The second quarter of 2021 was highlighted by a sudden and unexpected event at Callide Power Station in Queensland, where an indoor explosion subsequently led to unit trips, load shedding, price spikes, and other complications across the region. Internally meanwhile, our development team has been busy working to make the necessary upgrades to our software…
After much work from our team at the backend of 2020, the company’s progression during the first quarter of 2021 was underscored by two major releases that we were very pleased to deliver to our clients. This company update highlights some of the work of our team at Global-Roam during Q1 2021. Release of…
As Marcelle Gannon approaches her 1st anniversary of working with us, we find that she was featured in the ‘energy@melbourne’ newsletter from the Melbourne Energy Institute.
As our 21st year of operations (i.e. the year 2020) draws to a close, what a year it has been … both internally and externally. In the quietness before activity picks up again next week, I thought it would be of value compiling this reflection on (some of) the highlights.
During the months of August and September, scheduled demand across the NEM reached new record lows in multiple regions. As Paul McArdle noted in his analysis on WattClarity, many underlying factors contributed to this trend – the most notable of which is the impact that COVID-19 has had on electricity consumption. In late August,…
During the month of September 2020, Energy Systems Integration Group (ESIG) along with hosts AEMO, are running a series of online webinars titled “ESIG Down Under”, focusing on the dissolution of traditional interfaces in Australia. During the session on “Transformation of the Energy Value Chain”, Jacqui Bridge of AusNet Services referenced Paul McArdle’s WattClarity article…
In what has been many weeks and may continue to be many months of uncertainty & disruption, we would like to provide an update on the impact of COVID-19 on our business and the industry as a whole. The Global-Roam Team With COVID-19 it seems that it is impossible to eliminate all risks, but…
The severe and ongoing bushfires currently raging across Australia have grabbed attention nationally and internationally. Through WattClarity, we have sought to cover the implications of the bushfires on grid reliability and system security with events still unfolding as of mid-January. High temperatures and fire-related disasters have an immense effect on an already volatile and shifting…
With soaring temperatures being expected right across the country today, our CEO Paul McArdle took to WattClarity and Twitter yesterday following the AEMO issuing a LOR2 warning for Victoria. Paul noted that Loy Yang A’s Unit 2 was still out of operation as high demand is expected to test the grid. Angela Macdonald-Smith of the…
Over on WattClarity, Paul first noted a growing trend of Queensland region prices dropping below $0/MWh at the end of August, as that trend continued into September more discussion on the topic was published on the site with Allan O’Neil analysing who was responsible for the market phenomenon and how it was influencing bidding behavior. …
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