This report documents an overview of the project, how it’s achieved its objectives and lessons learned during the process.
Report extract
The Hybrid Renewable Energy Project (HREP) was undertaken to provide a sustainable supply of electricity for 400 residents and up to 400 tourists on Lord Howe Island to help displace the use of fossil fuels. It involved the installation of a 1.3MWp solar PV plant with a 3.7MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) and micro-grid controller to accompany an existing diesel generation system of three (3) 300kW Detroit Series 60 generating units.
The project successfully offset diesel consumption for power generation in the island microgrid by utilising solar PV and BESS. It achieved the target offset of 67%, with a year 1 offset of 73% and 67.93% in year 2.
This report presents:
- Project overview;
- How the project outcomes were achieved;
- Summary of key lessons (including those new lessons since Milestone 9);
- Performance of the microgrid and supporting technology (planned vs. actual);
- Annual diesel savings and systems reliability;
- Datasets collected throughout the project;
- Local skills development;
- Why the Project is important;
- What comes next in terms of applicability beyond the Project.
