Electric Vehicles

Commercial, Electric Vehicles, For Consumers, PPAs, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar, Storage, VPPs

Any interval, any DER, any tariff design … billing software aims for Netflix Vs Blockbuster replay

A software billing service hopes to engage energy retailers who want to entice customers with dynamic, flexible offerings.
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Staff WriterAugust 2, 2021, 4:47 pmAugust 2, 2021

Electric Vehicles, For Consumers, Funding, Renewables

ARENA boosts Future Fuels Fund with $24m towards 403 EV charging stations across Australia

Charging stations will be built across eight geographic regions covering 14 of Australia’s most populous cities.
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Staff WriterJuly 30, 2021, 10:50 amJuly 30, 2021

Commercial, Electric Vehicles, For Consumers, For Installers, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar, Storage, VPPs

Obey your master … how algorithms can steer a neighbourhood battery

Research shows that if energy professionals and customers agree on what they expect a community battery to do, engineers can write performance algorithms to suit those objectives.
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Staff WriterJuly 23, 2021, 2:40 pmJuly 23, 2021

Commercial, Electric Vehicles, For Consumers, For Installers, Hydrogen, Ocean Power, PPAs, Pumped hydro, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar, Storage, VPPs, Waste-to-energy, Wind

To the limit … ANU lab open for extreme (or mundane) DER testing

Dull or extraordinary grid conditions can be conjured to stress test clean energy equipment at the ANU’s laboratory dedicated to distributed energy resources.
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Staff WriterJuly 22, 2021, 4:41 pmJuly 22, 2021

Electric Vehicles, For Consumers, Renewables, VPPs

How open energy data can promote sustainability

To take sustainability targets seriously governments and businesses must access and understand the reams of data that are often freely available to them, writes Paul Leahy.
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Staff WriterJuly 22, 2021, 12:38 pmJuly 28, 2021

Commercial, Electric Vehicles, For Consumers, For Installers, Funding, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar, Storage

RACV Solar’s 800kW PV-and-storage upgrade for Holmesglen TAFE

RACV Solar has partnered with Holmesglen Institute to deliver an energy solution and training facility worthy of turning out tomorrow’s solar workers.
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Staff WriterJuly 16, 2021, 3:19 pmJuly 28, 2021

Comment, Commercial, Demand response, Efficiency, Electric Vehicles, For Consumers, For Installers, Interviews, Policy, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar, Storage, VPPs

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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Staff WriterJune 18, 2021, 3:58 pmJune 16, 2021