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Flinders University deploys fleet-based vehicle to grid virtual power plant

Smart Energy International

Deployed by Sunverge, a provider of distributed energy resource (DER) control and aggregation, as well as utilities company Engie, the system was developed in partnership with Nissan Australia and Wallbox, utilising the university’s electric vehicle (EV) fleet to provide grid services.

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ARENA and Shell Energy to demonstrate commercial flexibility in Australia

Smart Energy International

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. million ($5.7 million ($19.7

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Victoria utilities to lead flexibility market development in Australia

Smart Energy International

Together the two utilities deliver electricity to around 1.27 With population growth, home electrification and the rise of electric vehicles, the need for grid flexibility has become increasingly important. Have you read?

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

Smart Energy International

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.

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Australia’s 1st Energy offers crypto bill payments

Smart Energy International

However, with the growth of blockchain and crypto in particular around electric vehicle charging, demand is likely to increase as more and more people adopt these services and become familiar with the use of cryptocurrencies. BitPay is claimed to be the largest Bitcoin and cryptocurrency payment service provider in the world.

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Snapshots of our World: Energy: Fossil Fuels + Iron Rivers + Current Mystery

Planet Pulse

We’ll trace supply chains as they move from open-pit mines to self-driving electric vehicles. ” PlanetScope • Prudhoe Bay Oil Field, Alaska North Slope, Alaska, USA • July 5, 2021 Fossil fuel emissions are still rising , but demand for oil is expected to drop in the coming years. The energy hierarchy is shifting.

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Intellihub acquires energy tech company GreenSync

Smart Energy International

It is being used in the majority of newly connected solar homes in South Australia for compliance with emergency backstop provisions, which demand remote disconnection in emergency situations. There’s also a growing level of dispatchable resources like pool pumps, hot water systems and electric vehicles. Have you read?