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World-first hybrid energy storage for Monash Microgrid
Case study
Australia’s largest behind-the-meter commercial energy storage system cuts energy costs and
integrates distributed renewables. Your industrial energy storage experts
The Clayton campus is Monash University’s largest campus with 40,000 students and 85 buildings in Melbourne, Australia. The university is the first in Australia to commit to a target of net zero carbon emissions by 2030 and is leading the way to a 100% renewable future.
Behind-the-meter, grid connected
17MW peak demand
2.5MW solar array
85 buildings with diverse energy load profiles
Electric vehicle charging
The university aims to be carbon neutral by 2030 and, as such, has set in motion its ‘Net Zero Initiative’ to achieve this goal. The campus is creating an on-site microgrid: versatile enough to receive and store energy from various renewable energy sources, yet responsive enough to control when and how they use energy.
The microgrid’s 1MWh heart is a redT vanadium flow/lithium hybrid energy storage system.
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Monash University Melbourne
The redT advantage
1MWh hybrid energy storage from 900kWh of redT vanadium redox flow machines and a 120kW C1-rated lithium battery:
Integrates distributed renewables Reduces energy costs Timeshifts excess solar from day to night Cuts CO2 emissions and coal dependency Hedges against future energy price rises
Customer facts:
“This is a vital opportunity as Australia grapples with the trilemma of providing sustainable power whilst
keeping costs low and maintaining energy security”
Scott Ferraro,Net Zero Programme Director
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Located on the roof of the university’s new Biomedical Learning and Teaching building, the redT hybrid system controls both long- and short-duration energy storage for the whole campus.
It is a pioneering solution with 900kWh of vanadium redox flow machines coupled with a 120kW C1-rated lithium battery. The flow machine is the ‘work horse’ delivering 80% of the demand/supply and stores energy for over 4 hours. The lithium battery is for occasional bursts of short demand spikes and stores energy for 1-2 hours.
Any excess solar generated during daylight hours is stored
The redT solution provides Monash University with a flexible energy platform which unlocks more on-site generated solar power for use, allowing the site to reduce their energy costs significantly whilst taking positive steps towards achieving their Net Zero Initiative carbon goals.
As part of the project, the system can also be used to provide balancing services to the grid network, earning additional revenue for the site, alongside the ability to take part in peer-to-pool energy trading schemes.
Largest behind-the meter commercial system in Australia
in the flow machine system and then discharged when needed later at night. Occasional high-power demand peaks are handled by the lithium battery. These complementary technologies work in harmony to meet the complex energy requirements of the Monash Microgrid.
To find out more about the Monash Microgrid or the Net Zero Initiative, visit:www.monash.edu/net-zero-initiative
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