An interim ‘Conference Wrap’ (Part 2) from 2026 winter Conference Season
With four of our team attending CEC ACES in Sydney this coming week, here's an interim guide to 14 observations we've made in Conference Season for Winter 2026 (to date).
CEC Wind Industry Forum
Reflections on supply and demand from a week split between attending and presenting at two very different industry conferences
Last week our team attended the CEC's Wind Industry Forum, then I presented at the EUAA's National Conference the next day. Moving between them in under 48 hours sharply reminded me how differently the NEM's supply and demand sides frame the challenges ahead.
Reframing the grid discussion from system strength to system behaviour
Bruce Miller talks about why system strength is badly misunderstood. Through analogies using bridges, seeing eye dogs, and bumpy roads, he argues the industry's fixation on fault level and inertia misses the real engineering challenges of the transition — and risks costly, counterproductive fixes.
Will we see you at the CEC’s Australian Wind Industry Forum (this Tuesday 26th May 2026 in Melbourne)?
A few of us are gearing up to be in Melbourne on Tuesday at the Clean Energy Council’s Australian Wind Industry Forum 2026 ... will we see you there?
Stacking up: Unlocking multiple revenue streams in the NEM
Ben Nethersole from Baringa summarises the different contracting routes available for renewables and storage, and how project business cases are increasingly stacking these together.
My unofficial report on an unofficial ‘Energy Week’ in Melbourne 5th to 9th May 2025
From Monday 5th May to Friday 9th May 2025 was like an unofficial Energy Week in Melbourne for me, out-and-about at a few events. Here's my record of some of what happened...
Aligning business cases with the current, and future, reality
Following his presentation at the CEC's Wind Industry Forum, Jonathon Dyson shares lessons learned from helping developers and operators of wind projects in solidifying their business case.
“Rise of the Machines” – the increasing role of auto-bidding and self-forecasting in the modern-day NEM
On Thursday 17th March, Jonathon Dyson presented at the CEC Wind Industry Forum in Melbourne about the increasing role of auto-bidding and self-forecasting in the modern-day NEM. In this article, he shares some of the key points from that presentation.