by Fabian Le Gay Brereton | May 1, 2021 | Decentralisation, Electricity Markets, NEM
This week Australia’s Energy Security Board released its Post-2025 Market Design Options Paper. The paper proposes pathways and reform options to meet four key areas of need for Australia’s future energy system: Resource adequacy through the transition...
by Dr James Barnard | Nov 8, 2020 | Battery Storage, Electricity Markets, NEM
Going toe-to-toe with the US election for media attention, this week saw the announcement of another huge battery storage project for Australia. Imaginatively dubbed the Victorian ‘Big Battery’, the project, which is to be located near Geelong in Victoria...
by Pete Tickler | Oct 26, 2020 | Decentralisation, Electricity Markets, NEM, Solar PV
https://gridcognition.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/NEM-CO2-emissions-1.mp4 For many organisations (like Google with their commitment to 24/7 Carbon-Free Energy) optimising the design and operation of their DER assets isn’t just about dollars and cents; the...
by Pete Tickler | Sep 21, 2020 | Battery Storage, Decentralisation, Electricity Markets, NEM
On 1 October 2021 the National Electricity Market on Australia’s east coast will take the significant step of moving from 30-minute to 5-minute settlement. This will doubtless have lots of interesting ramifications, one of which is likely to be that anyone who...
by Pete Tickler | Sep 20, 2020 | Decentralisation, Electric Vehicles, Electricity Markets, NEM
Electric Vehicles are going to be a very big deal for energy systems right around the world. Even at their simplest they are pretty serious energy assets, with a relatively small EV like a Nissan Leaf still having a battery several times larger than a typical...
by Pete Tickler | Sep 17, 2020 | Decentralisation, Electricity Markets, NEM
In recent times contingency FCAS has become a very lucrative revenue stream for participants in the NEM able to offer services into the various contingency markets. In particular, owners of battery storage systems have trousered some serious coin, often...
