Australia’s first renewable energy industrial microgrid is up and running at DevelopmentWA’s Peel Business Park in Nambeelup, with the innovative network now providing power to the site following the completion of Stage 1 works.
An integral part of Transform Peel, projected to inject a billion dollars a year into the local economy and deliver up to 33,000 new jobs by 2050, the Peel Business Park has is designed with a focus on agri-innovation and industry.
The industry-first solution, delivered by a consortium led by Peel Renewable Energy together with Sunrise Energy and Synergy has created a first of its kind microgrid that brings together a mix of onsite solar generation, battery storage assets and the backing of a small grid connection to deliver cheaper and greener power for businesses at the park.
The microgrid’s battery energy storage system, which will moderate, store and discharge power to businesses through the network, is being installed now for commissioning in March 2021.
This green and sustainable initiative delivered by Peel Renewable Energy, has significantly reduced standard infrastructure upgrade costs for existing supply networks by an estimated $60 million, and has enabled early development of industrial land, delivering much needed jobs to the region.
Read the media statement here.
Lead image: L – R. Andrew Ward, CEO Peel Development Commission. Stuart Nahajski, General Manager Regional DevelopmentWA, Alan Cransberg, Deputy Chair Peel Development Commission, Rob Winchester, HSE/HR Manager, Wormall Civil, Neil Canby, Managing Director, Sunrise Energy Group, Robyn Clarke MLA, Member for Murray-Wellington, Hon Alannah MacTiernan, Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development, Rob Breden, General Manager Peel Renewable Energy, Jeff Brill, Managing Director Avora Energy Group, David Bolt, Shire President, Shire of Murray
Drone images courtesy of Wormall Civil.