First official trades in “nega-watts” – dialling down demand at times of high prices – points to a smarter future for the grid.
One small blip of demand response, one big leap to smart green grid
Smart Energy
Network companies seek non-network solutions to peak demand problems
Network companies make unprecedented appeal to third-party companies to provide smarter, cleaner and cheaper ways to manage peak demand.
Energy productivity and efficiency: Australia’s forgotten fuels
Australia lacks high level, adequately funded independent institutions run by people skilled and competent in energy productivity and efficiency.
“We must halve energy use to avoid climate catastrophe:” UNSW
New study finds that without a significant reduction in global energy consumption, renewables are chasing a target that keeps getting further away.
Intellihub targets gigawatts of behind the meter capacity with GreenSync buy
Brookfield-backed smart meter business acquires Melbourne specialist to unlock gigawatts of behind the meter technology.
Australia gets new player in auto-bidding renewables and storage market
The rise and rise of energy market optimisation technologies in Australia continues with the launch of UK-founded GridBeyond.
Twelve climate innovators that could accelerate shift to clean energy
These twelve technologies could help accelerate the shift to green energy and a zero emissions world.
Fluence adds three NSW solar farms to auto-bidding stable
Fluence’s AI-enabled bidding platform to be used to optimise trading at another three solar farms in NSW.
Germany can go without Russian gas by 2024, thanks to renewables, hydrogen, efficiency
Germany says renewables, green hydrogen and energy efficiency key to cutting imports of Russian coal, gas and oil. “We don’t have to let ourselves be blackmailed.”
What price energy resilience – and should it be written into the rules?
Regulations have gotten in the way of efforts to make the grid more resilient after the bushfires. Unless they are changed, the same thing will happen after the latest floods.
