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Progress on Australia Project

Oil beam pump operating 24/7 in the middle of dessert. Now it is fully powered by Solar/Battery system. With this off grid application, smart control and monitor system is in place for security and maintenance purposes. Online monitoring will enable our aftersales engineers to check on the well-being of the system. It was initially designed …

energy storage system

How to save money when feed-in-tariff is down?

Recently, the solar feed-in tariffs in Australia and New Zealand have decreased significantly. According to the report from PV Magazine, Victoria’s Essential Services Commission decided to decrease the minimum solar feed-in tariffs in Victoria from the current 10.2 cents/kWh to 6.7 cents/kWh, shrinking around 34% from July of 2021. Meanwhile, according to the legislative suggestions …

Sixclocks BESS

Where are we going To carbon neutral?

As we know, it’s inevitable that human beings emit carbon. If we cannot reduce, we absorb it. Carbon neutrality is very important if we want to avoid climate disasters. Carbon neutrality means making a balance between emitting and absorbing carbon from the atmosphere in #carbonsinks, which is a system that absorbs more carbon than it …

What is micro-grid and how is it different from VPP

What is micro-grid and how is it different from VPP?

Micro-grid shares all functions of VPP, yet it differentiates itself from VPP through some unique features. 1.Unlike VPP, micro-grid could be disconnected from the main grid and become the islands of power. 2.VPP covers wider space as it is flexible to expand or shrink the operating area, while micro-grid, on the opposite, has very defined …

virtual power plant (VPP)

What is virtual power plant (VPP) ?

Virtual power plant is a power plant based on software instead of physical factory. VPP connects many DERs to form an energy network. Meanwhile, it allows bi-directional power flow between utility, commercial as well as residential end users. Not only helping end users make profit by feeding their renewable energy into the network, VPP also …

What is DER (distributed energy resources)

What is DER (distributed energy resources)?

A Distributed Energy Resource (DER) is any resource on the distribution system that produces electricity. To make it simply, if you have installed a renewable energy generator in your house, your house has automatically become a DER. Distributed energy resources include the following types of embedded generators: Turbines-Gas, Wind, Hydro-electric Solar Photovoltaic(PV) System Diesel or …