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"Plans to power the Western Australia coastal town of Exmouth with an annual
average of 80 per cent renewable energy are well underway, with the first
instalment in what will be 16,700 solar panels installed over the past week.
Pacific Energy, a WA-based off-grid energy supply specialist, said this week
that it has started installing the 9.6 megawatt (MW) solar farm as part of a
20-year power purchase deal sealed with WA utility Horizon Power around this
time last year.
The Exmouth Power Project, which will also include a 49.6 megawatt-hour battery
energy storage system (BESS) and a 7 MW gas power station, marks Pacific
Energy’s first off-grid power project to supply such a significant portion of a
remote town’s annual power requirements.
To add a further degree of difficulty to the project, Exmouth – a remote town
near the world-heritage Ningaloo marine park – is located in a cyclonic wind
region, which takes wind power out of the equation and requires the design of
the solar and battery system to be robust and to get the most out of the solar.
The BESS will also be designed to meet Horizon Power’s fault current
contribution requirements, which means the microgrid system will be able to
operate hydrocarbons-off (or gas-free) for prolonged periods."
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
