Project Update Week ending 24 May 2019 Wastewater plant set to host Council’s largest solar array 17 May - Council votes to seek planning and energy electricity from renewable sources by 2022 approvals for 604kW system and half by 2025. - Council is on track to install its largest single solar array by the end of June 2020. “Minimising our impact on the environment is one of the ways we are working to protect At its meeting last night (16 May), Tweed and enhance our natural surroundings for Council resolved to give the green light to current and future generations,” she said. seek planning and energy approvals needed to install a 604kW ground-mounted solar This installation will expand on the existing system at the Banora Point Wastewater 781kW of solar PV systems already installed Treatment Plant. across Council facilities. Council will fund the $880,000 installation, Council’s Water and Wastewater operations which will pay for itself in energy savings over consume about $3.4 million in grid-based six years. electricity every year, which is about two- thirds of Council’s entire power bill. This The Banora Point plant, which treats 10 power is used predominantly in the pumping million litres of wastewater every day, is and supply of potable water as well as in the Council’s single most power-hungry asset wastewater treatment plants that process across its entire portfolio. residential and industrial wastewater. The solar system is expected to provide one- Source: Tweed Shire Council fifth of the plant’s power needs and save more than 730 tonnes of greenhouse gas NEW PROJECT emissions a year – that’s equivalent to the emissions from more than 40 average Byron Bay Solar Farm households. Location: Tyagarah, far north NSW Capacity: 7.14 MW (DC)/5 MW (AC) The 1500 high-efficiency solar panels will Developer: Coolamon Energy cover 6800m2 of land within the wastewater LGA: Byron Shire Council treatment plant facility, an area the size of a Estimated Cost: $6.5mil football field. Description: A ground-mounted system to be developed on 6 hectares of private land at Councillor Katie Milne, Mayor of Tweed, said Tyagarah, north of Byron Bay. that the renewable energy from the site will Contact: Dr Greg Wilding make an important contribution to Council’s Coolamon Energy Renewable Energy Action Plan (REAP) target Email: [email protected] to self-generate 25 per cent of Council’s Page 1 (Click on relevant project links to go to online Project Database) Oil and gas industry addressing Australia’s long term economic, environmental and energy goals. congratulates Coalition on return to government APPEA looks forward to working with all 19 May members of the 46th Parliament to build The Australian Petroleum Production & support for those goals. Exploration Association congratulates Prime Minister Scott Morrison and the Coalition on Source: APPEA their victory in the Federal election. While vote counting continues, it seems Energy storage to go: Aggreko certain the Coalition will be able to form a minority or majority government. launches new mobile and modular battery system APPEA Chief Executive Andrew McConville 20 May said the Coalition’s election success suggested • Y.Cube is a new 1MW standard unit housed the Australian community wanted a stable entirely in 20-ft container and balanced approach to the political and • Seamless integration with Aggreko’s thermal policy challenges facing the nation. and solar generation offering • Available under various contract durations “APPEA urges a clear focus on stable energy as “Energy-Storage-as-a-Service” and climate policy that enables Australians to enjoy the benefits of our abundant natural Aggreko, the world’s leading provider of resources and manage the transition to a temporary power, temperature control and lower carbon economy,” Mr McConville said. energy services, is adding mobile and modular energy storage to its 10GW fleet of “In doing so, we must not forget the critical distributed energy assets. role natural resources play in underpinning our economic well-being and that hundreds of The Y.Cube is a fully integrated, ready-to- thousands of Australian jobs rely on a reliable, install lithium-ion battery system, built on the affordable gas supply.” decade-long expertise of energy storage pioneer Younicos, which Aggreko acquired in The oil and gas industry continues to support 2017. Housed entirely within a standard 20-ft a national climate change policy that delivers container, the 1MW units can be delivered low-cost greenhouse gas emissions reductions and quickly deployed worldwide. while facilitating long-term investment decisions, and looks forward to working with The system can cover a variety of applications Government to achieve this. from 1MW up to multi-MW power output and is available in two versions: a 30-minute Mr McConville said it was notable the “power” unit and a 60-minute “energy” unit. Coalition was supported strongly in the The 20-ft container houses batteries, resource-rich states of Queensland and inverters, heating ventilation and air Western Australia, where thousands of jobs conditioning (HVAC), fire protection and and significant regional communities rely on auxiliary components. These are tested and mining and oil and gas projects. pre-assembled by Aggreko experts and controlled by intelligent software. It is Mr McConville thanked the Minister for designed for a wide ambient temperature Resources and Northern Australia Matt range from -20°C to +50°C to match the often- Canavan for his continued support for policies challenging requirements of remote customer which supported those investments while sites. Page 2 (Click on relevant project links to go to online Project Database) Dan Ibbetson, Managing Director Global NEW PROJECTS Products and Technology at Aggreko, said: St Patricks Plains Wind Farm “Renewable energy is increasingly affordable, Location: Near Miena, in the Central but not yet as universally available as it should Highlands of Tasmania be, while energy demand is increasing. Capacity: Up to 300 MW Battery storage systems offer the flexibility Developer: Epuron required for safe and stable use of wind and Description: The project will include up to 80 solar power and increase the efficiency of wind turbines across a number of rural thermal units. properties in central Tasmania. It will connect via a new substation to the on-site “We have successfully combined proven Palmerston to Waddamana powerlines owned battery expertise from Younicos with by TasNetworks. Electricity will then be Aggreko’s containerisation experience in the transmitted both north and south depending Y.Cube. The Y.Cube enables us to provide on the network needs, allowing hydro power cheaper, cleaner and smarter energy generators to ramp down and save water wherever it’s needed for our customers. during windy periods. “It is designed to fit seamlessly within the Aggreko fleet and can be easily combined with Hellyer Wind Farm solar and thermal products to provide our Location: Hampshire, Central Tasmania customers with the lowest cost of energy. We Capacity: Up to 150 MW are now building a fleet of Y.Cubes, which will Developer: Epuron enable us to quickly deploy on short notice.” Description: Up to 40 wind turbines planned in a sparsely populated area in Central The Y.Cube is available for short-term needs Tasmania which is used almost exclusively for for as little as six months or for periods of years plantation forestry operations. The project under Aggreko’s “Energy-Storage-as-a-Service” can be built without relying on a new Bass model. It can also be bundled with Aggreko’s Strait interconnector, and can help drought- other hardware systems as part of the proof Tasmania by allowing existing hydro company’s “Microgrids-as-a-Service” offering. generators to hold back water otherwise needed for power generation. The area has Karim Wazni, Managing Director Aggreko existing high voltage (110,000 volt) Microgrid and Storage Solutions (AMSS), said: transmission lines suitable for connection. “We’re already seeing considerable interest from a range of sectors and applications. One Guildford Wind Farm of the most economically attractive Location: Guildford, Central Tasmania propositions is to combine the Y.Cube with Capacity: Up to 300 MW natural gas and solar generation in off-grid Developer: Epuron applications. This could include remote mining Description Up to 80 wind turbines planned in sites – in weaker grids like islands – or, with a remote area east of Waratah which is used gas generators only to provide bridging power almost exclusively for plantation forestry – for example in datacentres.” operations. The area has existing high voltage (220,000 volt) transmission lines suitable for Aggreko will be deploying the Y.Cube as part connection. of its hybrid microgrid solution at the Granny Contact: Shane Bartel Smith gold mine in Western Australia, as well Tel: (02) 8456 7400 as in several African mining projects. AMSS is Email: [email protected] also working with island communities and datacentres to introduce the Y.Cube. Source: Aggreko Page 3 (Click on relevant project links to go to online Project Database) McGowan Government creates Comments attributed to Energy Minister Bill Johnston: Energy Transformation "I'm confident that Stephen Edwell's abilities Taskforce and experience will be instrumental in 20 May progressing the McGowan Government's - Taskforce to implement Government's Energy Transformation Strategy. Energy Transformation Strategy - Stephen Edwell appointed