14 DANISH QUALITY WIND MAGAZINE COMMERCIAL CONTENT An entire island off the grid King Island in Tasmania, Australia, is unconnected to mainland grids. Hydro Tasmania has now secured a system, which is capable of 100 % renewable operation - the first megawatt class off-grid system with this capability in the world. BY EBBE FISCHER For more than a century, Tasmanians have relied on hydropower from Hydro Tasmania to grow communities and the economy. Now, The King Island, south of mainland Australia and part of Tasmania, follows in the steps of this tradition. The aim of The King Island Renewable Integration Project (KIREIP) is to develop a world leading, hybrid off-grid power system to supply 65 % of King Islands energy needs using renewable energy. The aim of The King Island Renewable Integration Project (KIREIP) is to develop a world leading, hybrid off-grid power system to supply 65 % of King Islands energy needs using renewable energy A remarkable project The project is an initiative of Hydro Tasmania with the assistance of the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA). Photo: Hydro Tasmania The system is capable of 100 % renewable operation, the first megawatt class off-grid system with this capability in the world. Hydro Tasmania has developed an integrated solution using wind and solar generation supported by a range of innovative enabling technologies, and coordinated by a hybrid control system. In the early phases, 2.45 MW of wind generation and 470 kW of solar PV were installed. While these renewable energy sources are well established, the enabling and storage technologies are highly innovative. Unconnected island As a remote island community, King Island is not connected to a mainland electricity supply. Electricity on the island was earlier generated entirely from diesel fuel - from a 6 megawatt (MW) power station; serving 12 gigawatt hours (GWh) of annual customer demand and peaking at 2.5 MW. King Island is placed in the Bass Strait. It is the largest of three islands known as the New Year Group, and the second-largest island in Bass Strait after Flinders Island. Almost 2.000 people live on the island. ABOUT: HYDRO TASMANIA Hydro Tasmania is Australias largest generator of clean, renewable energy. Every year, Hydro Tasmania produces about 9.000 gigawatt hours of clean electricity from hydropower. The system has a total capacity of more than 2.600 megawatts and includes 30 power stations and more than 50 major dams. Hydro Tasmania produces enough to power about 900.000 Australian homes and small businesses. Hydro Tasmania employs more than 1300 people. All are diverse, skilled, and passionate about a clean energy future for Tasmania and Australia. www.hydro.com.ar www.hydro.com.au/clean-energy/hybrid-energysolutions/success-stories/king-island Dashboard. Illustration: Hydro Tasmania Commercial Content NOVEMBER 2021 Wind energy is on the rise - Energy consumption in EU is decreasing Strong innovation in energy business - Technology and new solutions for a greener tomorrow 2 DANISH QUALITY WIND MAGAZINE Finally, we meet - not virtually like in Hamburg 2020 but physically and almost in person S ince 2019 our world has been turned upside down by the unpleasant experiences of Covid 19 a virous which hits a truly international business such as the Wind industry extre Heavy handling reach stackers for heavy handling ncn HEAVY HANDLING lifting capacity from 85 to 180 tons WindEurope Electric City, Copenhagen Meet us at stand E-D18 Contacts us now +45 99 83 83 83 Customized heavy handling reach stackers in any weight class ... 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