NEM batteries transitioned to bidirectional units in 2024
Units typically cut over to their BDU counterpart in 2 weeks once the BDU was registered.
bi-directional units (BDU)
First operations of any BDU (Wandoan BESS) on Tuesday 16th July 2024
It's day 1 of the CEC's Clean Energy Summit ... perhaps a fitting day to see first operations of a (single unit) bi-directional unit?!
First Bidirectional Units on 4th July 2024
Today, 4 July 2024, we see the first bidirectional units (BDUs) effective in Production in the Australian NEM (National Electricity Market). This new category of unit was created...
When will we start seeing BDUs in dispatch?
With the clock ticking down to the staggered migration of battery unit registrations to the new BDU (bi-directional unit) format, in this article we recap our current expectations.
Welcome to the Power Station of the Future – But Take Care
Ellise Janetzki posts this overview about operating hybrid plants, following her presentation at the Clean Energy Council's ALSSSS event in Brisbane earlier this week.
A brief look at NSW volatility at 18:10 on Monday 20th May 2024
A question from a WattClarity reader this morning prompts this quick-and-cryptic review of NSW price volatility at 18:10 on Monday 20th May 2024, and particular output profile of...
AEMO published (final of) High Level Design for IESS
On 7th July 2022 the AEMO published the final ‘High Level Design’ for the IESS implementation.