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As Australia’s energy transition accelerates, a new generation of digital solutions are needed to coordinate an increasingly decarbonised, decentralised and democratised electricity network. Dr John McKibbin leads CSIRO’s research in energy systems digitalisation. He is driving research programs working to enhance energy forecasting, system planning and network visibility. “The current energy transition will be the defining challenge of our time. If you can imagine our energy market as a machine, then consider that we’re creating the largest and most complex machine ever invented. In real time,” Dr McKibbin said. “There are three challenges that energy digitalisation can help us solve. And if we solve these challenges, we will be on our way to decarbonising our energy system.” 1. Sharing the load As we enable the rapid electrification of our transportation, buildings and industry, more pressure will be placed on the grid to meet the growing demand for electricity. The capacity of our...