We’re proud to share that OptiGrid has been selected by Hepburn Energy – Australia’s first community-owned wind farm – to optimise trading for their upcoming 5MWh battery, making it the first community-owned wind plus battery hybrid on the NEM.
Since 2011, Hepburn Energy has led the charge in community-powered renewables, helping Daylesford and surrounds become the first net-zero energy town in Australia. But like many renewable generators, they’ve faced increasing pressure from volatile wholesale prices and negative pricing events.
With our AI-powered OptiBidder platform, Hepburn Energy will soon be optimising dispatch and bidding for its wind-battery hybrid — increasing revenue, improving reliability, and helping the region stay on track for net-zero emissions by 2030.
OptiBidder uses our proprietary models and algorithms to forecast market prices, optimise trading, and maximise returns for batteries and renewables, while factoring in contractual obligations, market rules and technical limits. Whether Scheduled or Non-Scheduled, stand-alone or hybrid, OptiGrid is helping unlock new value for batteries in a rapidly evolving energy landscape.
Backed by IP Group PLC, Clean Energy Finance Corporation, Virescent Ventures, Uni of Adelaide, UNSW and EnergyLab, we’ve added over 40MW of assets to our platform in the past quarter — and we’re just getting started.
A huge thanks to Taryn Lane and the Hepburn Energy team for your trust and vision. Projects like this prove what’s possible when communities, innovation and the right tech come together.
Let’s maximise battery economics and accelerate the clean energy transition.
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