Standards Australia, with the support of the COAG Energy Council, today launched work on the development of an Energy Storage Roadmap. The work will support the safe and efficient uptake of energy storage technology in Australia.
Dr Bronwyn Evans, CEO of Standards Australia said that “this is an opportunity for Standards Australia to bring industry and government together in support of innovation and emerging technologies.”
Standards Australia will facilitate an open process for stakeholders to examine what new standards documents may be needed, which currently existing standards need to be revised, and how Australia should relate to the international work being undertaken in the field of residential and small scale energy storage.
“We welcome the Energy Council’s support for the adoption and safe application of emerging technologies such as batteries” said Dr Evans.
The roadmap delivers on a commitment made by the Council in December 2015 to ensure that regulatory frameworks can support the adoption and safe application of emerging technologies and to work with industry and relevant authorities to support the development of battery standards.
- Standards Australia is partnering with the COAG Energy Council to chart a path for energy storage standards
- Energy storage is a rapidly growing industry in need of standards for safety and interoperability
- Standards Australia will now undertake extensive consultations with industry, government, consumers and academia
