Intercast and Forge Demand Response
- $323k Funded by ARENA
- $323k Total project cost
Summary
The Intercast and Forge Demand Response project is Australia’s largest iron casting foundry located in South Australia. IThe company has installed sophisticated energy systems that allows it to provide dispatchable demand response by powering down furnaces during peak events. The project involves the deployment of 10 MW of demand response reserve to be available for each of the three years of the trial.
Key results
As a foundry operator Intercast & Forge is a user of power and not a reseller or retailer. The foundry relies on its ability to curtail power quickly, efficiently and safely. Intercast developed an electricity monitoring system which enables it to reduce the foundry’s electricity consumption and assist with load curtailment quickly and safely. This system turns off furnaces and other key equipment using switches in concert with AEMO curtailment requests. The test results indicate the foundry was able to successfully deliver an average of 11 MW compared to Intercast’s contracted MW capacity of 10 MW – successfully demonstrating its ability to reduce electricity consumption.
Learn more
Report: Intercast and Forge Demand Response Report 5
This report provides an overview of the demand response provided by Intercast & Forge for the ARENA Demand Response Trial during the period April 2020 and October 2020.
Report: Intercast and Forge Demand Response Report 4
This report provides an overview of the demand response provided by Intercast & Forge for the ARENA Demand Response Trial during the period October 2019 – November 2019.
Media Release: AEMO and ARENA Demand Response Trial to Provide 200 Megawatts of Emergency Reserves for Extreme Peaks
ARENA and AEMO jointly announced 10 pilot projects have been awarded funding under the demand response initiative to manage electricity supply during extreme peaks.
Report: Intercast and Forge Demand Response Report 3
This report provides an overview of the demand response provided by Intercast & Forge for the ARENA Demand Response Trial during the period April 2019 – May 2019.
Report: Intercast and Forge Demand Response Report 2
This report provides an overview of the demand response provided by Intercast & Forge for the ARENA Demand Response Trial during the period June 2018 – November 2019.
Report: Intercast and Forge Demand Response Report 1
This report provides an overview of the demand response provided by Intercast & Forge for the ARENA Demand Response Trial during the period October 2018 – November 2018.
How the project works
The Intercast and Forge Demand Response project responded to AEMO’s initiative under the Short Notice Reliability and Emergency Reserve Trader (RERT) to deliver its reserve by providing direct curtailment of all energy use at the foundry site in South Australia.
Area of innovation
Participation in the demand response initiative plays an important role in understanding how large industrial users can play a role in managing demand during extreme peaks.
Benefit
The program will help to establish whether demand response can assist in maintaining a stable electricity grid in Eastern Australia.
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