distributed energy resources

Battery storage sales surge as households seek payback against the grid

Australians are increasingly keen on batteries, but the reasons why signal an ever-widening gap between consumers and industry.

April 9, 2024

Beach towns get state’s first microgrid to deal with blackout, tourist threat

Endeavour Energy launches its first renewable microgrid, a system it hopes will protect the townships from bushfires - and tourist-induced…

December 11, 2023

Date set for new solar inverter standards, with tighter controls to follow

Australian Energy Market Commission names date new technical standards for inverters will come into play, signals more changes to come.

February 25, 2021

AEMO set to go live with Australia’s first distributed energy database

Australian Energy Market Operator launching nation’s first detailed database of rooftop solar, battery storage, electric vehicles and other consumer-owned resources.

February 28, 2020

Australia-wide energy management trial to give power to consumers, visibility to networks

Cutting-edge technologies to be rolled out to thousands of Australian households, business and schools, in 3-year project led by Sydney-based…

December 19, 2019

GreenSync teams with Enphase to show consumers are “up” for solar trading

GreenSync strikes deal for solar trading platform for customers of US battery and micro-inverter maker Enphase Energy.

November 21, 2019

AEMO opens registrations for major virtual power plant trial

Australian Energy Market Operator opens registrations to participate in ARENA-funded virtual power plant demonstration program.

August 1, 2019

Some initial musings about my own rooftop solar learning exercise

Managing huge distributed energy generation data volumes is a challenge for industry and consumers alike. But it also represents a…

November 8, 2017

Hurricanes underline need for distributed solar for grid resilience

During natural disasters, access to electricity is more critical than ever, a growing body of evidence suggests that states and…

September 26, 2017

Solar and battery storage on Horizon: WA utility launches two major trials

Two trials by Horizon Power test grid value of distributed solar and storage, and role of utility-scale battery storage in…

June 20, 2017