Solar Energy Transformation
Program - SETuP
Isolated Power Systems Connect Conference
November 2017
Status and Learnings to Date
Program Scope
Current Status
Learnings:
- Land
- Community Engagement
- Solar array construction
- Costs
- Actual diesel savings
Contacts for more
• Indigenous Essential Services
• 72 communities
• 50+ isolated diesel power stations
• Highly subsidised environment
SETuP:
• ~ 30 medium pen. diesel-PV hybrid installs
9MW
• 1 high pen. 1MW PV and ESS (battery) install
• Knowledge sharing trials
• ARENA Funding Agreement $27.5M
• NTG treasury loans $27.5M
• Photos of clearing and fencing / rangers on
leases
LEARNINGS
Program Costs - $/Watt
0.23
0.17
0.43
0.74
0.86
3.48
Daly River ESS
Engagement & Knowledge Sharing
Leases and Civil
PWC Balance of System
Program Admin and Project Team
EPC Contracts
0 120 240 360 480 600 720
Pirlangimpi
Gapuwiyak
Minjilang
Milikapiti
Umbakumba
Warruwi
Galiwinku
Ngukurr
Maningrida
Titjikala
Arlparra
Kintore
Nyirripi
Number of Days from Lease Submission to Lease Execution by Land Council
CLC Awarded
NLC Awarded
EDTL on-going
TLC on-going
CLC on-going
NLC on-going
$-
$50,000
$100,000
$150,000
$200,000
$250,000
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200
Civils cost vs kW
<9 months
All year
Island
EPC Costs
PV Modules (Panels)
EPC Balance of System
Framing, Structural and Footings
Inverters
Mobilisation and Demobilisation
Transport and freight
EPC Design
• Dual row portrait
• Two pole frame
• Distribution boards?
• Footings: Screw, micropile, other?
EPC Construction
• Logistics
• Remoteness
• “One washer short”
• Plant failure
EPC (ctd)
• Separate civil and
electrical teams
• Retention of trained
labour
• Accommodation
• Catering
Commissioning
• Logistics, Remoteness, Accommodation!
• Scheduling with EPC contractor
• Single points of failure
• Cluster controller
• Earth currents
Tranche 1 Performance – August to October 2017
Community
PV DC
capacity
Actual PV
production Diesel generation % solar
sun hours
(kWh/ kWp/
day)
Avg load
(kW)
avg load vs.
PV capacity low load
Maningrida 800 309,809 1,968,355 13.6% 4.2 1032 129% 40%
Ramingining 500 185,804 640,821 22.5% 4.0 374 75% 10%
Yuendumu 500 141,941 1,097,903 11.4% 3.1 562 112% 50%
Lajamanu 400 104,247 633,769 14.1% 2.8 334 84% 10%
Arlparra 400 132,335 690,964 16.1% 3.6 373 93% 10%
Kintore 225 73,080 359,194 16.9% 3.5 196 87% 10%
Nyirripi 200 24,373 205,317 10.6% 1.3 104 52% 30%
Areyonga 100 23,912 221,597 9.7% 2.6 111 111% 10%
Docker River 100 39,429 319,674 11.0% 4.3 163 163% 40%
Mt Liebig 50 19,540 158,451 11.0% 4.2 81 161% 20%
TOTAL 3,275 1,054,470 6,296,045 14.3% 3.5 3329 102%
Energy Storage System
We want to know
what it is that
you want to know
Contact us:
Andrew Gray EPC (08) 898 57198
Dow Airen ESS and modelling 0429 511 067
Phil Maker Controls (08) 892 45161
Jeff Adams Electrical (08) 892 45608
Chantal Bramley Engagement (08) 892 45253
Dennis Ryan Low Load Diesel (08) 892 45315
Sam Latz Program, Funders 0408 752 596

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    Solar Energy Transformation Program- SETuP Isolated Power Systems Connect Conference November 2017
  • 2.
    Status and Learningsto Date Program Scope Current Status Learnings: - Land - Community Engagement - Solar array construction - Costs - Actual diesel savings Contacts for more
  • 3.
    • Indigenous EssentialServices • 72 communities • 50+ isolated diesel power stations • Highly subsidised environment SETuP: • ~ 30 medium pen. diesel-PV hybrid installs 9MW • 1 high pen. 1MW PV and ESS (battery) install • Knowledge sharing trials • ARENA Funding Agreement $27.5M • NTG treasury loans $27.5M
  • 5.
    • Photos ofclearing and fencing / rangers on leases
  • 6.
  • 7.
    Program Costs -$/Watt 0.23 0.17 0.43 0.74 0.86 3.48 Daly River ESS Engagement & Knowledge Sharing Leases and Civil PWC Balance of System Program Admin and Project Team EPC Contracts
  • 8.
    0 120 240360 480 600 720 Pirlangimpi Gapuwiyak Minjilang Milikapiti Umbakumba Warruwi Galiwinku Ngukurr Maningrida Titjikala Arlparra Kintore Nyirripi Number of Days from Lease Submission to Lease Execution by Land Council CLC Awarded NLC Awarded EDTL on-going TLC on-going CLC on-going NLC on-going
  • 11.
    $- $50,000 $100,000 $150,000 $200,000 $250,000 0 200 400600 800 1000 1200 Civils cost vs kW <9 months All year Island
  • 13.
    EPC Costs PV Modules(Panels) EPC Balance of System Framing, Structural and Footings Inverters Mobilisation and Demobilisation Transport and freight
  • 14.
    EPC Design • Dualrow portrait • Two pole frame • Distribution boards? • Footings: Screw, micropile, other?
  • 15.
    EPC Construction • Logistics •Remoteness • “One washer short” • Plant failure
  • 16.
    EPC (ctd) • Separatecivil and electrical teams • Retention of trained labour • Accommodation • Catering
  • 18.
    Commissioning • Logistics, Remoteness,Accommodation! • Scheduling with EPC contractor • Single points of failure • Cluster controller • Earth currents
  • 20.
    Tranche 1 Performance– August to October 2017 Community PV DC capacity Actual PV production Diesel generation % solar sun hours (kWh/ kWp/ day) Avg load (kW) avg load vs. PV capacity low load Maningrida 800 309,809 1,968,355 13.6% 4.2 1032 129% 40% Ramingining 500 185,804 640,821 22.5% 4.0 374 75% 10% Yuendumu 500 141,941 1,097,903 11.4% 3.1 562 112% 50% Lajamanu 400 104,247 633,769 14.1% 2.8 334 84% 10% Arlparra 400 132,335 690,964 16.1% 3.6 373 93% 10% Kintore 225 73,080 359,194 16.9% 3.5 196 87% 10% Nyirripi 200 24,373 205,317 10.6% 1.3 104 52% 30% Areyonga 100 23,912 221,597 9.7% 2.6 111 111% 10% Docker River 100 39,429 319,674 11.0% 4.3 163 163% 40% Mt Liebig 50 19,540 158,451 11.0% 4.2 81 161% 20% TOTAL 3,275 1,054,470 6,296,045 14.3% 3.5 3329 102%
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    We want toknow what it is that you want to know
  • 25.
    Contact us: Andrew GrayEPC (08) 898 57198 Dow Airen ESS and modelling 0429 511 067 Phil Maker Controls (08) 892 45161 Jeff Adams Electrical (08) 892 45608 Chantal Bramley Engagement (08) 892 45253 Dennis Ryan Low Load Diesel (08) 892 45315 Sam Latz Program, Funders 0408 752 596