January 6, 2020
Australia’s energy system is transforming at a pace and magnitude not previously seen or imagined. The disruption facing power systems across the globe is accelerated in Australia, as an electrically islanded nation. Indeed, by many metrics, change is happening faster in Australia than in almost all other developed economies, and it’s occurring in a physical and operating environment that poses greater technical and design challenges. [caption id="attachment_5678" align="alignright" width="250"] Audrey Zibelman[/caption] The impact of the energy sector transformation, manifested in the past five years, is driven by three fast-moving areas: Decentralisation, as the power grid increasingly utilises distributed energy resources, driven by pro-active consumers, and small-scale, modular low-cost generators Decarbonisation of…
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