Transferrable benefits from feasibility study of Derwent Bridge microgrid

Project Member(s): Hossain, J., Lu, D., Liu, R., Xu, G., Khalilpour, K., Voinov, A., Li, L., Aguilera Echeverria, R.

Funding or Partner Organisation: Department of Industry, Innovation & Science (Regional and Remote Communities Reliability Fund - Microgrids)
Department of Industry, Innovation & Science (Regional and Remote Communities Reliability Fund - Microgrids)

Start year: 2021

Summary: This project will develop a general-purpose model for evaluating the suitability of grid-edge communities in areas of low solar resource to transition to a microgrid. The town of Derwent Bridge in Tasmania, a small grid-edge community with existing power quality and reliability issues will be used as a foundational case. Community engagement and load monitoring will precede the development of a comprehensive model and digital twin for the community. A key objective of the project will be to develop tools that can assess the technical and economic viability of a microgrid at a site, in addition to an analysis of the impact on the local economy. A partial implementation of the microgrid will be used to validate the model.

FOR Codes: Electrical energy generation (incl. renewables, excl. photovoltaics), Energy

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