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The best energy technology blogs you’ll read, no question about it. Explore the National Electricity Market, its various sub-markets, upcoming reforms, and the economics of battery storage.

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Wholesale Demand Response: the unknown battler

How the Wholesale Demand Response Mechanism works, why uptake has been so low, and whether WDRM is right for your battery or flexible load.

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FCAS: reliable business case builder or unpredictable beefer-upper?

Can FCAS really make your battery business case? We look at what drives FCAS market value in the NEM and why returns can be hard to predict.

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FCAS 101

An introduction to Frequency Control Ancillary Services (FCAS) in the NEM: how AEMO controls frequency, contingency FCAS and how batteries can take part.

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Wholesale market access for unscheduled BESS

How an unscheduled BESS can access wholesale spot revenue in the NEM: via a retailer, a Small Resource Aggregator or a Demand Response Service Provider.

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Hachiko closes pre-seed to develop platform that accelerates adoption of renewables

Sydney start-up Hachiko has closed a pre-seed round led by Twynam Funds Management to build its battery optimisation and portfolio management platform.

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What’s different about Hachiko?

What sets Hachiko apart from other battery optimisers: the barriers facing project developers and traders, and how our platform removes them.

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Will VPPs be able to bid against big generators in the wholesale market?

What scheduled lite means for VPPs and non-scheduled BESS portfolios, how the rule change works, and what happens to the 5 MW threshold.

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Why does optimisation matter?

Why does battery optimisation matter? We explain the value stack, who should optimise for whom, and where an optimiser fits in the NEM.

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Why Hachiko?

Why is our business called Hachiko? The story behind the name, the loyalty it stands for, and the original idea behind our battery platform.

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