A step closer to FCAS participation for aggregated battery storage
Article by Liam Rogers, Lawyer, MARQUE Lawyers Pty Ltd, 02 8216 3034 Recent rule changes to unbundle ancillary services and reclassify market loads bring aggregated battery storage providers closer to offering frequency services to AEMO. The first rule change promotes more demand side participation in the ancillary services market by unbundling…
LG high efficient panels – A must have for Tesla
Interview with Markus Lambert, Head of LG Electronics’ Energy Division, Australia Markus Lambert, the head of LG Energy has been working in the solar industry since 2006. In that time he has seen many changes and he believes the best decades of solar and batteries are still in front of…
Virtual power plants: The Finkel, Zibelman energy revolution
Article by Phil Keogan, SVP Asia Pacific, Sunverge Energy For far too long, the Australian energy industry has been consumed by finger pointing and fault finding. Network operators accused of over investing in poles and wires to drive up the value of their asset base and revenues. Rule makers criticised…
Batteries, grids and power plays
Article by Tina Perinotto, The Fifth Estate The Energy Storage Conference which took place over 14- 15 June featured a topic of conversation about Standards Australia’s draft proposal to make keeping a lithium battery onsite very difficult if not impossible at a reasonable cost. The story which we broke last week, Battery storage standard could…
Is Battery really the future of energy storage?
Article by Poojan Modi and Francois Aguey-Zinsou, Materials Energy Research Laboratory (MERLin) and School of Chemical Engineering, UNSW Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia Energy security and flexibility, dispatch of renewable and meeting consumer expectations are the most significant challenges facing the energy industry. Current approach to these problems is by using battery technology…
Energy Storage Conference & Exhibition 2017: Roundup
Article by James Martin II, Solar Choice Every June for the last three years I’ve attended the Energy Storage Conference & Exhibition in Sydney. This year the event took place on 14-15th at Sydney’s new Convention and Exhibition Centre (ICC Sydney) in Darling Harbour. It was held concomitantly with the…
Sustainability and technology: An ‘extraordinary economic opportunity’ for cities
Article by by Vaidehi Shah, Eco-Business Adelaide is a small city with big dreams. Ahead of the Renewable Cities Australia forum, its Lord Mayor Martin Haese shares his plans for establishing Adelaide as the sustainability capital of the world. Tucked away in a scenic stretch of Australia’s southern coastline and home…
A year in energy
Article by Sam McGahan, Business Development Manager, VSUN Having spent a year in the energy industry I started to reflect on what I’ve learnt – in no particular order here are some of my musings. There are many people who claim expertise in the energy field. A lot of them…
Pumped hydro storage – would you like solar or wind with that?
Article by GSES In the past months, there have been many discussions centred around pumped hydro schemes. Most notably of which is the current government announcement to expand the iconic Snowy Hydro system as well as South Australia’s investigation into pumped hydro from Spencer Gulf. It is well-known that some…
Is battery storage worth it in your city?
Article by James Martin II, Solar Choice In terms of affordability, the Australian battery storage market is quickly moving closer to where it needs to be. While pricing itself is of course the single most important factor in battery viability, retail electricity & rooftop solar system prices are also key…