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Renewable Energy Hybrid Projects Peter Venn Managing Director, Windlab, Africa
Renewable Energy Hybrid Projects
Peter Venn
Managing Director, Windlab, Africa
• Listed international renewable energy developer (wind, solar, hybrid)
• World leader in wind resource identification and assessment
• Nearly 50 projects and 7,500MW of capacity under development
globally, with >1,000MW installed capacity completed
• Spun out from Australian CSIRO in 2003, with proprietary wind
mapping technology
• Activities span identification, development, financing, construction
and operation of utility scale renewable energy projects
• Predominately service government (national, provincial, local)
offtakers through competitive bidding
• Currently growing our portfolio of operating interest and asset
management
WINDLAB
• Developing projects across 11 countries
• 238MW of wind energy operating in Africa
• >30 projects under development
• Offices in Cape Town, JHB, Nairobi and Dar es Salaam
• Strong support from African focused DFIs
WINDLAB IN AFRICA
RE HYBRID CONCEPT
RE HYBRID CONCEPT
RE HYBRID CONCEPT
RE HYBRID CONCEPT
RE HYBRID CONCEPT
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
BATTERIES
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How do they add value?
Shift Supply to Demand
Rapid charge/discharge
More local usage
- Lower system losses
Grid stability
- Responds to changes in grid
BATTERIESSHIFT SUPPLY TO DEMAND
KENNEDY ENERGY PARK (KEP)
KEP Capacity (MW) 60.2 MW
Grid connection capacity (MW) 50.0 MW
Wind Turbine Generators12*V136 3.6 MW
43.2 MW
Solar (MW ac/dc) 15/19.5
BESS (MW/MWh) 2MW/4MWh
P50 Net Capacity Factor (Wind) >40%
P50 Net Capacity Factor (Solar) >30%
Expected Curtailment ~2-3%
KEP GENERATION PROFILE
• Less land usage
• Leverage grid assets
• Less variability; complementary resource
• Batteries
• One PPA, one Financial Close
• Less development spend
HYBRIDS & AFRICA
