A state-of-the-art testing facility which mirrors the energy grid. The Distributed Energy Resources Laboratory will provide the Australian and international research and development community with a fail-safe power system in which to rapidly, efficiently, and securely develop and test the technologies and systems before deploying them.
The DER Lab will include an electrically equivalent distribution network, transformers, batteries, solar generation as well as high speed, monitoring, control and optimisation capabilities. The DER Lab represents an important national facility for collaborative development and testing of new capabilities to support the operation of electricity systems with a high-uptake of renewable and distributed generation and energy storage.
The DER Lab has been made possible by the investment of $1.5 million from the ACT Government’s Priority Investment Program.
The Lab will be open to researchers, educators and industry partners in early 2021.
ANU Press Release
Contact: Dr Björn Sturmberg, Research Lead, Battery Storage and Grid Integration Program, Australian National University.
Partners: ITP Renewables, evoenergy and UNSW Canberra.
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