DKA, including #AliceSpringsFutureGrid, recently hosted newly-appointed #NT Minister for #Renewables and #Energy, the Hon Selena Uibo - pictured left, with Future Grid Project Director Lyndon Frearson and DKA Strategic Comms Manager Tracy Jones in Alice Springs.
The Alice Springs Future Grid project has announced @SwitchDin will deliver the technology that links #solar and #battery systems across Alice Springs, creating the Solar Connect Virtual Power Plant (VPP), the NT's first #VPP. #alicespringsfuturegrid
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The Alice Springs Future Grid project has partnered with Charles Darwin University (CDU) to test the capacity of solar inverters to provide support services to the electricity grid.
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Check out the #AliceSpringsFutureGrid Facebook page to find out more about why #AliceSprings is the ideal place to test technical, regulatory, economic and community-based solutions to achieving a higher penetration of renewable energy: https://t.co/ySYznMLmKk
Future Grid has installed a SODAR meteorological instrument at the DKA Solar Centre. It will measure wind speeds up to 100m above ground level. The data will help assess the viability of wind power to complement the region's strong solar resource.
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A publicly-available website showing demand on the Alice Springs electricity grid is providing a new tool for the system controller to better plan and manage the system, which will assist the smoother incorporation of renewable energy. https://t.co/4Xq266WLmc
Great to see the Home and Business Battery Scheme now considering the capability of batteries to join a Virtual Power Plant. The #AliceSpringsFutureGrid project is developing what is planned to be the first #VPP in the #NorthernTerritory🌞
The 2021 Clean Energy Australia report is now available! Download the report to read about how Australia’s clean energy transition accelerated in 2020, with more than 5 GW of new clean energy capacity added and plenty more on the way.
Grab your copy at https://t.co/ywQHfvsMEo
Staff from the #Intyalheme, DKA, and the #AliceSpringsFutureGrid project joined festivities to mark local commercial radio station 8HA's 50th birthday! We attended the celebration with our Nissan Leaf, as part of the contingent of #ElectricVehicle enthusiasts...
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Intyalheme was thrilled to brief the NT Minister for #Renewables and Energy, the Hon. Eva Lawler, on the Alice Springs Future Grid project when she visited DKA today.
Pic: Minister Lawler, #Intyalheme staff Andrea Johnston and Hannah Farrow, and DKA CEO Dr Dan Tyson @dka_connect
Have you checked out the new Alice Springs Future Grid website yet? It’s designed as a one-stop shop for knowledge and questions about how Alice Springs can reach the NT's 50% by 2030 renewable energy target.
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Intyalheme General Manager Tristan Simons and Communications Officer Andrea Johnston with Glenn Marshall from the Arid Lands Environment Centre. Part of the team delivering the #AliceSpringsFutureGrid project. Photographed today after delivering a community information session.