Pricing for the Integration of Distributed Energy Resources

Pricing for the Integration of Distributed Energy Resources. Read the full summary report here.

International Gas Union Taskforce – Robin Coombe

Big couple of months for OGW colleagues involved with CIGRE

OGW Chairman Lance Hoch’s paper on DER integration was accepted for the CIGRE 2020 Session in Paris, which is the largest gathering of utility people in Europe with around 3,500 delegates and a massive trade show. Lance’s paper covers the recent work by Oakley Greenwood on the economic integration of DER into the grid and markets, which was part funded by ARENA.

Regional township energy farming

Why are we so easily seduced by big picture developments and programs in order to achieve “scale” and “financial close” adopting an almost banker-based approach, and yet not grab the newly exposed low hanging fruit.

Emily Alford at Energy & Mines 2019. Panel podcast available

The Energy & Mines 2019 conference in Perth last week was a great event. Listen to the panel podcast with Emily Alford here.

Renewables push silencing miners’ diesel generators – Weekend Australian

ADGO 2019 Gas Price Trends In-Depth Learning Session

Review the slide decks here from: Australian Domestic Gas Outlook Conference 2019, Forecasting Gas price Trends & Impacts Across Australia in Uncertain Times In-Depth Learning Session with OGW.

Oakley Greenwood assists the NT Department of Treasury and Finance in development of a power system Reliability Standard

Read the consultation paper assisting the NT Department of Treasury and Finance in the development of a power system Reliability Standard. Click here to read more.

What was different a decade ago for the energy markets in Australia?

10 years on for Oakley Greenwood, Director and Adjunct Professor, Jim Snow reflects on what was different a decade ago for the energy markets in Australia.

AEC report shows consumer benefits from a reference price

Australian Energy Daily published the below article outlining that the retailer lobby group the Australian Energy Council has commissioned a report showing that most consumers would benefit more from a reference price than a default market offer. Read more here.

Monash Microgrid Electricity Market Operator launches

Principal Consultant Alex Cruickshank, attended the launch of the Monash Microgrid Electricity Market Operator, which is supported by a grant from the Victorian Government. This project is to develop and implement a model for price-based management of a microgrid.

Greg Thorpe appointed to convene the CIGRE Australian Panel on Markets and Regulation

Executive Director, Greg Thorpe has been appointed to convene the Australian Panel for CIGRE C5 – Market and Regulation. Greg recently attended the CIGRE Paris session* where he was a Special Reporter for Study Committee C5.