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\"2019

Ronald went to the All-Energy Exhibition & Conference in Melbourne. Here’s what he stumbled across.<\/p><\/div>\n

I just got back from the 2019 All Energy Conference and Exhibition in Melbourne.1<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0 While there I also snuck across to the the Energy Efficiency Expo next door.\u00a0 Over the next couple of weeks I’ll write a few articles on what I learned, but for now I’ll just go over some highlights and show some pictures…<\/p>\n

…such as this one of the big flat roof of the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre2<\/a><\/sup> without a single solar panel on it:<\/p>\n

\"Melbourne

This is what Melbourne looks like if you are the sort of person who can afford a penthouse suite.\u00a0 I hope you appreciate the effort I had to go through to steal this photo from one of those people.<\/p><\/div>\n

Voltage Rise<\/h2>\n

Yesterday I attended a presentation on grid voltage rise.\u00a0 It’s a big problem and getting worse.\u00a0 If grid voltage gets too high it can shut down solar systems.\u00a0 This costs money and lives because cutting solar energy generation boosts fossil fuel pollution.\u00a0 It’s criminal to waste clean energy if the results are blackened lungs and a burnt planet. \u00a0(No, seriously, killing people for fun and\/or profit is illegal.\u00a0 Hard to believe, but true.)<\/p>\n

I’ll write a whole post on voltage rise and the main points discussed.\u00a0 It’s a problem that is causing big headaches already. For example, at 1pm last Sunday rooftop solar energy supplied 64.7% of South Australia’s electricity. This wouldn’t have been possible if SA Power Networks hadn’t made efforts to keep the grid voltage within required limits.<\/p>\n

\"Solar

This graph from the Australian PV Institute<\/a> shows 64.7% of South Australia’s electricity use being met by distributed solar in the middle of Sunday.<\/p><\/div>\n

As a result of this stellar performance, grid electricity consumption hit a record low of 475 megawatts.\u00a0 Before this spring, it had never dropped below 584 megawatts in\u00a0this century.<\/p>\n

You might think South Australia and Queensland, the states with the most rooftop solar power<\/a> and ancient, decrepit grids would be the worst places for over voltage. But anecdotally at least, it’s Victoria that is having ridiculous issues at the moment despite only half the number of solar installations per household.3<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

Batteries — Awesome Warranties And Empty Boxes<\/h2>\n

Solar panels<\/a> are continuing to improve in quality and fall in price. But as far as solar panels go, I saw nothing new and shiny for sales people to exaggerate about.4<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

Solar batteries<\/a> however are still new enough for manufacturers and salespeople to breathlessly promote.\u00a0 Big name companies keep pretending an empty box is a new battery system while no-name Chinese manufacturers keep trying to break into the market with systems that — for all I know — could be fine, but have slim chances of ever making it.\u00a0 (Maybe they keep trying because they hope a big name manufacturer will put their no-name battery inside inside a famous empty box?)<\/p>\n

The tied winners of this year’s empty battery box award are QCELLS and Duracell for having the most impressive stage props.<\/p>\n

\"Q

The QCELLS empty battery box. Apparently it will be no longer be empty and available late this year.\u00a0 (So maybe early next year, given the way real life tends to interfere with the best laid plans of mice and hominids.)<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Duracell

The Duracell boxes. Unfortunately for the Duracell brand the whole box cannot be the trademark black and gold, because it will get too damn hot in the Aussie sun.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Duracell

This is the gift Duracell gave me. I’ll take this opportunity to point out that, despite giving me the largest 9 volt Duracell battery in the world, it had no influence on my decision to make them an empty battery box award winner.\u00a0 Nor did it affect my subsequent decision to have their babies.<\/p><\/div>\n

20 Year Battery Warranty!<\/h2>\n

This weird and funky looking battery is a design from an Australian company that uses Philippine lithium-titanate<\/a> cells.<\/p>\n

Update 29th Oct 2019:\u00a0 Zenaji has told me they are actually China made cells assembled into the battery in the Philippines.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Zenaji<\/p>\n

Uniquely these batteries come with a standard 20 year warranty. \u00a0If they really can go the distance that’s impressive.\u00a0 I will mention the company hasn’t been around for anything like 20 years yet, but maybe they can also go the distance.\u00a0 We’ll just have to wait and see.<\/p>\n

DNVGL — Over 50% Of Energy To Come From Fossil Fuels In 2050<\/h2>\n

At a breakfast presentation the CEO of the huge Norwegian standards company, DNVGL<\/a>, told us their economic forecast showed the world will still be getting over 50% of its total energy from fossil fuels in 2050.\u00a0 Normally I’d say “bloody hell” in response to news like this. But in the hell Australia is heading for, blood will rapidly dry to powder then catch on fire.<\/p>\n

It looks like we’re heading for over 2 degrees of global heating: much more than twice as bad as the 1 degree we’ve suffered so far.<\/p>\n

I’ll write about their report soon and explain why DVNGL also says total world energy use will decline from 2033.\u00a0 Don’t worry!\u00a0 It’s not because we’ll be dying in droves by then.\u00a0 Well, we won’t be at least.\u00a0 If you live in one of the world’s poorest countries the odds aren’t so good.<\/p>\n

But, apart from the implicit tragic deaths of who knows how many people in developing countries from global cooking, what really concerned me about this breakfast meeting was the quality of the breakfast.\u00a0 Unlike 2 years ago there was no juice<\/strong>.\u00a0 Is this because DVNGL are desperately trying to cut costs? Like when Tesla’s conference stands went from a quarter of an acre to the size of a floor tile?\u00a0 Or maybe they decided they don’t like juice anymore and killed the golden juice?\u00a0 Or did they just leave it in the car?<\/p>\n

<\/a><\/p>\n

Electric Cars<\/h2>\n

While the conferences weren’t focused on electric cars, they did have a Tesla Model 3 on display:<\/p>\n

\"Tesla

A Tesla Model 3 electric car.<\/p><\/div>\n

There was also this solar car roof made by LG Solar for the Hyundai Sonata hybrid<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\"LG<\/p>\n

While many are rightfully dubious about the current value of putting solar cells on electric car roofs, given how cheap it will be when mass produced, I see it soon making economic sense and becoming a common feature.<\/p>\n

\"Tesla

In addition to the Tesla Model 3 there was also the biofuel Alset “El Gulpo” which is powered by ketosis<\/a> and fuels itself by swallowing pedestrians that don’t get out of the way fast enough.<\/p><\/div>\n

Other Random Stuff<\/h2>\n

There was far more at the conference\/expo than I could possibly cover in detail, including scores of small booths where companies, mostly from China, were promoting everything from combined wind and solar powered street lights to itty bitty houses:<\/p>\n

\"Lithium

This is the Chinese superhero Miss Power Road. She is very environmentally minded and carries a battery charged with clean energy where ever she goes.\u00a0 Her taser powers are completely carbon neutral.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Solar

You’d probably think this is some kind of display stand, but it’s actually an itty bitty, modular, solar powered, prefabricated home. Or a modular mansion if you stack enough of them together.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"ABB

The gentle green glow means this electric car charger is environmentally sound and\/or radioactive.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Odd

As you can see from Growatt’s map, both Victoria and New Guinea have engaged stealth mode.\u00a0 Victoria turned theirs on when they heard I was coming, while New Guinea peeked between the curtains and saw Mormons cycling up Torres Strait. And I see Western Australia has finally successfully invaded NSW.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Chinese

I admire this Chinese manufacturer for having the balls to just put their wholesale price next to their microinverter on a piece of notepaper. If you are competing on price, why not?\u00a0 There’s no point in wasting people’s time.\u00a0 (They have a less chunky one for $100. Caveat emptor.)<\/p><\/div>\n

While there was a lot of impressive stuff, the darling of the show was, of course, this dancing solar panel cleaner<\/a>.5<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

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