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Ballarat community group looks at ‘microgrid model on steroids’ to power city

solarinsider Apr 10, 2024 0

The Ballarat Energy Network is on track to decentralise the regional city’s electricity network with a long-term view to supply the Victorian community’s 120,000 residents with 100% renewable energy generated by local distributed energy…

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Hazelwood battery charges up for first time at site of former coal generator

solarinsider Apr 28, 2023 0

Total 0 Shares A second very large battery began operations for the first time on Australia’s main grid this week as the country’s transition from fossil fuel based generation to wind, solar and storage made new milestones. The 150MW,…

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Bidding war for Victoria’s transmission networks

solarinsider Sep 22, 2021 0

A bidding war to buy AusNet and its Victorian electricity and gas assets has broken out between Canadian-headquartered Brookfield and Australia’s largest gas pipeline operator, APA Group. September 22, 2021 Bella PeacockJust 24 hours after…

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Monash University gets ARENA funding to investigate renewables integration into weak grids

solarinsider Jul 23, 2020 0

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.…