A rule change by the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) is set to empower customers to better manage their...
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Qld Gov announces $40M funding for LREZ pilot
Steph Barker, , Batteries & Storage, Distributed Generation, Electricity, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0The Queensland Government has announced it will fund a $40 million local renewable energy zone (LREZ) trial at Caloundra,...
Participants, not recipients: consumers hold the key to Australia’s renewable power
Steph Barker, , Distributed Generation, Electricity, Features, Renewable Energy, 0Energy Networks Australia’s Energy Network Conference and Exhibition is a biannual event that brings together leading experts, members and...
CEC report details pathway to consumer energy resources uptake
Steph Barker, , Distributed Generation, Electricity, News, Renewable Energy, Reports, Spotlight, 0The Clean Energy Council (CEC) has released Powering Homes, Empowering People: A National Consumer Energy Resources Roadmap, a new...
Safe and reliable energy solutions for Australia
Katie Livingston, , Batteries & Storage, Distributed Generation, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Microgrids, Renewable Energy, Sponsored Editorial, 0Bringing safe, reliable and locally tailored energy solutions to communities is integral to the acceleration of the renewable energy...
Shining a light on the future: a pathway for ultra low cost solar
Katie Livingston, , Distributed Generation, Electricity, Features, Networks, Renewable Energy, Solar, Sponsored Editorial, 0Australia is known for its abundant sunshine, but harnessing this resource efficiently and cost-effectively is an ongoing challenge. We...
ARENA awards $6.2M funding to SA Power Networks project
Steph Barker, , Distributed Generation, Electricity, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0The utility’s Energy Masters project aims to install consumer energy resources (CER) and smart appliances in 500 South Australian...
What is a microgrid?
Energy Journalist, , Distributed Generation, Electricity, Features, Microgrids, Renewable Energy, 0There’s no one-size-fits-all when it comes to providing stable and secure energy. This is especially true in Australia, where...
Distributed energy resources may hold the key to surviving natural disasters
Utility Journalist, , Disaster Management, Distributed Generation, Features, Uncategorized, 0By Steph Barker, Journalist, Energy Magazine Australia has a long history of natural disasters, including fire, floods and storms....
Innovative, intelligent solutions for the energy transition
Utility Journalist, , Distributed Generation, Electricity, Renewable Energy, Sponsored Editorial, 0The energy transition is happening, and it is happening fast. Yet challenges remain as we race at unprecedented speed...
Storage: a ‘sweet spot’ lies in the distribution network
Utility Journalist, , Batteries & Storage, Distributed Generation, Electricity, Features, Projects, Renewable Energy, 1How much can medium and community sized batteries truly help Australia decarbonise? Ausgrid CCO, Rob Amphlett Lewis, says there’s...
Additional $8.6 million for WA DER pilot
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Distributed Generation, Energy Efficiency, Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, 0The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced $8.6 million in funding for the development of Western Australia’s Distributed...
TransGrid outlines renewables infrastructure
April Shepherd, , Distributed Generation, News, Renewable Energy, 0TransGrid has released a new report forecasting the near-future of renewable energy generation, and the infrastructure needed to ease...
Soltec brings its commitment to distributed generation to Australia
Eliza Booth, , Batteries & Storage, Distributed Generation, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy, Solar, Sponsored Editorial, 0Soltec, a reference company within the photovoltaic industry, has launched the first complete power generation and distribution product for...
Soltec invests in distributed generation
Eliza Booth, , Distributed Generation, Renewable Energy, Smart Energy, Solar, Sponsored Editorial, Sustainability, 0Soltec keeps leading the way by committing to distributed generation. The company has just launched Solarfighter, an innovative product...
Batteries in the burbs: exploring the potential
Holly Tancredi, , Batteries & Storage, Digital Utilities, Distributed Generation, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Features, Renewable Energy, Smart Energy, Solar, Sustainability, Wind, 0A team at the Australian National University has undertaken a significant project to explore the potential benefits of community...
Energy disruption is here – but not as we expected
Energy Journalist, , Distributed Generation, Networks, Renewable Energy, Solar, Sustainability, 1The rapid uptake and deployment of residential solar and home batteries is having a significant impact on Australia’s energy...
Maximising solar by rethinking PV panel orientation
Holly Tancredi, , Distributed Generation, Electricity, Features, Renewable Energy, Solar, Sustainability, 1Traditionally, solar PV panels have been orientated in a northerly direction, towards the equator. But new research from the...
Australia’s largest VPP grows again
Eliza Booth, , Asset Management, Batteries & Storage, Distributed Generation, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Smart Energy, Solar, Spotlight, Stakeholder Engagement, Sustainability, 0The South Australian Government is expanding Australia's largest Virtual Power Plant (VPP) with another 3,000 families in Housing SA...
UQ’s solar farm claims global renewable energy first
Kim Ho, , Civil Construction, Company news, Distributed Generation, Electricity, News, Renewable Energy, Solar, Sustainability, 0The University of Queensland has become the first university in the world to have all its power come from...
New plan to supercharge Australia’s “woeful” energy efficiency
Kim Ho, , Asset Management, Distributed Generation, Energy Efficiency, Networks, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0New research has slammed Australia’s “embarrassing” energy efficiency performance, just as a global agency has released a plan to...
Supporting the transition to high levels of renewables in the NEM
Kim Ho, , Batteries & Storage, COVID-19, Disaster Management, Distributed Generation, Networks, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, Wind, 0With the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) forecasting that as much as 75 per cent of Australia’s energy could...
Western Australia launches roadmap for DER integration
Kim Ho, , Batteries & Storage, Distributed Generation, Electric Vehicles, Electricity, Features, Microgrids, Networks, Policy, Renewable Energy, Retail, Solar, Sustainability, 1Rooftop solar panels, batteries, electric vehicles and microgrids are transforming Western Australia’s electricity system. These small-scale devices, known as...
Western Australia generation will meet SWIS demand: report
Kim Ho, , Asset Management, Demand Management, Distributed Generation, Electricity, Networks, News, Policy, Projects, Renewable Energy, Smart Energy, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, Wind, 0A new report suggests Western Australia’s electricity generation capacity is sufficient to meet demand in the South West Interconnected...
Cross-sector calls for clean energy in economic recovery plan
Kim Ho, , Civil Construction, Company news, COVID-19, Distributed Generation, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, News, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The Australian Energy Council, the Energy Efficiency Council and the Property Council of Australia are among fifteen major organisations...
Victoria announces suite of renewable energy projects
Kim Ho, , Distributed Generation, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Features, News, Policy, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The Victorian Government has unveiled a $15.3 million package of renewable energy investments to help reduce the state’s emissions....
The plan to decongest Australia’s future energy grid
Kim Ho, , Demand Management, Distributed Generation, Electricity, Networks, News, Policy, Spotlight, Sustainability, 1Energy Networks Australia has released a new plan for better management of Australia’s energy system to accommodate the nation’s...
Major shopping centres to convert to green energy
Kim Ho, , Company news, Distributed Generation, Electricity, News, Renewable Energy, Retail, Solar, 0Four Queensland shopping centres and one in Victoria will install solar panels across their entire roofs as part of...
Knowledge sharing released on Virtual Power Plants
Kim Ho, , Distributed Generation, Electricity, Networks, News, Smart Energy, 0The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has released a report on its Virtual Power Plant (VPP) Demonstration program, aiming...
Calls for a clean energy stimulus COVID-19 response package
Kim Ho, , Batteries & Storage, COVID-19, Distributed Generation, Electricity, News, Policy, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The Clean Energy Council is lobbying governments around Australia to include renewable energy and energy storage as a key...
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