ABB to offer microgrid solution in South Australia

ABB will offer a microgrid solution to the Energy Storage for Commercial Renewable Integration (ESCRI) project in South Australia.

The solution will link the ABB Ability PowerStore 30MW battery energy storage solution to the Electranet transmission system

ABB Ability PowerStore will be installed at the Dalrymple substation, Yorke Peninsula.

The solution will enable the ESCRI project to bolster the power grid and the overall reliability of power supplies.

In addition to it, the solution will offer fast-acting power response and additional market services, which will help to balance the network on daily basis whilst supporting power transfer with the interconnectors in Victoria.

During a power outage, the microgrid solution will work with 90MW Wattle Point wind farm and rooftop solar PVs to supply power until grid connection is restored.

This solution will provide 24 hours power supply to about 400 homes with no input from renewable generators.

ABB’s advanced Microgrid Plus control solution will manage automation of the hybrid systems.

ABB grid automation head Massimo Danieli said: “Our modular and scalable ABB Ability PowerStore in combination with Microgrid Plus control and automation solution can be deployed in a fast and efficient way.

“Our advanced technology meets up to complex requirements that are part of today’s energy revolution and microgrid solutions are playing an increasing role in the evolution of the grid.”

Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) partly funded the project, which is being delivered by Engineering and Procurement Company, Consolidated Power Projects (CPP) working with ABB.

ElectraNet, a transmission network service provider, owns the installation, while AGL, an energy provider, monitors the daily operations.

ABB has over 40 such global installations, 15 of which are in Australia.