to EVs maybe owners of bus fleets will surprise us all by rolling out new clean rolling gear? They will need to have a lot of charging smarts in place to do so.
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