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Image: Birchip Cropping Group (BCG) Team<\/p><\/div>\n

A solar + storage microgrid\u00a0 project to be constructed at Birchip Cropping Group’s (BCG) facility has been provided funding under the Victorian Government’s Microgrid Demonstration Initiative (MDI).<\/p>\n

Victorian Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change Lily D\u2019Ambrosio made the announcement at the All Energy Conference & Exhibition in Melbourne.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe microgrid initiative \u2026 was a highly competitive one – we had 55 applications,” said Minister D’Ambrosio. “I\u2019m pleased to announce today one of the successful projects – and that is a project that has been delivered by SwitchDin. SwitchDin has been awarded $210,000 in grant funding for its $390,000 project.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

SwitchDin<\/a> is an energy technology company focused on distributed energy resources (DERs), including microgrids and virtual power plants (VPPs). SwitchDin will be working with industrial-scale microgrid developer Walnut Energy<\/a> to deliver the project and Horsham based specialist provider Wade\u2019s<\/a> will support the project with installation and electrical supplies.<\/p>\n

Energy Resilience, Self-Sufficiency And Cost Control<\/h2>\n

The microgrid will feature 51kW of solar capacity, 137kWh of battery storage and supporting hardware and software to enable the system to continue supplying electricity in the event of a grid outage; for a period of up to three hours. The project seeks to demonstrate the value of energy resilience and self-sufficiency in the rural sector, plus how energy cost savings can be achieved through use of microgrids.<\/p>\n

“Rural industries create jobs which rely heavily on access to affordable electricity. Solar & battery storage in microgrids are a cost-effective and flexible option to ensure farmers can grow and develop their businesses,” says SwitchDin.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

While BCG’s primary focus has been evidence-based best farming practice since it began in 1992, it has been looking into energy issues as increasing power prices and unreliable supply have taken their toll on farmers.<\/p>\n

\u00a0“Having a microgrid at BCG is exciting and we are looking forward to engaging with farm businesses and communities that are also keen to exploring the technology,” states BCG<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It’s expected the project will be completed and operating by the middle of next year.<\/p>\n

Birchip is located in the Mallee region of Victoria, around 311 kilometres north- west of Melbourne. The BCG installation will also give Birchip’s postcode region (postcode: 3483, population: 889) a noticeable lift in terms of installed\u00a0 <100kW system capacity, currently sitting at around 568kW (114 systems).<\/p>\n

In December last year<\/a>, the Victorian Government announced its $10 million Microgrid Demonstration Initiative, which offers grants of between $100,000 and $5 million for projects, with view to unlocking renewables-based microgrid markets in the state.<\/p>\n

In August this year<\/a>, a new $3 million grant program was also announced, specifically for the Latrobe Valley, to support the development of microgrids that benefit local business\/industry customers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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