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Harness the energy revolution Australia’s Grid and its Distributed Energy Future Alan Reid Head of Business Relations
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Australia’s Grid and its Distributed Energy Future
Alan ReidHead of Business Relations
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This is a day our whole team have been working toward for the last 9 months. Nine months ago, we set out to be ready for Summer 2017. Not many engineering projects, let alone software engineering projects run to schedule. But we have. The launch today is the result of the hard work of a team of professionals and I am proud to be part of that team.
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Australia is amongst the most decentralised energy countries in the world
Leading the pack
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Projected installations of rooftop solar in Victoria - Electricity Network Transformation Roadmap, ENA & CSIRO, April 2017
Average Peak demand in the last 5 years in Victoria
PV penetration causes serious reverse-flow problemsCurrent rooftop PV capacity of 981.3MW (15% of dwellings)
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VIC
This decentralisation is set to grow – big time!
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...these will grow as PV penetration increases...and it’s going to grow 10 folds by 2050 Currently 15% of houses in Victoria have PV installed with an annual growth rate of 25% A three-fold increase in rooftop PV is expected by 2025 By 2040, rooftop solar panels are projected to reach 10GW capacity in Victoria http://www.energynetworks.com.au/sites/default/files/entr_final_report_web.pdf
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Battery storage is projected to see a sharp increase between 2020 and 2030 - Electricity Network Transformation Roadmap - ENA, December 2016
…Right across Australia
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Average Peak demand in the last 5 years in Victoria
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Reverse power-flows are the result
Projected decade by which each zone substation will reach a threshold penetration of rooftop solar adoption (40%) indicative of reverse power flow. - Energy Networks Australia and CSIRO, Electricity Network Transformation Roadmap: Final report, April 2017
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Rooftop PV presents these challenges…. Victoria is the second worst after South Australia http://www.energynetworks.com.au/sites/default/files/entr_final_report_web.pdf http://www.energynetworks.com.au/sites/default/files/entr_final_report_launch_webinar_slides_28042017_0.pdf
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Total Cost per MW of Maximum Demand (average 2012–17) – AER, Annual Benchmarking Report, Nov 2017, AER
But we have a problem…
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https://www.aer.gov.au/system/files/AER%202017%20distribution%20network%20service%20provider%20benchmarking%20report.pdf
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Don’t fret!! The solution is simple– Smart Gateways
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https://www.aer.gov.au/system/files/AER%202017%20distribution%20network%20service%20provider%20benchmarking%20report.pdf
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Smart Gateway Superpowers!
Build low cost power stations
instantly wherever you like
Orchestrate or Constrain Distributed
Energy Systems when you need to.
Automate Grid and Market
Services In real time
SMART GATEWAY SUPERPOWER ONE
Build low cost power stations instantly
– wherever you like
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Smart Gateway- Behind the meter- Facilitates control of storage,
PV output and smart home appliances
- Delivers low bill to consumers
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Virtual Power Plant- Allows aggregation of capacity- Solves problems where they exist
– increases asset utilisation- Enables new markets for trading
of energy services
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A battery on its own is just a battery
SMART GATEWAY SUPERPOWER TWO
Orchestrate or Constrain Distributed Energy Systems
-when you need to.
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Reverse power-flows. Still a problem.
Projected decade by which each zone substation will reach a threshold penetration of rooftop solar adoption (40%) indicative of reverse power flow. - Energy Networks Australia and CSIRO, Electricity Network Transformation Roadmap: Final report, April 2017
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Rooftop PV presents these challenges…. Victoria is the second worst after South Australia http://www.energynetworks.com.au/sites/default/files/entr_final_report_web.pdf http://www.energynetworks.com.au/sites/default/files/entr_final_report_launch_webinar_slides_28042017_0.pdf
SMART GATEWAY SUPERPOWER THREE
Automate Grid and Market Services
- In real time
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Don’t leave control to Fred.
• Smart Gateways can respond to real time Market and Grid imbalance triggers both locally and globally.
• Via a VPP, smart gateways can be integrated against network control and retail billing platforms.
• Build any number of VPP’s and customisethe response for each.
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Victorian Renewable Energy Action Plan: Low emissions … https://www.energy.vic.gov.au/renewable-energy/victorias-renewable-energy-targets https://www.energy.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0027/74088/REAP-FA5-web.pdf NSW Governement’s Aspirations 20% renewable energy by 2020 Attract and renewable energy investment Support research and deployment of smart grid technologies https://www.resourcesandenergy.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/475318/nsw-renewable-energy-action-plan.pdf
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Principals for healthy regulation of non-network solutions (VPPs)
Consider customers to be first-class solutions to network constraints.
Ask “how can we?” rather than “why can’t we?”
K.I.S.S – Look to reduce complexity where possible
Ensure installed capacity is accessible
Always maintain or expand choice in the technology customers can use.
Invest in skills at the coalface
Great, but aren't you supposed to be talking about Regulations?
The smart gateway is key!
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