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Australia’s grid needs to be capable of handling 100% renewable energy penetrations at any given time, the new CEO of the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO), Daniel Westerman, told audiences in Melbourne.Westerman’s prepared speech…

Global electric vehicle and battery storage giant Tesla says there is no need for synchronous assets such as coal and gas generators in a zero emissions grid, it slams some of the proposed market reforms in Australia that appear…

The Australian Energy Market Commission, the country’s rule maker for electricity and gas markets, has this morning released proposals to reward fast frequency services in the National Electricity Market for the first time. April 22, 2021…

The business case for battery storage in Australia has been given a major boost with proposed new rules that would reward the technology for its ultra fast response to disturbances on the grid and the key role it can play in keeping the…

The Australian Energy Market Commission has again rejected requests from transmission network operators TransGrid and ElectraNet to allow for a change of rules governing financing arrangements for large-scale transmission projects…

New technical standards for inverters that control rooftop solar, battery storage devices and electric vehicle charging will come into effect in December, the Australian Energy Market Commission has ruled, with further and potentially…

November is still in its infancy but Australia’s National Electricity Market (NEM) is on track to record its third consecutive month of achieving more than 30% renewable energy. November 6, 2020 David CarrollData provided by OpenNem.org.au…

New system strength challenges have been identified in North Queensland putting the output of nearly 800 MW of additional solar projects at risk. July 28, 2020 Marija MaischNine more solar farms could see their output cut to zero due to…

The key role that Australia’s millions of rooftop solar systems stand to play in the running of the national grid, when paired with battery storage and pooled together into carefully orchestrated virtual power plants, has been further…

Researchers at Monash University will conduct a desktop study to explore issues and strategies associated with connecting inverter-based generation such as batteries, solar, and wind into weaker parts of the National Electricity Market.…