Recapping the Australian utility-scale solar market and O&M: Best practices for optimum performance

The transition to a 100% clean electricity supply will likely involve a very large amount of wind and solar power generation. These resources, with no fuel cost and low operating costs, fit poorly in wholesale electricity markets based on the marginal cost of production, which is largely determined by the cost of fuels. This mismatch could disrupt power markets, drive up costs, and prematurely cap the growth of wind and solar. To understand how wind and solar will affect power markets, we first have to know how power markets work today. This introductory session is intended for people who have limited or no knowledge of wholesale electricity markets, regional transmission organizations, and locational marginal prices. Ben Paulos of PaulosAnalysis will offer a presentation based on the short report How Wholesale Power Markets Work, written for the 100% Clean Energy Collaborative.

ENSURE THE COMPLIANCE AND OPERATIONAL SAFETY OF YOUR GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANT With the growth of geothermal energy ramping up in recent years, project owners and operators are under pressure to ensure that their projects are up and running on time and on budget. Understanding and adhering to the requirements and regulations relevant to geothermal projects is necessary to prevent costly rework and delays. This becomes more challenging when projects are managed internationally as different countries may have different regulations. TÜV SÜD has developed a guideline to ensure that your safety and compliance topics are covered so that you can obtain your geothermal project certification before commissioning in a timely, cost-effective way.

Adding DC-coupled solar plus storage to existing or new utility scale solar plants can maximize project economics by reducing energy storage installation costs, increasing energy production through clipping recapture and low voltage harvest as well as being eligible for valuable tax incentives. In this webinar, Dynapower will take participants through the multiple value streams and advantages of DC-Coupled utility-scale solar plus storage as compared to AC-coupled storage. Joining Dynapower in exploring DC-Coupled solar plus storage will be Aleksander Vukojevic, Manager - Technology Development, Duke Energy.

Lebanon relies on importing fossil fuels to meet its domestic energy demand. 88% of the country’s total electricity consumption comes from fossil fuels. To re-shore energy fuels and lower C02 emissions; Lebanon has an objective to have 12% of Lebanese energy coming from renewable sources by 2020. To bring some light about this topic, we invite you to join the experts at ATA Insights’ next open session: What? The growing renewable energy in Lebanon When? Thursday, 30th May at 10:00 CEST Where? Online – Places are free but limited. Sign up here: http://bit.ly/2HdDY8P In this webinar we analyze in detail how the clean energy transition will take place in Lebanon: Hear what are the national objectives in the Lebanese renewable strategy and get a current the status update of the efforts so far Analyze the state of the Lebanese grid right now to understand where are what services required Consider the opportunities for storage in the Lebanese grid and what are the main applications it will be required for, from short term to long term storage