Western Australia
A mine solar and storage microgrid approximately 300km north of Perth.
Key Project Parameters
- Location
- Approximately 300km north of Perth
- Site
- Approximately 2,000 hectares, flat terrain
- Service load
- Approximately 70MW average production load, stated as a 12-hour average
- Phase-one connection
- 33kV connection to the mine’s existing grid
- Operating strategy
- Storage discharge avoids 16:00–22:00 and covers load in the other periods
- System configuration
- Solar and storage optimized together
- Optimization horizon
- 15-year whole-life cost
- Future phase
- Provision for a phase-two wind assessment
- Solar resource
- Australia’s highest solar-irradiance resource zone
Development Context
Land and site access are largely secured. Final sizing and operation will be confirmed through the latest feasibility study and connection arrangements.
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