Project SHIELD

Project overview

Lead Organisation
Redback Operations Pty Ltd trading as Luceo Energy
Location
New South Wales
Queensland
ARENA Program
Advancing Renewables Program
Start date
21 December 2020
End date
16 May 2024
Project Partners
The University of Queensland, Energy Queensland, Essential Energy, GridQube

Summary

Project SHIELD aims to develop software that aggregates data from a range of sources to help distribution network service providers (DNSPs) manage distributed energy resources (DER) in low voltage networks.

Need

Project SHIELD acknowledges that aetworks are grappling with the challenges posed by the growth of DER, particularly rooftop solar. This project will use real-time data to assess how much DER can connect to the grid, rather than the current practice of relying on static and conservative limits. This will maximise the hosting capacity of the existing network.

This project consists of:

Distributed energy resources (Primary)

Project Knowledge

Contact

Name: Neil Horrocks
Email: n.horrocks@uq.edu.au
Phone: +61 417 795 851

Last updated
29 June 2023

Learn more

Report: Project SHIELD Lessons Learnt Report 3

This is the third Lessons Learnt report for this project and outlines the work undertaken under Milestone 3, including, data access and transparency.

Report: Project SHIELD Stage 1 Outcomes

This report covers the key findings and results from Stage 1 of this project, with a focus on data acquisition, data storage, and data analysis.

Media Release: Finding Solutions to Increase DER Within Low Voltage Networks

ARENA announced funding to Luceo Energy to create a solution to overcoming challenges for distribution network service providers (DNSPs) in managing distributed energy resources (DER) within low voltage networks.

Report: Project SHIELD Lessons Learnt Report 2

This is the second Lessons Learnt report for this project and outlines the work undertaken under Milestone 2, including, recruitment, knowledge sharing, data sourcing and analysis, communication, and transparency.

Action

Together with University of Queensland, GridQube Pty Ltd, Essential Energy, Ergon Energy and Energex, Luceo Energy will develop a software platform that compiles data from network infrastructure, smart meters and smart consumer-owned energy assets such as batteries and inverters.

Outcome

A proof-of-concept platform that allows networks to assess how much consumer-owned energy can safely be connected to the electricity grid without additional investment in infrastructure, rather than the current practice of relying on static and conservative export limits.

Project SHIELD website