Haha yes!

#aemo #amber #electricity #solar

Another article mentioning synchronous condensers for #electrical grids, to provide 'inertia' and help system reliability when other systems suddenly come up, or suddenly drop out.

I can see that spinning a large lump of metal provides a source of physical angular momentum, and that tapping that angular momentum can turn it into nicely narrowband sinusoidal voltages on a powerline - at least in the immediate/short term

How/why can't grid scale batteries and inverters do the same thing?

If we can switch large enough power sources in and out fast enough then surely we can produce or force any waveform.

Do existing large battery installations not do this thing? Or not do it well? Or not do it cheaply? Or not fast-enough?

#energyMarket #AEMO #Physics #engineering

Well the power grid in Sydney certainly had some fluctuations during that storm. At one point we were getting paid to consume power so the battery is full and the house is nice and cool.

And I'm in Melbourne... If I was home the car would have been topped up too.

#aemo #energy #sydneyWeatherTooting #sydney

First up: Not saying that this contributed to the widespread electricity outage in Spain and Portugal.

And I know that AEMO will be watching the post event reviews very carefully.

But it was identified in the 2020 Renewable Integration Study that there was the possibility of mass disconnection of low voltage distributed (ie rooftop) solar in response to a low voltage event. And that was of particular concern in South Australia and West Australia.

And as a result since 2020 it is a requirement in South Australia (at least, haven't looked to see how widespread) that inverters be able to pass a short duration undervoltage test.

https://www.energymining.sa.gov.au/industry/hydrogen-and-renewable-energy/solar-batteries-and-smarter-homes/regulatory-changes-for-smarter-homes/voltage-ride-through

https://aemo.com.au/initiatives/major-programs/nem-distributed-energy-resources-der-program/standards-and-connections/vdrt-test-procedure

see https://aemo.com.au/-/media/files/major-publications/ris/2020/renewable-integration-study-stage-1.pdf?la=en

#renewableenergy #solar #electricity #australia #aemo

(I've heard that AEMO are aiming to have the capability of achieving dispatch of 100% renewable electricity by this year. The current peak renewable dispatch of ~70% in 2024 had availability of renewables equivalent to more than 100% of demand, but AEMO couldn't bring it onto the NEM at that time)

30 years of policy failure has led to #aemo, which is so complicated that nobody understands how it works #renewableenergy #netzero

https://youtube.com/watch?v=sH49o2bQ814&si=ABMPuDfWSpqjqkgH

I'm confused. The Amber App dashboard says Victoria is currently at 95% #renewables in the grid (the highest I've seen) but the #AEMO dashboard for current #Victorian fuel mix says there is a ton of coal...

What gives, #Amber? Which is correct?

“For the seventh year in a row, #renewables have the lowest cost range of any new electricity generation”.

#energy #wind #solar #FossilFuels #nuclear

#CSIRO #AEMO #GenCost #auspol

https://www.csiro.au/en/research/technology-space/energy/GenCost