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Controlling & storing

solar power an integrator‘s approach

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A growing global player in the renewable energy market place

We operate over 170MW of

solar and hybrid power plants

in Europe and Australia and

growing.

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bai radio broadcast solar power supply, Muswellbrook NSW

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Getting the facts

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Data collection and analysis

Modelling

Return analysis

Life-cycle costs

Implementation

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The Musswellbrook System

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Why we used VRLA?

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Highly available

Highly flexible charge and discharge

Deep cycling

Proven long life

Low LCOE

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Muswellbrook solar storage performance to date

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Renewable supply [MWh] Back-up generator supply [MWh]

Commissioned November 2014

Designed autonomy 92.5%

Solar storage use 5,022 hours

Back-up use 90 hours (1.8%)

Uptime performance 100%

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Musswellbrook solar storage performance to date

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Capacity

Output

Purpose

Location

Operation and maintenance

Power storage cost drivers

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Alternative generator

Service provided

Time of use

Behind the meter

System control

Power storage value drivers

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Solar VRLA storage LCOE of percentage of load covered

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Outcomes may vary depending on utilisation of the system. Amounts in AUD, combinations of solar PV with storage VRLA, assumes battery replacement after 10 years © Photon Energy 2015

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What else can we do to improve storage? „Hearding Cats“

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Inverter Charging

Li-Ion

Lead acid

NiCd

Control

algorithms Monitoring

Service

BMS Demand

Control Dash Board

Solar

System

Back-up

generator

Data

Reporting

Safety Compliance

Trouble

shooting

Control

room

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Communication & monitoring

Adaptive algorithmic self control

Remote control

Signals & alarms

One dashboard

Integrated SCADA solution

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generator)

Remote

monitoring

Power storage Signals &

alarms

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Smart industrial iPLC

Algorithmic

control

Demand

control

Remote control Back-up

generator

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24/7

Technical support

Trouble shooting

Programming

Service despatching

Control Room

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Remote infrastructure

Network investment avoidance

Residential

Demand response

Load shifting and peak shaving

Power factor, active and reactive

power

Where does solar storage makes sense?

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Integrated solar storage solution PES1

Cost effective

Flexible

Reliable

Controlled

Supported

READY TO GO TODAY

Photon Energy Australia

Level 2 / 55 Grafton Street

Bondi Junction

NSW 2022

T 02 8021 3383

www.photonenergy.com

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EXPERTS FOR THE SOLAR AGE.

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