by Craig Allen and Marcus Mannheim, ABC News Australia
Highlights
- The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) government is providing 50 Nissan Leaf vehicles in efforts to see if the fleet can help maintain the electricity grid through blackouts
- The Leafs have a two-way battery, meaning they can both be charged from the grid and provide power to the grid
- This resilience effort comes after massive brushfires knocked out powerlines, causing blackouts
- Australia’s main source of energy is black coal, while renewable energies like solar, hydro, and wind slowly come on to the grid
- Todd Eagles, executive director of utility company ActewAGL, says electric vehicles are going to very important to Australia’s energy future.
The Climate Center’s Climate-Safe California Platform includes an initiative for Community Energy Resilience with clean microgrids that can employ “batteries on wheels” for energy storage.
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Nina Turner
Energy Programs and Communications CoordinatorJanina is a graduate of the Energy Management and Design program at Sonoma State University with experience in non-profits that specialize in sustainability and volunteerism.
