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Australia tests residentially aggregated flexible demand

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The project is being called an Australian first, demonstrating aggregated flexible demand in residential settings. The project will pioneer the coordination of residential CER and smart appliances to better match energy use to supply and respond to market signals, shifting households’ energy use away from peak demand periods.

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Western Australia contracts 2.8GWh battery storage

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million) in contracts to deliver the new battery energy storage systems in Kwinana and Collie, together totalling 2.8GWh in storage capacity. Limited (CATL) has been contracted to supply 300 EnerC Plus, containerised liquid-cooling battery systems for Kwinana Battery Stage Two, and about 650 EnerC Plus for Collie. billion ($1.8

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Octopus Australia acquires 1GWh transmission-connected battery project

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Octopus Australia has acquired the Queensland-based Blackstone battery development project with a 1GWh storage capacity, one of Australia’s largest battery systems, connected to the 275kV high voltage transmission network. Additionally, the acquisition underlines our commitment to the growing Queensland energy market.

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ARENA and Shell Energy to demonstrate commercial flexibility in Australia

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Shell Energy’s ‘Commercialising Smart Energy Hubs’ project will recruit at least 40 commercial and industrial (C&I) customer sites to demonstrate flexible demand capacity. To achieve the full potential of flexible demand, we will require new innovation, technologies and market processes. Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed.

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Hitachi Energy to supply converter stations for Australia’s Marinus Link

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Clean hydropower can then feed the mainland grid when it is needed most, acting as a large battery for the nation. Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed Hitachi Energy pioneered commercial HVDC technology 70 years ago and has delivered more than half of the world’s HVDC projects. million Australian homes.

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Australia’s market operator contracts Enel X for VPP flexibility

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Enel X Australia has secured a contract from the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) to provide 120MW of flexible demand capacity to the Western Australia wholesale energy market. The statement outlines the urgency of developing new generation, storage, demand management and transmission projects to reinforce grid reliability.

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Australian VPP project to access 2m smart meters for load control

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million) in funding for the Australian and New Zealand-based utility services company to launch their Demand Flexibility Platform, targeting 510MW of aggregated load under control. Electricity retailers will be able to sign up households to the Demand Flexibility Platform and use it to manage their customers’ CER as part of the VPP.