{"id":19038,"date":"2018-02-09T09:49:13","date_gmt":"2018-02-08T23:19:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=19038"},"modified":"2018-02-09T09:49:13","modified_gmt":"2018-02-08T23:19:13","slug":"kalbarri-solar-wind-microgrid-mb0456","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/kalbarri-solar-wind-microgrid-mb0456\/","title":{"rendered":"Kalbarri Microgrid Project Powers Ahead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19040\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/kalbarri-microgrid-project.jpg\" alt=\"Kalbarri renewable energy microgrid project\" width=\"700\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/kalbarri-microgrid-project.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/kalbarri-microgrid-project-300x170.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The awarding of a $6.8 million contract for a 100 per cent renewable energy-powered microgrid project for Kalbarri in Western Australia was announced yesterday.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Kalbarri is a town of around 1,560 people situated approximately 590 kilometres north of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/installers\/perth\/\">Perth<\/a>. Very much a fringe-of-grid location, blackouts have been an all too frequent occurrence in Kalbarri, with the town experiencing eleven extended power outages each year on average.<\/p>\n<p>To address the electricity reliability issue, <a href=\"https:\/\/westernpower.com.au\/energy-solutions\/projects-and-trials\/kalbarri-microgrid\/\">Western Power<\/a> has been consulting with the community on the specifications of a microgrid, with locals wanting a focus on renewables. The discussions and other processes culminated in an announcement yesterday from WA Energy Minister Ben Wyatt that a joint venture between Energy Made Clean (EMC) and Lendlease will design and construct the project.<\/p>\n<p>Touted to be one of the most sophisticated microgrids in Australia, the Kalbarri Microgrid Project will feature a 5MW\/ 4.5MWh battery with a minimum of 2MWh capacity reserved for reliability services,<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"Kalbarri Microgrid - Full version\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/um3oY-GkTUE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The battery energy storage system (BESS) will integrate with wind power from a local facility (2 x 800kW wind turbines), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/solar101.html\">residential solar<\/a><sup class='endnote'><a href='https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/kalbarri-solar-wind-microgrid-mb0456\/#en-19038-1' id='enref-19038-1' onclick='return hhEndnotes_show(19038)'>1<\/a><\/sup>, plus future renewable energy projects to form what EMC&#8217;s parent company, Carnegie Clean Energy, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asx.com.au\/asxpdf\/20180208\/pdf\/43rfh9qm1hkzhh.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">says<\/a> will be the largest microgrid in Western Australia.<\/p>\n<p>Kalbarri&#8217;s connection to the South West Interconnected System (SWIS) via a 140 kilometre feeder line from Geraldton will be maintained.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19041\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/kalbarri-microgrid.jpg\" alt=\"Kalbarri microgrid layout\" width=\"700\" height=\"459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/kalbarri-microgrid.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/kalbarri-microgrid-300x197.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Design work for the Kalbarri microgrid project will commence immediately, with construction scheduled to start in November this year and operation by June 2019.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;&#8221;It is a game changer for regional communities who rely on power from a long feeder line, which is subject to environmental factors that can cause outages,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au\/Pages\/McGowan\/2018\/02\/Contract-awarded-for-Kalbarris-renewable-microgrid.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> Minister Wyatt. &#8221; The improved reliability for the region will boost the local tourism and retail operations, as well as enhance the lifestyle of residents.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Mr. Wyatt also reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/thewest.com.au\/news\/wa\/renewable-energy-set-to-end-kalbarris-electricity-woes-ng-b88738652z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stated<\/a> the battery system could supply electricity to Kalbarri for up to two hours without input from wind and solar power &#8211; and the majority of outages have been under one hour.<\/p>\n<p>Another project involving wind + solar + storage for the region (but not a microgrid) is an Advanced Energy Resources development to occur near Yallabatharra. Recently approved by Northampton Shire Council , the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-storage-wind-wa-mb0417\/\">clean power station<\/a> will feature 5 wind turbines with a collective output capacity of approximately 2.5MW and up to 3,500 solar panels representing 1MW of capacity, along with battery storage (capacity unknown).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The awarding of a $6.8 million contract for a 100 per cent renewable energy-powered microgrid project for Kalbarri in Western Australia was announced yesterday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":19040,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[678],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19038","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-solar-battery-news","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.2 (Yoast SEO v27.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Kalbarri Microgrid Project Powers Ahead - SolarQuotes Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The awarding of a $6.8 million contract for a 100 per cent renewable energy-powered microgrid project for Kalbarri in Western Australia was announced yesterday.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/kalbarri-solar-wind-microgrid-mb0456\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Kalbarri Microgrid Project Powers Ahead\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The awarding of a $6.8 million contract for a 100 per cent renewable energy-powered microgrid project for Kalbarri in Western Australia was announced yesterday.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/kalbarri-solar-wind-microgrid-mb0456\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"SolarQuotes Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SolarQuotes\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-02-08T23:19:13+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/kalbarri-microgrid-project.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"700\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"397\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Michael Bloch\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@solar_quotes\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@solar_quotes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/kalbarri-solar-wind-microgrid-mb0456\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/kalbarri-solar-wind-microgrid-mb0456\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Michael Bloch\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/66afd571aa00c2e442f0192ebac2f6f1\"},\"headline\":\"Kalbarri Microgrid Project Powers Ahead\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-02-08T23:19:13+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/kalbarri-solar-wind-microgrid-mb0456\/\"},\"wordCount\":424,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/kalbarri-solar-wind-microgrid-mb0456\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/kalbarri-microgrid-project.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"General Solar &amp; 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