Watch this Interoperability test facility (NEXUS - Innovation Hub) Presentation on test facility for energy optimisation and interoperability of assets (Internet of Things), which opened in Aug this year. At the lab we are controlling and optimising consumer products with flexibility including solar along with V2H and V2G currently using a Nissan Leaf but with capability for CCS2 ready to go. We have several learnings to date and are partnering with CSIRO who are using our capability to study V2G.
A NEXUS live demonstration of the interoperability follows with time for questions.
Brad Trethewey
Brad Trethewey is a senior manager at Essential Energy and an experienced electrical and computer systems engineer. He currently leads Essential Energy’s Innovation team. He has decades of experience in network asset management, standards and groundbreaking innovation within the industry in NSW and QLD. Brad established Essential Energy's renowned Quality Assurance lab which has led the transition to composite products within Essential Energy and more broadly across electrical distribution networks in Australia.
Stuart Simpson
Stuart Simpson holds a Bachelor of Business with honours. He is currently working in the Innovation team at Essential Energy. He has been the lead on Essential Energy Innovation initiatives for the deployment of destination EV charging at lowest cost for customers using Essential Energy’s infrastructure. In his first Innovation initiative he led the deployment of EV charging capability on Essential Energy timber poles. More recently he has led the groundbreaking development of the in composite column EV charger initiative with our partner Wagners and EVX, attracting significant national interest. Stuart has been with Essential Energy for 3 years and before joining the Innovation team had a depth of experience in developing digital solutions and new concepts in Essential Energy’s Information Technology arm.