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NSW Renewable EnergyPaul Cruickshank

Office of Environment and Heritage

2012

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NSW Demand for Generation

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• Federal initiatives will drive ~$20-$30 billion investment inrenewable energy 2010-20

• NSW well positioned to be the‘next frontier’

Blayney

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Federal initiatives to drive renewable energy(~$20-$30 billion)

• Renewable Energy Target:split from Jan 2011Wholesalers must buy9,500 GWh (2010) and

45,000 GWh (2020)Small RET 4,000 GWhLarge RET 41,000 GWh

• $5.1 bn Clean Energy Initiative

$1.5bn Solar FlagshipsSolar Inst. (Newcastle) $100mCentre for Renewable Energy(geo-thermal, wave etc.)RE Future Fund - $600m

Renewable Energy Target (Gigawatthours), 2010-2030

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Over 28% Year-on-Year Growth for 14 Years

Source: Global Wind 2010 Report, GWEC

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• 55 wind farms operating• Total installed capacity is 1,880 MW

• 1,056 wind turbines• Around 10,000 MW wind needed to meet

20% renewable energy target by 2020

Wind Energy in Australia

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• 20 approved

– 5 installed – 3 under construction

• 17 underassessment – 3 completed exhibition – 1 on exhibition – 3 undergoing adequacy – 10 yet to be submitted

Wind farm applications inNSW

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NSW Wind Map

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New England North West current projects

• Moree Solar Farm (1) BP Solar 150MW

• Moree Solar Farm (2) Infigen 60MW• Ben Lomond Wind Farm AGL 150-200 MW

– 74-100 x 2MW Turbines• Glen Innes Wind Farm Infigen <80 MW

- 26 x 2/3MW Turbines• Sapphire Wind Farm Wind Prospect CWP 356-485MW

- 78 x 2MW or 147 x 3.3 MW Turbines• White Rock Wind Farm Epuron >150MW

- approx 100 Turbines

• Proposed: Deepwater Wind Farm <30MW 15 TurbinesArmidale - Walcha >500MW > 200 Turbines

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Wind Farm Development - Key issues

• Industry concernsApproval timeframesComplexity & scope of requirementsCosts with planning approval processUncertaintyObjector court appealsCost and time for grid connection

• Community concernsNoise impacts Visual impactsEquity issues Consultation

Uncertainty Impacts on wildlifeProperty value impacts

Smart site selection is the key

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Renewable Energy Precincts – community support forwind farms

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NSW noise criteria world’s most stringent…

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SA, Vic, NZ 40NSW 35

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The decibel scale

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Is Wind Energy Useless?Wind Energy in SA

• Approximately whatpercentage of electricity inSA is generated by windenergy today?

a.2 %b.5 %

c.8 %d. 10 %

e. 20%

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Can Wind Farms make a difference?

The South Australian Story In past 7 years, wind energy hasincreased from 0 – 20% ofelectricity supply.Greenhouse Intensity of ElectricityGeneration, S.A.

Year Greenhouseintensity

2005 0.89

2007 0.822008 0.772009 0.72Note: greenhouse intensity = tonnes of CO-2/

megawatt hour. Source: NGGI

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Do Wind Farms Require NewBack-Up Generation?

AEMO SA Planning Report 2010

Last New Non-Wind Power StationCommissioned in SA (50MW) ‘06

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How can Wind Energy not be backed up?• Necessary back-up generation and grid stability

equipment is already in place today

• Sized to replace the instantaneous loss of 600MW CoalFired Generators

• Compensating for a 140MW wind farm’s generationfalling 20-30MW in 30 seconds due to lower wind speedsis trivial, by comparison

• AGL reports that recent wind energy facilities in SA haveeliminated the need for a new 300MW gas firedgeneration plant in SA

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Renewable Energy Precincts

The Impact of Wind Energy on Europe’s Energy Mix

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Wind Turbine WorkingsNoise Noise at the base of a modern turbine is below 35dBA ~ same as traffic 5km

away (NSW most stringent noise requirements of any state in the world

BaseLoad Electricity supply is managed in 5 minute intervals & wind reduces demand oncoal & gas whenever it blows with fast-response gas plants likely in the future

Energy With a 20 + year life span the turbine will produce 80 times more energy than isused for its construction & operation

Wildlife A 2007 study by the Government of South Australia shows one domestic catkills more birds in a year than one wind turbine

Safety 24-hour monitoring, lightning protection, high winds shut down, low flammability

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New England North West

With the right policies and supportin place, renewables in the NewEngland Tablelands could bedeveloped along these lines

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Clean Energy Jobs Study

What does this mean for employment?

•NSW as a whole: A net increase of up to 6,900new jobs

– Permanent jobs: 1,304 – Construction jobs: 4,463 – Manufacturing jobs: 1,200

(net numbers for the power sector as a whole, includingthe shift from coal to renewables and gas)

•New England North West: over 1,700 newrenewable energy jobs – Permanent jobs: 598 – Construction jobs: 1,107