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This presentation will discuss: Intro | Centre for Renewable Energy and Power Systems

King Island Renewable Energy Integration Project

1. Perceptions and Practices

2. Low Load Diesel (LLD)

3. Generic LLD Power System Modelling

4. Generic LLD Economic Modelling

5. Low Load Factory Acceptance Testing

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The University of Tasmania Centre for Renewable Energy Power Systems Chair: Professor Michael Negnevitsky

>8 Full Time Academic Staff

>16 Full Time PhD & Masters Students

Unique Facilities include;

• Internet Connected Micro-grid Laboratory;

• Remotely Connected Research Workstations;

• LLD test engine; and

• Solar and Wind integrated internal AC Bus;

visit www.kingislandrenewableenergy.com.au

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• No common definition of low load.

• Low load diesel pilots underway across most Australian utilities.

• Low load capability appears generic (across manufacturers).

• Don’t hold your breath for lower energy storage prices in 2017.

• Diesel price rises to 2015 levels out across 2017.

Perceptions and Practices

1. Bloomberg New Energy Finance, Mar 2015

2. U.S. Energy Information Administration Energy Outlook Nov 2016

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• Low load diesel allows the removal of legacy load constraint.

• Low load diesel facilitates improved RE utilisation via flexible load assignment

Low Load Diesel

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Generic Power System Modelling

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• LLD transitions isolated power systems from low to medium RE penetration.

• Minimum CoE inflection moved from low to medium RE penetrations.

Generic Economic Modelling

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• 60% load acceptance recovery in 4s (120kW -840kW).

• Frequency dip of 2 Hz.

Factory Acceptance Testing (Margen, Maranello, Italy, Oct 2016)

Elon Musk

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“I could either watch it happen,

or be part of it.”

Enjoy the journey

james.hamilton@utas.edu.au

blue rocks, Flinders Island

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• Australian Research Council The ARC is an Australian Government Commonwealth entity.

• Hydro Tasmania Hydro Tasmania is Australia’s leading renewable energy business. Hydro Tasmania own and operate

the advanced King Island and Flinders Island power systems.

• Office of Navy Research (US) The Department of the Navy's science and technology

provider, energy transition forms a key pillar to the current naval science & technology strategy.

• University of Tasmania: The University of Tasmania ranks globally within the top 2% of universities and is the lead research institution

supporting the King Island Low Load Diesel Pilot.

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