The Australian Electricity Market Operator (AEMO) has a pretty big job. It’s tasked with managing electricity and gas systems and markets across Australia, helping to ensure Australians have access to affordable, secure, and reliable energy. AEMO produces a report called the Electricity Statement of Opportunities (ESOO), which provides technical and market data for the National… Read More
Can MGA Thermal Solve Energy Storage? | GloBird Energy
The strong uptake of energy supplied from renewable sources is driving a need for improved storage solutions in Australia’s electricity markets. The combination of sustainable cheap energy that’s ready for dispatch is what everyone is hoping for. We’re watching with great interest and will do our best to identify and introduce you to any ventures… Read More
Recent Australian Energy News Roundup | GloBird Energy
You may not be inclined to keep up with what’s happening in the energy sector. Life’s hectic enough. All you want to do is flick a switch or turn a knob and get electricity or gas. We get it. It’s our job to make sure that electricity and gas are there when you need them… Read More
One Step Closer to Nuclear Fusion Energy | GloBird Energy
Did you know that on December 5 “one of the most impressive scientific feats of the 21st century” was achieved in a lab in California? After more than 60 years of sustained effort by scientists all over the world, for the first time, a nuclear fusion reactor produced more energy than was used to trigger… Read More
It’s inevitable: energy prices are going up
Why Energy Prices Keep Rising Nobody likes it. Lots of people – including politicians and regulators – are talking about it. The plans to do something about it are still just plans. And we feel bad even just raising the subject. However, unfortunately, there’s nothing we can do to change it, so we simply have… Read More
We’re ready to run a Virtual Power Plant
We’re very pleased to announce that GloBird Energy has successfully run a proof-of-concept test for a Virtual Power Plant (VPP). While we only tested the concept on a small scale, it gives us a solid starting point to go bigger and work toward a more sustainable, greener, more efficient, and cheaper energy system. Before we… Read More