News
1 June 2021
Check your mirrors: 3 things rooftop solar can teach us about Australia’s electric car rollout
The Conversation article by Bjorn Sturmberg, Kat Lucas-Healey, Laura Jones and Mejbaul Haque.
1 June 2021
Powering ahead with community batteries
ANU press release into BSGIP community battery research led by Dr Marnie Shaw & Dr Hedda Ransan-Cooper.
28 May 2021
BSGIP announces partnership in Melbourne ‘Solar Sponge’ community battery trial
BSGIP research into community-scale batteries is set to be applied in the Melbourne CBD.
26 May 2021
Explainer: When can I charge my house from my EV? | One Step Off The Grid
Dr Kat Lucas Healey explains the Realising Electric Vehicle-to-grid Services (REVS) project.
29 April 2021
Nissan vehicle-to-grid technology
Video featuring the Realising Electric Vehicle-to-grid Services (REVS) project.
8 April 2021
What’s the role of community batteries in the climate emergency?
Yarra City Council webinar recording featuring Dr Marnie Shaw
5 April 2021
Community batteries: what are they, and how could they help Australian energy consumers?
Prof Lachlan Blackhall speaks with The Guardian.
30 March 2021
Should solar owners pay to supply the grid, or are there other options?
Dr Marnie Shaw provides expert commentary to the ABC.
19 March 2021
Solar eclipse, and can EVs really provide storage on wheels
Energy Insiders podcast featuring Laura Jones, (starts at approx 11.30 mins into the podcast).
13 March 2021
Making EVs a grid asset – an Australian case study
Webinar featuring REVS researchers Laura Jones and Kathryn Lucas-Healey.
February 2021
International review of vehicle-to-grid technology
Interview with Dr Bjorn Sturmberg on new report: ‘The A to Z of V2G’.
24 February 2021
Empowering DER through dynamic operating envelopes
Professor Lachlan Blackhall writes for Utility Magazine
18 February 2021
Take a virtual tour of the Battery Lab
Video of the Battery Materials and Energy Storage Laboratory
25 January 2021
How big batteries are a boon for regional Australia
Canberra Times article written by Dr Bjorn Sturmberg
18 January 2021
The trouble with big targets…it’s exports versus the NEM
Ecogeneration article featuring Dr Bjorn Sturmberg
13 January 2021
Largest battery in Australia to be built at ageing NSW coal-fired powerplant
ABC online news article featuring expert commentary by Dr Marnie Shaw
22 December 2020
21 December 2020
14 December 2020
“Everyone’s a winner”: PICA Group secures Australian-first strata solar electricity deal
The Fifth Estate article featuring expert commentary by Dr Bjorn Sturmberg
26 November 2020
ARC grant announcement
24 November 2020
Batteries in the burbs: exploring the potential
By Lachlan Blackhall
20 November 2020
Householders making Australia a DER superpower
By Sarah Wilson
9 November 2020
2 October 2020
ACT’s big battery pledge is a step forward
By Dr Bjorn Sturmberg
28 September 2020
Position vacant: Research Fellow/Fellow
ANU Job Description
15 September 2020
The power of battery storage recharged with cash splash
ANU Press Release
3 August 2020
Making solar + batteries work for all
PV Magazine interview with Dr Lachlan Blackhall
22 July 2020
Potential for new-era data services from consumer electricity devices
By Wattwatchers Team
8 July 2020
Owners of electric vehicles to be paid to plug into the grid to help avoid blackouts
By Dr Björn Sturmberg, The Conversation
8 July 2020
Electric vehicle fleets set to be on-call to backup the grid
ANU Press Release
5 June 2020
Shared community battery may be trialled in solar-powered Canberra suburb to stabilise energy supply
ABC News article featuring expert commentary by Dr Marnie Shaw
19 May 2020
COVID-19, climate change and the value of experts
By Dr Lachlan Blackhall
15 May 2020
Citizens required to power community batteries
By Marion Rae, Australian Energy Daily
11 May 2020
Storage comes to calm the market
Ecogeneration article featuring expert commentary by Dr Björn Sturmberg
11 February 2020
Microgrids: how to keep the power on when disaster hits
By Dr Björn Sturmberg, The Conversation
3 February 2020
Our future: a new electricity grid for a new climate era
By Dr Björn Sturmberg, The Canberra Times
15 January 2020
Australia must declare World War Zero on carbon emissions
By Dr Björn Sturmberg, The Canberra Times