Category: QSI Article



Tapping into sustainable consumption

Walking up and down the halls of the recent Ozwater’19 conference it wasn’t hard to get caught up in the excitement of all the innovative technologies that are being developed to combat the challenges facing the Australian water sector. But whilst innovation has to date been the key mechanism by which Australia has been able…



Virtual power plants – the hard sell

There has been significant and increasing interest in Virtual Power Plants (VPPs) in recent years. This interest is fuelled by generous state government subsidies announced in the past 12-18 months, including Tesla and the South Australian government’s plan for an $800 million, 250 MW VPP consisting of 50,000 Tesla Powerwall 2 batteries; the SA government’s…



MHC sponsors CEDA event

MHC recently sponsored a CEDA event titled New directions for Australia’s energy system. Hosted at the Park Hyatt in Melbourne,  AEMO CEO Audrey Zibelman delivered the keynote address to an audience of over 300, as reported here and  here. This was followed by a panel discussion including Hydro Tasmania CEO Stephen Davy, TransGrid Executive General…