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    News and feature articles on microgrids in Australia including RFP's, policies and players impacting the region.
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    Aerial view of Bawley Beach, NSW, Australia. Source: Brayden Stanford Photo / Shutterstock.com

    New Community Microgrid Brings Resilience to Bushfire-Prone Aussie Communities

    Aug. 10, 2023
    The microgrid, which is expected to be fully operational by the end of the year, lays the foundation for future renewable energy solutions in remote New South Wales communities...

    Types of Microgrids

    Dec. 4, 2023
    No two microgrids are the same. Check out two types of microgrids with these real-life case studies.
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    The IKEA eleXsys microgrid in Adelaide, Australia. Source: eleXsys

    IKEA Microgrid Goes Live. Creates Australia’s Largest Virtual Power Plant

    May 25, 2023
    The $6.6 million microgrid will power IKEA’s Adelaide location and support the South Australian power grid.
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    The Queensland Microgrid Pilot Fund will help provide energy independence and resilience to the Australian state's remote communities and protect the Great Barrier Reef.

    Queensland Government Offers $10 million in Microgrid Incentives

    Jan. 4, 2023
    A new $10 million fund will help First Nations and storm-prone regions in Queensland, Australia, achieve energy independence and resilience with microgrids.
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    Australia’s largest rooftop solar microgrid coming to logistics facility

    Sept. 26, 2022
    The largest intermodal freight and logistics facility in Australia will soon be powered by a solar microgrid and other renewable electricity sources.
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    The Onslow microgrid in Western Australia. Courtesy of Horizon Power

    Horizon Power announces DERMS rollout for 34 microgrids

    Aug. 24, 2022
    Horizon Power plans to launch distributed energy resources management system (DERMS) technology across its microgrids in Western Australia to ease the integration of customer-...
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    In Australia, New South Wales’ grid operator goes against the convention and pursues a microgrid

    May 27, 2022
    In Australia, transmission company Transgrid has revived plans to power the remote New South Wales mining city of Broken Hill with a renewable microgrid.
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    Australian government awards $18.7 million contract for Daintree Microgrid

    March 17, 2022
    The Australian government has awarded Volt Advisory Group $AU18.75 million over three years to develop the Daintree Microgrid Project, an innovative renewable energy microgrid...
    Kalbarri microgrid’s wind turbines and BESS. Image: Western Power

    All-renewable 5 MW Kalbarri microgrid goes live in Western Australia

    Feb. 9, 2022
    Western Australia has flicked the switch on an all-renewable microgrid that will have the ability, if required, for the town of Kalbarri.