Australia's National Electricity Market is one of the world's longest interconnected power systems, stretching from Port Douglas in Queensland to Port Lincoln in South Australia and across the Bass Strait to Tasmania. It's a distance of around 5,000 kilometers.
electricity, factsheet, national electricity market, energy explainedFor most of Australia’s history, electricity has come from big power sources. Up until around a decade ago, a power station was typically a huge coal-fired steam turbine plant that took many hours to turn on or off. And until very recently, we had almost no way to store most of this power.
electricity, battery, solar, technology, energy explainedLike many other power systems around the world, Australia’s electricity industry is rapidly transforming. This is being driven by a transition to low emissions generation, the rise of rooftop solar and large scale wind generation. New technologies and changing human behaviour are also having a significant influence on this change. Click on this short video to understand how it all works!
energy security, emissions, video, electricity, generation, technology, consumers, battery, energy explainedAustralia’s power system is in the midst of significant transformation. Not sure what we mean? Well check out our animation that visually explains the change in generation within the National Electricity Market (NEM) since it was established in late 1998!
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Victoria, electricity, innovation and technology, renewables, solar, weather, videoAn intense heatwave across Queensland in the early part of February 2018 saw temperatures soar to nine degrees above average in some parts of the State. This ‘heat event’ highlighted how our modern energy system is inextricably linked to the weather now more than ever before. Energy Live spoke to Mike Davidson, AEMO’s Manager of Operational Forecasting, about the lessons learnt from this extraordinary hot spell.
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ARENA, Queensland, battery, innovation and technology, renewables, vehiclesThe future of energy will be digital. Blockchain technology will create new people centric energy markets using software that enables customers to set their buy and sell rates for distributed energy online.
technology, innovation and technology, consumers, distributionWhile rooftop solar panels are now common on Australian homes and businesses, energy storage units have been less so as the equipment required has been expensive and often complex. A rapid drop in prices, coupled with the evolution of lithium-ion batteries, and now government subsidies in some States and Territories, is changing things.
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