The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has opened the $125 million Regional Microgrids Program on behalf of the Federal...
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AGL to deliver renewable microgrids for NSW farms
Kody Cook, , Company news, Electricity, Microgrids, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0AGL Energy (AGL) is set to partner with Australian Farming Services (AFS) on three renewable energy microgrid projects to...
Networking energy equity for First Nations people
Holly Tancredi, , Batteries & Storage, Features, Land Access, Microgrids, Networks, Policy, Renewable Energy, Solar, 0Many First Nations residents in remote and regional communities are not having their basic needs met due to unreliable...
Construction begins at WA pumped hydro microgrid
Holly Tancredi, , Hydro Power, Microgrids, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0Western Australia’s first pumped hydro renewable microgrid project has officially begun construction on the site and is set to...
Horizon Power launches nation-leading $9.3M hydrogen microgrid
John Thompson, , Hydrogen, Microgrids, Networks, News, Spotlight, 0Australia’s first remote hydrogen microgrid has been launched in the regional Western Australian town of Denham in a trial...
Weather resilient backup power systems, microgrids planned for VIC
Holly Tancredi, , Batteries & Storage, Disaster Management, Electricity, Microgrids, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, 1$7.5 million for backup power systems, and $9.8 million for rural microgrids are part of the Victorian Government’s new...
Bushfires, extreme weather events, peak holiday periods, as well as being at the end of the network has put...
Microgrids and Virtual Synchronous Machines supporting the energy transition
Christopher Allan, , Batteries & Storage, Microgrids, Renewable Energy, Sponsored Editorial, Sustainability, Wind, 0As Australia strives to reduce CO2 emissions across all sectors of modern life, it is becoming increasingly clear that...
by Christine Corbett, Chief Customer Officer, AGL Spanning the borders of north-east South Australia and south-west Queensland, it’s mostly...
Off the grid: 19 standalone units online in WA
April Shepherd, , Microgrids, News, Smart Energy, Spotlight, 0Western Australia’s farming region of Esperance is gradually going off the grid, with 19 farming properties completing standalone power...
Largest of its kind: $15M renewable microgrid commissioned in WA
April Shepherd, , Microgrids, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0The Western Australian Government has commissioned the long-awaited $15 million Kalbarri renewable microgrid, which will be the largest of...
Report: Machine learning key to solar PV grid integration
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Big Data, Energy Efficiency, Microgrids, Networks, News, Renewable Energy, Smart Energy, Solar, Spotlight, 0A recent report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) has found that machine learning algorithms and access to timely...
Landmark hybrid renewable microgrid opens
Annabelle Powell, , Electricity, Microgrids, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0The Agnew Hybrid Renewable Microgrid has officially opened, the largest currently in Australia and the first to power a...
Microgrid and powerline initiatives for bushfire-prone regions
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Disaster Management, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Microgrids, Networks, News, Powerlines, Solar, Spotlight, 0In an effort to increase energy resilience in high-risk bushfire areas, the Victorian Government has announced new powerline and...
AGL, Santos install hybrid microgrid
April Shepherd, , Microgrids, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0AGL, in partnership with Santos, have installed a hybrid microgrid which utilises solar and battery storage, to help Santos...
New international industry benchmark for microgrids
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Energy Efficiency, Microgrids, News, Spotlight, 0A paper released by the International Microgrid Association (IMA) has established new industry benchmarks for microgrids to create consistency...
$50 million boost for regional microgrids
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Microgrids, Networks, News, Projects, 0The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has launched the $50 million Regional Australia Microgrid Pilots Program (RAMPP), aiming to...
Broken Hill grid-scale battery gains approval
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Microgrids, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0AGL’s proposed grid-scale battery has been given the green light, and is set to strengthen the reliability of energy...
Microgrid funding for Tasmania’s Central Highlands
April Shepherd, , Microgrids, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0The Federal Government has granted $1,601,143 to TasNetworks, to evaluate the suitability of a microgrid energy system in the...
IEA: the pathway to net zero by 2050
April Shepherd, , Company news, Electric Vehicles, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Hydro Power, Hydrogen, Microgrids, News, People & Appointments, Policy, Projects, Renewable Energy, Retail, Smart Energy, Solar, 0A special report from the International Energy Agency (IEA), Net Zero by 2050: a Roadmap for the Global Energy...
APA Group moves into microgrids
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, Gas, Microgrids, Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability, 1APA Group has launched a two-phased power expansion agreement with Western Australia’s Gruyere Gold Mine, to increase total installed...
WA to house Australia’s first renewable hydrogen microgrid
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, Hydrogen, Microgrids, Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) will provide $2.6 million in funding for Horizon Power to build Australia’s first...
Five ways Australia’s energy technology will change in the next decade
Imogen Hartmann, , Batteries & Storage, Electricity, Microgrids, Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, 1Australia’s energy landscape is ever-changing, thanks to new and emerging technologies and resources. The popularity of solar panels and...
What the Victorian default offer means for the future of embedded networks
Holly Tancredi, , Embedded Networks, Features, Microgrids, Networks, 0With many Victorians doing it tough this year, cheaper prices for utilities is always welcome news. In July 2020,...
Unlocking microgrid opportunities in regional and remote Australia
Holly Tancredi, , Features, Microgrids, Networks, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Sustainability, Wave, Wind, 0Regional and Indigenous communities will benefit from more secure, affordable and reliable energy with the Federal Government supporting feasibility...
The macro impacts of Australian microgrids
Holly Tancredi, , Features, Hydro Power, Microgrids, Networks, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Sustainability, Wave, Wind, 0By Imogen Hartmann, Assistant Editor, Energy magazine With Australia’s relatively small population being spread across large, remote geographical areas,...
Broken Hill to pioneer renewable, mini-grid supply
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, Microgrids, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Sustainability, 0Transgrid has released a Project Assessment Draft Report (PADR), recommending a backup storage supply for the town of Broken...
Transition to a two-sided market: How the Monash Microgrid can help
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, Microgrids, Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0Dr Mohsen Khorasany, Research Fellow, Monash University Recent technology advances and the increasing uptake of distributed energy resources in Australia...
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...
Government backs microgrid projects for remote communities
Eliza Booth, , Asset Management, Energy Efficiency, Microgrids, Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, 0Regional and remote communities are set to benefit from more secure, affordable and reliable energy with the Federal Government...
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