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WA “orchestrates” hundreds of home solar and storage assets, as coal shortage continues
WA switches on Project Symphony, a VPP harnessing customer resources from rooftop solar and battery storage to hot water systems and electric vehicles.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 4, 2022

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Solar

Project Symphony: First big trial to “orchestrate” rooftop solar and battery storage
An alternative to solar switch-off? WA virtual power plant trial will orchestrate solar and battery resources of 500 homes and businesses.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 1, 2021

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Did AEMO just kill off the market for battery-based Virtual Power Plants?
Updated: AEMO has made it harder for battery-based VPPs and distributed energy resources to participate in the important frequency control markets.
James Allston

Jul 2, 2021

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Coal

Wind and solar will keep electricity market prices low, but headwinds grow for gas
Renewable energy zones will unlock wind and solar and bring prices down, but gas faces challenges from more flexible coal and more renewables.
Reputex

May 7, 2021

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Battery

How home solar and battery storage kept the lights on in South Australia
AEMO credits home solar and battery storage VPP with keeping the lights on through a period of record minimum demand in South Australia.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 12, 2021

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Storage

Tesla VPP expands to add virtual Big Battery to South Australia grid
Another 3,000 Powerwall batteries take Tesla SA VPP to 54MWh of combined storage to act as a single “power plant” offering services including synthetic inertia.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 4, 2020

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Storage

Batteries, batteries, and more batteries: Alice Springs future grid plan gets ARENA boost
A new big battery, home battery incentives, and a battery-based VPP – all put on fast-track for Alice Springs with $2.1m funding boost from ARENA this week.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 14, 2020

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Commentary

How a virtual ‘big battery’ could get South Australia’s grid out of hot water
Intellihub proposes to transform South Australia’s 200,0000-odd residential electric hot water systems into a massive solar battery, to help solve grid stability problems.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 13, 2020

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Storage

Household batteries and solar will be critical for managing highs and lows of the grid
Latest AEMO study into virtual power plants shows how household batteries and solar will be critical for managing highs and lows of the grid.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 27, 2020

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Smart Energy

Virtual Power Plant a natural fit for Echuca Regional Health
The grid needs additional flexible capacity from alternate sources such as VPPs for stability, to reduce power prices and prevent broader outages. And they deliver unique benefits to hospitals.
Sponsored Post by Enel X

Jun 24, 2020

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Solar

Q Cells invests $5m in SwitchDin to tap solar and battery management technology
Newcastle-based SwitchDin secures $5m from global PV giant Q-Cells, which will use the Australian technology to offer vertically integrated distributed renewable solutions.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 3, 2020

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Battery

Ausgrid seeks thousands of NSW homes to join expanded virtual power plant
After a successful phase one, Ausgrid launches second phase of household battery-based virtual power plant, with two new “aggregator” partners – ShineHub and Evergen.
Sophie Vorrath

May 29, 2020

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