PLAN TO SUPPORT AUSTRALIA’S FUTURE GRID
Energy networks are planning for a future power grid that can securely support two-way electricity flows and allow customers to get maximum value from their rooftop solar and batteries. A position paper, released today by Energy Networks Australia, looks at how Australia’s energy system can best be managed to support…
Battery Market Report – Australia 2020
The home energy storage market unexpectedly proved to be fairly stable in 2019, following years of growth. It was a two-speed market, with some state and some companies increasing market share at the expense of others. Despite the stability by number of systems, the residential market decreased in terms of capacity…
ARENA Large Scale Battery Storage Knowledge Sharing Report now available
ARENA Large Scale Battery Storage Knowledge Sharing Report now available A report from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) “Large Scale Battery Storage Knowledge Sharing Report” was released this month. This report, prepared by Aurecon, presents data and insights sourced, in a large part, from four ARENA-funded LSBS projects; Ballarat, ESCRI-SA, Gannawarra…
Hornsdale Power Reserve, insights from the AES 2018 Tour
Why did a bus load of people from across the world take the five hour round trip from Adelaide in South Australia to visit a site called the Hornsdale Power Reserve? What was the attraction of the tour to this site, located 15 km north of the small village of…
Future Opportunities for Battery Storage
Lachlan Blackhall FTSE SMIEEE PhD Be BSc Head, Battery Storage and Grid Integration Program, The Australian National University In Australia and since early 2015, battery storage has primarily been installed in residential dwellings alongside solar photovoltaics (PV) generation. These residential batteries typically use lithium based chemistries, although several companies are…
Australians buying three times more batteries in response to energy price hikes
Household battery demand has trebled since last year, as Australians take matters into their own hands to protect themselves against energy price hikes. A new report by solar energy consultancy, SunWiz, shows almost 21,000 energy storage systems were installed in Australia in 2017, a three-fold increase on the year before….
Submit your feedback to help shape Energex’s residential trials
Submitted by Vanessa Swinson, Ergon Energy Network | Energex We are seeking your feedback to help shape Energex’s residential battery trials. We are releasing the Preliminary Findings Report which provides an overview and preliminary results of two residential battery trials underway in South East Queensland. These trials are unique in…
How Rooftop Solar and Battery Systems Can Help Networks Better Manage the Energy Grid
There is an emerging perception that solar PV is troublesome for the performance of Australian electricity networks by potentially increasing voltage variability. The Networks Renewed trial aims to address that perception by clearly demonstrating how solar PV and batteries can instead be a valuable resource for the businesses who manage…
Guide on Home Energy Storage
Are you looking for unbiased and clear information on residential energy storage? The NSW Government recently released the NSW Home Solar Battery Guide; a consumer guide to energy storage for the homeowner. The guide assists consumers in answering important questions such as how to choose the right battery system and…
An atlas of pumped hydro energy storage
South Australia, Queensland, Tasmania and the Canberra district Andrew Blakers, Matthew Stocks, Bin Lu, Kirsten Anderson and Anna Nadolny, Australian National University Australia has many potential sites for pumped hydro energy storage (PHES). In our initial survey of South Australia, Queensland, Tasmania and the Canberra district we have identified about…