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"If there is one form of energy storage that resonates with the collective it
is neighbourhood batteries.
Neighbourhood, or community batteries, encapsulate ideals of equity and
collective care. Abundantly produced clean energy from the sun is stored in
medium-sized batteries that sit within a neighbourhood. They are an exemplar of
localised production and use, of sustainability and the sharing of excess
energy.
Rather than the solar “haves” and “have nots,” no one is left behind.
Neighbourhood batteries, in theory, provide an opportunity to bring out the
best in a community. This is the theory, at least. In practice we are still
figuring out how to operate these batteries to achieve these goals.
Researchers at the Battery Storage and Grid Integration Program at the
Australian National University (ANU), world leaders in the field, have been
tackling this problem and have produced two new reports that shine a light on
what conditions are necessary in order to unlock the potential of neighbourhood
batteries.
The first report looks at how trial network tariffs impact the potential
benefits of neighbourhood batteries. The second report examines how this form
of energy storage can make better use of consumer energy resources such as
rooftop solar and electric vehicle batteries."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
