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25.01.2022 The Energy Security Board (ESB) recently released their consultation paper on Post 2025 Market Design for the Australian National Electricity Market (#NEM). Iain Macgill of CEEM at UNSW Sydney, and Ryan Esplin of the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) and Griffith University have just had their paper End-to-end electricity market design - some lessons from the Australian National Electricity Market published in the Electricity Journal. This paper arose from a Future... Electricity Markets Summit that was held in October 2019, hosted by the International Energy Agency, the Australian National University Energy Change Institute (in collaboration with the Energy Research Institutes Council for Australia) and the ESB. The paper summarises a range of recommendations for effective and efficient end-to-end NEM redesign in a world of growing wind and solar penetrations, as well as distributed energy resources. The paper is free to access for the next 50 days at https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1biYr3ic--3JEs #marketdesign #renewableenergy #cleanenergyfuture

25.01.2022 Congrats to ITP Renewables. Proud to be part of #OpenCEM research and modelling team!

25.01.2022 "Electromobility... presents as an opportunity to fundamentally rethink the transport sector, in pursuit of multiple policy aims, including decarbonisation, energy security, improving mode share and decreasing traffic congestion." Our submission to the EV Senate Committee is out now. Read ours and other submissions here: https://bit.ly/2KjLfTR (Image courtesy of 3ab2ou - Freepik.com)

25.01.2022 This paper assesses the impact of energy efficiency on the operation of PV/battery systems under a net metering arrangement, using flat and TOU tariffs. The battery model factors in the degradation of battery capacity and end of life. Multiple findings including that for the PV system size used, energy efficiency can result in deeper BS cycling that can accelerate battery degradation. Full paper: https://goo.gl/nWe2Le #pv #energyefficiency #batteries

25.01.2022 CEEM’s submission questions the need for the type of DSO discussed in the AEMO/ENA consultation paper, preferring one focused on network management, but broadly agrees with the outlined immediate actions. Lots more detail in the submission: https://goo.gl/G2Pj4z , image: AEMC

24.01.2022 Great report on measuring state and territory progress on renewable energy by Climate Council.

24.01.2022 UNSW and the CRC for Low Carbon Living have built an open source PPA modelling tool that can be used by all stakeholders interested in corporate renewable energy PPAs. This follows on from a previous project on Facilitating End User Deployment of Off-Site Renewable Generation. More information on the tool and this project can be accessed here http://www.ceem.unsw.edu.au/renewable-ppa-tool We are holding a FREE workshop to discuss the tool and would love you to come along. It is this coming Fri the 24 May, 9:30am to 1pm and the location is UNSW CBD campus, 1 O'Connell Street, level 6, Sydney, NSW 2000. Please register for catering purposes via https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ppa-modelling-tool-workshop-ti

24.01.2022 A report published by the Australian Photovoltaic Institute (APVI) in conjunction with the University of NSW has found that there is enough suitable rooftop s...pace in the Melbourne local government area to install a total of 461MW of PV. Businesses in Melbourne’s CBD could meet more than 12 per cent of their own electricity needs and cut their collective power costs by more than $100 million just by tapping the city’s true rooftop solar potential, the study has found. View Solar Potential Map here: http://pv-map.apvi.org.au/sunspot

23.01.2022 548GWh/year Solar Potential of Melbourne CBD identified by UNSW-CEEM researchers Mike Roberts, Jessie Copper, and Anna Bruce.

23.01.2022 Congratulations to Karina, Finnian, and Mike on winning the best paper awards in Asia-Pacific Solar Research Conference 2018. Well done!

23.01.2022 For the first time 100% of South Australia’s electricity demand was supplied by #solarpower for an hour in October and 76% was from #rooftopsolar. This is an exciting milestone, however also brings plenty of challenges requiring #collaboration across the industry. Our recent article unpacks some of the changes happening in Australia’s grid as DER installations continue to accelerate. Thank you to all of our co-authors and contributors from Energy Queensland, AEMO, Western P...ower and SA Power Networks Thank you also to guest editor Barry Mather for the invitation to share some of Australia’s experiences with the IEEE Power & Energy magazine international audience. The report is available at both https://bit.ly/34N4LFZ and https://bit.ly/35UWOxv

22.01.2022 NSW might have won the State of Origin series this year, but the states are now neck and neck when it comes to large-scale solar connected to the grid

21.01.2022 The next webinar of the Monash University #NetZero Series will explore how #automation and changes in distributed energy resources are enabling greater participation from energy users to engage with an emerging #energyfuture. Join CEEM’s panelists Sophie Adams and Declan Kuch at 11am on November 10 as they share insights from the ‘Social License to Automate’ collaboration project (https://bit.ly/3esbIiU). Registration, and event information available here: https://bit.ly/2TJZB7a

19.01.2022 Great discussion about massive new solar deployment in Australia and elsewhere with A/Prof Iain MacGill from CEEM via the ABC.

19.01.2022 The father of photovoltaics! UNSW Engineering Professor Martin Green reflects on becoming the first Australian to receive the prestigious Global Energy Prize.

18.01.2022 Observation of real world data has shown aggregate PV reduction of 30-40% following major voltage disturbances such as the loss of a generating unit. As distributed PV uptake barrels on, how inverters behave during major grid disturbances is becoming more important for system security. And may have implications for FCAS requirements. Please see our recently published work by Naomi Stringer and colleagues for details of insights and analysis techniques developed: https://lnkd.in/eXB9Q44 #powersystems #security #pv

18.01.2022 Mike Roberts, Jessie Copper and Anna Bruce presented a paper to APSRC estimating the solar potential of residential buildings across Australia as between 43 and 61 GWp (up to 10 times the capacity of current installations) including 3-4GWp on apartment buildings. The figure shows the breakdown by state using 2016 and 2011 ABS census data. Read the full paper here: https://bit.ly/2EsnfQ7

17.01.2022 Great work by our CEEM's colleagues on "social licence to automate distributed energy resources" as part of IEA's Users' Technology Collaboration Program

15.01.2022 Still curious about #NEG? Watch this great talk by Dylan McConnell explaining the good, the bad, and the ugly about NEG in a CEEM/SPREE seminar. https://goo.gl/vbgAqG

15.01.2022 Another article published today in the Energy from CEEM’s Solar Apartments project. This paper presents a detailed study of the specific demand characteristics characteristics of Australian apartments, including a comparison of daily energy use, temporal variability and coincidence factor between apartments and houses, analysis of the benefits of aggregation of diverse household loads, and a cluster-based classification of daily load profiles. Full paper here: https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1Z5ne_8CgJ0mDk

14.01.2022 We’re pleased to announce publication of the final report from CEEM’s three year Solar Apartments project, generously supported by Energy Consumers Australia. The report describes the estimated 3-4GW of PV opportunity on Australian apartment buildings, presents analysis of the potential technical and financial benefits and suggests some ways forward to overcome the multiple barriers preventing 10% of Australians from enjoying the benefits of rooftop solar. Download the report here: https://bit.ly/2G15ab9 #rooftopsolar #solar #pv #buildings #australia

14.01.2022 We are pleased to announce that CEEM is contributing to a number of end of year workshops associated with the 2018 Asia-pacific Solar Research Conference 2018. The workshops are free but some require registration. Check out the detail of the workshops here: http://apvi.org.au/solar-research-conference/workshops/

14.01.2022 Check out the latest version of CEEM's distributed energy sharing model at https://github.com/luke-marshall/energy-sharing. We are holding a free workshop next week to discuss the tool. Register via https://bit.ly/2wdWVTK

13.01.2022 Renewable Energy experts gathered at ANU last week for a three days workshop to discuss Australia's low carbon transition. Australian energy sector has deployed solar and wind power at unprecedented rates recently but electricity transmission, storage and market reform required now to achieve emissions targets. Full statement here: http://re100.eng.anu.edu.au/news/2019-02-19.php

13.01.2022 APVI’s SunSPoT team working at UNSW have conducted research for the Australian Conservation Foundation to assess the potential of new #rooftopsolar on public bu...ildings in #Queensland across the local government areas of Brisbane, Cairns, Townsville, Logan and Gladstone. Findings showed that installing #solarpanels on available public buildings in these five areas could avoid 152,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions the equivalent of keeping 1,353,000 tonnes of coal in the ground. Imagine the potential emission reductions available across the entire state! The report is available now: https://www.acf.org.au/sunny_side_up #solarenergy #renewables #cleanenergy

13.01.2022 CEEM PhD student Bhupendra Shakya describes a new energy service characterisation framework incorporating end-users’ priorities and flexibility or ‘storability’ of energy services. The framework is used to survey 154 off-grid Nepali households and identify demand-side opportunities for renewable microgrids. more info: goo.gl/b1LK5e

12.01.2022 APSRC 2018 and the associated workshops

11.01.2022 The NSW Legislative Assembly’s Committee on Transport and Infrastructure has just released their report - Electric buses in regional and metropolitan public transport networks [https://bit.ly/3kFnfNw] The key findings include that electric buses reduce air and noise pollution while being cheaper to maintain and operate. They recommend that Transport for NSW develops a plan with clear objectives and timeframes to transition the #publictransport bus fleet to electric. We cer...tainly agree! Our submission to the Committee and transcripts of our appearance before the Committee, led by Katelyn Purnell with Anna Bruce and Iain MacGill, are available at https://bit.ly/2EwCQzH and https://bit.ly/36bwcdH. These focussed particularly on getting appropriate #charginginfrastructure and scheduling in place to maximise the benefits and minimise the costs and risks of electric bus uptake. We are still waiting on the Federal Government’s Future Fuels Strategy exploring the opportunities for Government investment to ensure the increased uptake of new vehicle technologies. However, electrifying our public bus fleets is, or at least should be, a no-brainer for State Governments. #electricvehicles #lowemissions

10.01.2022 Join us in calling on the Government to commit to funding ARENA and stand up for the future of renewable energy innovation in Australia.

08.01.2022 CEEM is holding three end of year free workshops on "Distributed Energy Tools and Analysis" on 3rd Dec at UNSW. We will describe our open source modelling tools, present our findings, and seek feedback from stakeholders on the tools. More info: https://goo.gl/39FGv1

08.01.2022 Our very own Naomi Stringer has written a fantastic piece on the role and impact of distributed PV in power system security in RenewEconomy.

06.01.2022 Great work done by our colleagues at CEEM. #Solar #SunSpot

04.01.2022 The final detailed design of the National Electricity Guarantee (NEG) is out now - make sure you're up to date for tomorrow morning's coffee chats :)

03.01.2022 How Much Rooftop Solar can be Installed in Australia? A new report for Clean Energy Finance Corporation and Property Council of Australia estimates the total potential for rooftop solar to be 179 gigawatts with an annual energy output of 245 terawatt-hours. The report was produced in collaboration with the UNSW and the ISF, and can be downloaded here: https://t.co/xN4BlULYxb The analysis was undertaken by Jessie Copper, Mike Roberts and Anna Bruce, Australia’s experts in sol...ar potential spatial analysis and creators of the APVI SunSPoT Tool. What do these figures mean? The potential annual output from rooftop solar is greater than current consumption in the national electricity market (just under 200 TWh per year).Australia is currently using less than 5 per cent of the potential capacity for rooftop solar. Where is the greatest potential for rooftop solar? Around half of the unused potential for rooftop solar is in residential zones. While most would think of dense urban centres in capital cities for rooftop solar, the second largest potential (34 GW) is in primary / rural production zones. Commercial and industrial zones together have the potential for 26 GW of rooftop solar. The figure shows the rooftop solar potential by LGA across NSW. Maps of the rooftop solar potential for each Local Government Area are available on the Australian Renewable Mapping Initiative (AREMI) and APVI Map website.

02.01.2022 This paper presents a techno-economic study of the costs and benefits of shared battery storage for apartment buildings with rooftop solar photovoltaics. Shared batteries of 2-3 kWh per apartment can increase solar self-consumption by up to 19% and building self-sufficiency by up to 12%, and shave overall building peak demand by up to 30%. Although the economic case for battery storage applied to apartment building embedded networks is not compelling at current capital prices, there are clear financial benefits to deployment of embedded networks with combined solar and battery storage systems for many sites. Full paper here: https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1Ytq815eiew98T

01.01.2022 In partnership with Clean Energy Council, All-Energy Australia recently conducted a webinar about the current and future potential of Virtual Power Plants (VPPs) in Australia. Sophie Adams of CEEM was a speaker in the webinar, and explored people’s willingness to participate in VPPs amongst the challenges of navigating a rapidly changing #economic and #policy environment, and low trust for #energy companies. Close engagement with potential VPP participants is crucial going f...orward for growing numbers to embrace #automation of demand side management. Recording of the event can be viewed here -https://bit.ly/2GeDrqA #distributedenergy