Australian Energy Storage AllianceOpportunities for Energy Storage and
Hydrogen Economy Solutions in Australia
Mary HendriksINDUSTRY EXECUTIVE, AESA
Energy Storage Summit Japan October 2018
Bloomberg NEF ‘Energy
Storage Forecast 2017-30’
lists Australia as “one of 8
countries expected to lead
massive boom in global
energy storage uptake” to
2030
Bloomberg NEF ‘Energy Storage Forecast 2017-30’
Via RenewEconomy
A Leader in Energy Storage Uptake
Residential
C&I and Microgrid Projects
Utility / Grid Scale
- National Electricity Market (NEM)
- South West Interconnected System (SWIS)
- Northern Territory Electricity NetworksThe Australian Energy Market
Commission (AEMC) makes &
amends the National Electricity
Rules that underpin the NEM
Where are the Opportunities?
Australians have installed solar PV on 1.9 million rooftops (1 in 5 homes)
In 2017 est. 21,000 residential batteries installed (190 MWh )
Cumulative residential installations est. at 28,000 ( 244 MWh )
OPPORTUNITY: ES combined with Energy Management
• Virtual Power Plant (VPP’s) innovative software
• Proposed 40,000 solar + storage VPP in South Australia
• Demand management via locally generated/stored renewable energy
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Residential Solar PV plus Storage Opportunities
Mining sites, remote communities, islands
Urban microgrids for energy security, fringe of grid
Built environment and heavy industry
OPPORTUNITY: ES for Local Power, Energy Security
• Regional microgrids, eg Horizon Power, ONSLOW, WA
• Remote towns and mining sites for diesel reduction, cost saving, eg Sandfire Resources DeGrussa Mine
• Resorts or island communities, eg King Island
• C&I, eg Whyalla Steelworks
Mackerel Islands Tourist
Resort in (WA) built 325 kW
solar system with 640 kWh
lithium ion storage
Commercial & Industrial and Microgrid Projects
City of Sydney recently unveiled the first industrial-scale
battery in the Sydney metropolitan area.
The battery was installed by TransGrid, “behind the meter”,
and is powered by more than 1,600 solar rooftop panels on the
Alexandra Canal depot.
TransGrid CEO, Paul Italiano: “large-scale batteries will play
a large role in the future of electricity network services”.Lord Mayor Clover Moore and TransGrid CEO Paul
Italiano at Aexandra Canal Depot
Commercial in Urban Areas - example
Distributed large scale energy storage with wind and solar farms for dispatchablerenewable energy(Wind set to almost double, Solar PV to triple by 2020, ~ 18 GW expected)
• Largest lithium ion battery site, Hornsdale Power Reserve, SA• Solar plus 250 MW pumped hydro site, Kidston, QLD ( D.A)• SolarReserve’s Aurora Solar CSP plant, SA (under construction)
OPPORTUNITY: ES with Generation or Network DeferralDrivers are:
Closure of ageing coal fired generationRenewable Energy targetsPower Purchase and Offtake agreements for renewable energy, Managing peak demand plus ancillary services /FCAS
Wind Turbine at Hornsdale, S.A.
Utility / Grid Scale Opportunities
Australia has huge solar and wind resources for water electrolysis
Hydrogen for Energy Generation & Storage• for powering remote and mining communities
• for industrial processes
• for dispatchable generation, long term storage, eg seasonal
Hydrogen as a Transport Fuel• for equipment, trucks and long distance rail
Hydrogen for Export• AU exports approximately 3/4 of the energy it produces, as coal and gas
• potential for hydrogen to be a carrier of renewable energy
Hydrogen Economy Solutions in Australia
ARENA funded Pilot Project – ATCO
• developing a Clean Energy Innovation Hub (CEIH) in
Western Australia, to be operational by 2019.
• the CEIH incorporates the production, storage and use of
hydrogen, plus commercial application in microgrid systems.
• the CEIH will integrate ‘green’ hydrogen created by water
electrolysis – using solar energy
• hydrogen to be used in microgrid system at the Jandakot
facility.
https://arena.gov.au/projects/atco-hydrogen-microgrid/
Hydrogen Economy Solutions – energy generation & storage
Strong interest, low uptake to-date of Hydrogen Fuel Cell vehicles
• The ACT Government has purchased 20 Hyundai’s Nexo vehicles
as part of renewable fuels test - cars expected in 2019
• Pilot projects e.g. in SA with Hydrogen buses
CSIRO Tech for Hydrogen Fuel Future
• CSIRO new membrane technology that separates ultra-high purity
hydrogen from ammonia
• Recent advances mean renewable hydrogen production is expected
to become competitive with fossil fuel-based production, providing
an opportunity to decarbonise both the energy and transport sectors
Opportunity for Partnerships around Innovation
Fuel Cell Vehicle
CSIRO Press Release, 8 Aug 2018
www.csiro.au/en/News/News-releases/2018/CSIRO-tech-accelerates-hydrogen-vehicle-future
Hydrogen Economy Solutions – transport fuels
REPORT: Hydrogen for Australia’s Future 2018, Dr Alan Finkel, Chief Scientist, Australia
Opportunity:
• Australia to become a large scale exporter of ‘renewable’ hydrogen to Asia
• Develop export hydrogen industry alongside existing trade relationships with LNG
• Export hydrogen as ammonia (NH3) using existing well-established infrastructure
Develop Export Hubs e.g. Pilot Plant at Port Lincoln in South Australia (H2U)
• Many states are planning to capitalise on high penetration of renewable energy, and to have
ports capable of exporting hydrogen either as liquid or stored as ammonia.
• Potential huge market for hydrogen exports
Hydrogen Economy Solutions – for export
DETAILS: https://arena.gov.au/knowledge-bank/opportunities-for-australia-from-hydrogen-exports/
Website EnergyStorageAlliance.com.au
Twitter @AESAlliance
Drivers are phase out of coal fired generation, high cost of power, the uptake of solar
PV, power purchase agreements, integration of smart systems and issues relating to
security of supply.
Emerging markets for production, local use and export of Renewable Hydrogen
To find out more, see Australian Energy Storage Alliance
Australia is a diverse market for Energy Storage
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