Paul was one of the founders of Global-Roam in February 2000. He is currently the CEO of the company and the principal author of WattClarity. Writing for WattClarity has become a natural extension of his work in understanding the electricity market, enabling him to lead the team in developing better software for clients.
Before co-founding the company, Paul worked as a Mechanical Engineer for the Queensland Electricity Commission in the early 1990s. He also gained international experience in Japan, the United States, Canada, the UK, and Argentina as part of his ES Cornwall Memorial Scholarship.
Flooding from Cyclone Jasper has damaged part of the Barron Gorge Hydro Power Station in North Queensland, forcing its units offline until further assessment and repairs.
UQ’s Andrew Wilson pens a case study on the market events that occured on Tuesday the 13th of October in the QLD region, in which he examines the relative performance of UQ’s 1.1MW behind-the-meter battery during this period of market volatility.
A quick snapshot of some volatility in Contingency Raise FCAS Prices in QLD spanning Wednesday 9th October 2024, Thursday 10th October 2024, Friday 11th October 2024.
1 Commenton "Evening volatility in QLD and NSW on Saturday 20th May 2023"
The NSW volatility events on 17 and 20 May and on 16 March were characterised by constrained VNI flows and high (2000 MW) Tumut hydro output. Is the VNI constraint causing the high hydro output or is the high hydro output causing the VNI constraint? Is there a lack of capacity in the Snowy 330 kV network?
The NSW volatility events on 17 and 20 May and on 16 March were characterised by constrained VNI flows and high (2000 MW) Tumut hydro output. Is the VNI constraint causing the high hydro output or is the high hydro output causing the VNI constraint? Is there a lack of capacity in the Snowy 330 kV network?