What role do microgrids play in contributing to a net zero future? Net zero essentially means contributing nothing to global warming. Such a goal suggests that a country would not put any more man-made carbon into the atmosphere — for example through greenhouse gases created when fossil fuels are burned — than it removes from…
Western Australian transmission and distribution network provider Western Power has announced a tender requesting WA businesses to register their interest in developing a Disconnected Microgrid (DMG) pilot project in the Midwest, Wheatbelt or Great Southern region. A DMG is a small, isolated network (e.g. a town) that can operate independently of the grid (the South…
AMCOE Chair Terry Mohn was a speaker at this webinar organised by the Blue Economy CRC and recorded on 22 September 2021. Other presenters included expert panelists from BMT, Smart Barge, Carnegie Clean Energy, AZURA Wave Power, Onetide, Bombora Wave Power and Wave Swell Energy followed by an open panel Q&A.
Australian Potash has appointed PWR Hybrid Australia as the Preferred Proponent to build, own and operate a ~35 MW renewable energy microgrid for their Lake Wells sulphate of potash project in Western Australia. The indicative install capacities of the microgrid components are as follows: 4.5 MW solar PV 9 MW wind 9 MW battery energy…
The University of Western Australia’s Wave Energy Research Centre, with headquarters in Albany, is leading a $4.8 million marine innovation project on the Great Southern coast. The project – nicknamed M4 and aimed at demonstrating the region’s wave energy potential to power the local aquaculture industry – is jointly supported by the Western Australian Government…
The Australian government has granted $25.6m of funds to support 20 microgrid feasibility studies as part of Round 2 of the Regional and Remote Communities Reliability Fund. The full list of grant recipients can be found here. While the projects are Australia-wide, Western Australia is well represented with the following 5 projects: Coolgardie Microgrid Feasibility…
The non-profit CENTRE will assist rural communities in WA with pro-bono microgrid feasibility studies Partnering with AEMO, Murdoch University, NERA and Australian Ocean Energy Group Following the establishment of the Australian Microgrid Centre of Excellence (AMCOE) this April, partners will work with Aboriginal and remote community stakeholders (such as local councils, community groups, rural townships,…
The Sustainable Energy for All Mini-Grids Partnership June 2021 newsletter can be found here.
The Australian Microgrid Centre of Excellence was officially launched at a sundowner held on Thursday 13 May 2021. The event was a huge success with over 50 attendees. Speakers included: Terry Mohn, Chair and Founder, AMCOE Peter Klinken, WA Chief Scientist Rob Wilson, Head of Resources, Clean Energy Finance Corporation Miranda Taylor, CEO, National Energy…