25 Nov 2020 11:00am to 12:00pm
Seminar
VCTF Seminar Series

Australia’s 20th century electricity system has operated well as highly-centralised and one-directional grid that has supplied consumers who were largely passive However, the combined forces of decarbonisation, decentralisation, democratisation and digitisation are leading to a very different grid of the 21st century. While there is...

4 Nov 2020 11:00am to 12:00pm
Seminar
VCTF Seminar Series

Horizon Power is nearing the end of three years of technology trials in the town of Carnarvon, 900 km north of Perth in Western Australia. The ARENA funded trials are exploring options for the visibility and control of Solar PV and Battery storage and have...

29 Oct 2020 11:00am to 12:00pm
Seminar

The global energy system needs to undergo a fundamental transformation to net-zero emissions by 2050 to avoid dangerous climate change. Energy system planning and optimisation have been an active research area to facilitate this great energy transition. Changlong’s PhD project involves the development of a...

28 Oct 2020 12:00pm to 01:00pm
Seminar
VCTF Seminar Series

Regulatory settings are shifting globally to encourage renewables to be located closer to the sources of demand, and to promote the flexibility of renewables and energy loads. In the US, rule change FERC2222, in the UK, Elexon P379, in Europe, the Clean Energy Package and...

7 Oct 2020 11:00am to 12:00pm
Seminar
VCTF Seminar Series

The South-West Interconnected System (SWIS) which powers Perth and surrounding regions is experiencing a ‘clear and present challenge’, a near term system security risk regarding low demand in Spring and Autumn, largely driven by the uptake of rooftop solar PV. This transition to decentralized energy...

16 Sep 2020 11:00am to 12:00pm
Seminar

The national electricity market is transforming. Hydro Tasmania shares insights on the changing market, how deep storages can increase the reliability, security and affordability of Australia’s grid, and how Battery of the Nation can be a part of Australia’s least-cost future energy system.

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22 Jul 2020 11:00am to 12:00pm
Seminar
VCTF Seminar Series

In its writing on Future Energy Systems, AEMO states that “The NEM, like power systems worldwide, is being transformed from a system dominated by large thermal power stations, to a system including a multitude of power generation resources and technologies of...

There is substantial research interest in how future fleets of battery-electric vehicles will interact with the power sector. To this end, various types of energy models depend on meaningful input...

 

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