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AEMO sets up new technical division to help navigate clean energy transition
AEMO names former CSIRO energy chief to head new technical division, plotting path to a clean energy transition.
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Santos to convert 56 crude oil pumps to 100% solar and battery storage
Santos kicks off ARENA-backed plans to shift all of its remote crude oil beam pumps to 100% solar and battery storage – a move that would save it 140...
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AER updates RIT-T guidelines to look beyond poles and wires for network upgrades
AER announced changes to RIT-T making it more robust, efficient and timely, and more aligned wth AEMO’s Integrated System Plan and keeping customer power costs down.
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Network news: How Texas got its transmission needs right for wind and solar
There are a lot of similarities between the Texas and Australian grids, except for the fact that Texas did its network preparation properly, and Australia did not.
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Why NSW may have to choose between football stadium and power stations
It was clear at Transgrid's stakeholder presentation day that despite NSW's newly announced scheme, it is not doing nearly enough to prepare for the exit of most of its...
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Queensland trial to power a remote farm with solar and battery “pod”
Renewable power “pod” combining solar, battery storage and a generator to be trialled on a north-west Queensland farm, in bid to offer rural customers more reliable, affordable electricity.
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Australia’s largest behind the meter battery system charges up at Monash
Victoria's Monash Uni installs Australia's largest commercial behind-the-meter battery storage system – a 1MWh hybrid system combining vanadium flow and lithium-ion.
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Origin to take demand management trial national, after “significant” success in SA
Origin Energy will broaden demand management offering after SA trials deliver "significant savings" on both electricity costs and emissions for C&I customers.
Germany's grid - even in midst of shift to renewables - remains one of most stable in Europe, as biggest threat comes from extreme weather.
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NSW proposes 200MW virtual power plant, in bid to bolster grid
NSW looks to create 200MW virtual power plant, suggesting homes with solar and smart storage can earn up to $1,000 a year by providing services at times of grid...