Some quick reflections on a day that saw spot prices in QLD down below $0/MWh for most of the period seeing strong daylight hours, hence strong injections from...
During another week that showed signs of the challenges facing all generators (new and old) in relation to spot prices for energy, invitations were delivered for discussions that...
Prompted by what I'd seen in the (daily) periodic cycling of aggregate wind production recently, I took more of a look at what's been apparent over time.
It's not a surprise to me to see that someone (the AER in this case) has released an Issues Paper canvassing options for changing the way Semi-Scheduled generators...
SwitchDin's Joseph Kassouf examines the real-world challenges of coordinating control of rooftop solar inverters.
Several stakeholders within the DER industry have come together to publish a best practice guide specifying the data required to enable aspects of the next iteration of our...
There's much to consider in today's publication from the AEMO - which looks in detail at the many challenges they faced through summer 2019-20.
A brief look at what's been happening at Bald Hills Wind Farm - over the 18 months since January 2019, but most particularly in the past couple weeks...
My understanding is that the AEMC's Final Rule relating to the push to implement a 'Negawatt Dispatch Mechanism' will be released in the morning. I wonder what the...
Yesterday evening (Tue 9th June 2020) saw an example of ‘dunkelflaute’ across the NEM. It's a phenomenon we will see increasingly as the transition progresses, so it's something...
Ronald Brakels looks at the state of the home battery market and reflects on how past predictions of its evolution look in hindsight.
Yesterday I received a call from the people at PV Magazine who were preparing for the ‘Virtual Roundtables Europe 2020’ event on this week in Germany – i.e....
Just over 4 months have passed since the release of the Generator Statistical Digest 2019. We take a look back at some of the compliments and comments we've...
The University of Queensland's project team that was involved with the installation and operations of their 1.1MW Tesla battery presented a webinar and exhaustive Q&A on the first...
A quick look at the two units tripping at 13:33 on Sunday 7th June 2020, and some earlier operational problems the day before (perhaps unrelated).
Curtailment seems like a simple concept, until you look closely at the details. In this article, Marcelle looks at how to estimate curtailment at wind and solar farms...
A brief note about the (also short) notice from the AER relating to two rule change proposals which it has been asked to propose by the COAG Energy...
Tom Geiser, Senior Market Manager at Neoen, discusses the merits of proportional, relative control on the issue of small solar curtailment.
Analysis compiled to explore what the impact was of the unusual weather pattern (extensive cloud cover and cold temperatures) seen across a large part of Queensland on Saturday...
A few quick words, about the challenges inherent in assessing the benefits of diversity too superficially. It clearly does have some benefits, but it's not a Magic Wand.