Rockwell Automation Case Studies Hydro Tasmania Develops an Advanced Utility Grade Hybrid Energy Solution

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Hydro Tasmania Develops an Advanced Utility Grade Hybrid Energy Solution

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Technology Category	Analytics & Modeling - Real Time Analytics Functional Applications - Remote Monitoring & Control Systems Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Data Management Platforms Sensors - Utility Meters
Applicable Industries	Renewable Energy
Applicable Functions	Business Operation
Use Cases	Energy Management System
Challenge	To develop a hybrid energy system and reduce Flinders Island’s dependence on diesel for electricity Read More
About Customer	Hydro Tasmania, known for most of its history as the Hydro-Electric Commission or The Hydro, is the trading name of the Hydro-Electric Corporation, a Tasmanian Government business enterprise which is the predominant Read More
Customer Name	Hydro Tasmania Read More
Solution	Allen-Bradley® ControlLogix® and CompactLogix™ – Provides seamless integration of control and communication equipment with fast and reliable delivery of data FactoryTalk® ViewPoint – Provides real time information of the status and important parameters, and operators have access to alarms via phone or email FactoryTalk Historian – Provides operators quick access to historian data, enabling them to generate a quick report of parameters for analysis and diagnosis Read More Log in to view content
Data Collected	Diesel, Energy Consumption Rate, Power Source Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Analytics & Modeling - Real Time Analytics

Functional Applications - Remote Monitoring & Control Systems

Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Data Management Platforms

Sensors - Utility Meters

Applicable Industries

Renewable Energy

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Use Cases

Energy Management System

Challenge

To develop a hybrid energy system and reduce Flinders Island’s dependence on diesel for electricity

About Customer

Hydro Tasmania, known for most of its history as the Hydro-Electric Commission or The Hydro, is the trading name of the Hydro-Electric Corporation, a Tasmanian Government business enterprise which is the predominant

Customer Name

Hydro Tasmania

Solution

Allen-Bradley® ControlLogix® and CompactLogix™ – Provides seamless integration of control and communication equipment with fast and reliable delivery of data

FactoryTalk® ViewPoint – Provides real time information of the status and important parameters, and operators have access to alarms via phone or email

FactoryTalk Historian – Provides operators quick access to historian data, enabling them to generate a quick report of parameters for analysis and diagnosis

Data Collected

Diesel, Energy Consumption Rate, Power Source

Impact #1	[Efficiency Improvement - Production] The power station achieved more than 92 continuous hours of 100 percent renewable generation

Impact #1

[Efficiency Improvement - Production]
The power station achieved more than 92 continuous hours of 100 percent renewable generation

Benefit #1	The system has achieved over 2000 hours of accumulated 100 percent renewable “Diesel-Off” operation with an average renewable energy penetration of 57 percent.
Benefit #2	The Hydro Energy Hub system is capable of displacing 60 percent of the annual diesel fuel used to generate electricity with ‘diesel off’ operation for 100 percent renewable penetration

Benefit #1

The system has achieved over 2000 hours of accumulated 100 percent renewable “Diesel-Off” operation with an average renewable energy penetration of 57 percent.

Benefit #2

The Hydro Energy Hub system is capable of displacing 60 percent of the annual diesel fuel used to generate electricity with ‘diesel off’ operation for 100 percent renewable penetration

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Overview

Hydro Tasmania Develops an Advanced Utility Grade Hybrid Energy Solution

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