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VEPLA – Future of Renewables in Victoria

VEPLA – Future of Renewables in Victoria. Solar Energy Projects, 30 th April 2012 Shane Melotte, Element Projects. Overview. Current policy settings/incentives for solar projects Project development for large scale solar What’s next for solar in Victoria. Ref: www.altstore.com.

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VEPLA – Future of Renewables in Victoria

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  1. VEPLA – Future of Renewables in Victoria Solar Energy Projects, 30th April 2012 Shane Melotte, Element Projects

  2. Overview • Current policy settings/incentives for solar projects • Project development for large scale solar • What’s next for solar in Victoria

  3. Ref: www.altstore.com Solar Resource

  4. Source: www.sustainability.vic.gov.au Vic Solar Resource and Infrastructure

  5. National Renewable Energy Target and State Feed in Tariff (FiT) • Australian Installed PV Capacity Grid connected <100kW) Source: CEC Review of Australian Solar PV Industry 2011

  6. ACT Reverse Auction FiT • Total Capacity of 40MW in Round 1 • Project Size 2MW - 20MW • Closing date for prequalification bids 10 April 2012 • 49 proposal were received • Significant local and international interest • Complicated land tenure, grid constraints and biodiversity • Short list released 5th June 2012

  7. Grant Funding Fed + State • Solar Systems Bridgewater Test Facility and Mildura Plant – Stage 1 (2MW) to be completed 2012 • TRUenergy Mallee Solar Park – 180MW Thin Film Project – Re-submissions being considered – Vic $100m still on the table. Photos: Courtesy of Solar Systems

  8. Grant Funding State Only • Verve Energy Project - Greenough River, WA • 10 MW Solar Thin Film • $50M build and 80 hectares cleared land • WA Government providing A$20 million including A$10 million from the WA Royalties for Regions program Source:greenoughsolarfarm.com.au

  9. Off Grid / Behind the Meter Ref: CEC Review of Australian Solar PV Industry 2011

  10. Demonstration / Leadership Projects Ballarat and Bendigo Community Solar Parks (Solar Cities program) NEXTDC (Data Centres)

  11. Other notable projects • Sunpower/NT Power and Water Uterne 1MW Solar Park, Alice Springs, NT – Solar PV Tracking (Solar Cities Initiative) • University of Queensland 1.22 MW QLD, Solar PV roof mounted (State grant funding assistance) • CS Energy’s 44MW Kogan Creek Solar Boost Project, QLD – Compact Linear Fresnel Reflector technology • Wizard Power Whyalla Project, (Project Development), SA- Solar Thermal Dish alicesolarcity.com.au/uterne-solar-power-station • kogansolarboost.com.au

  12. Project Development • No specific planning policy solar in Victoria • Clause 54.42 of VPPs – Renewable Energy Facility • Relatively land intensive • Generally flat cleared land – approx. 2 – 8 Ha per MW • Proximity to the grid critical and grid integration a challenge • Generally positive community feedback to projects • Logistics and labor force • Get the numbers to work

  13. Project Barriers • Technology Cost • Insufficient Grid Infrastructure • Lack of detailed solar data • Availability of Skilled Workforce • Uncertainty in the Energy Market – Policy uncertainty • Land Acquisition • Grid Connection/integration • Power Purchase Agreement Ref: CEC large scale solar PV roadmap 2011

  14. The Future Increasing Global investment Source: www.ren21.net 2011 = $251 Billion

  15. Levelised Cost of Energy For PV Source: Professor Emanual Sachs: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  16. Source: Solar Power: Darkest before dawn, McKinsey & Company April 2012

  17. What's next for Victoria - General • Victoria should consider its preparedness for the impacts of emerging technologies such as solar and energy storage ensuring maximum local benefit. • TRUenergy Mallee Solar Park? • Leverage the funding and finance opportunities coming out of Federal Government Clean Energy Plan • Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) • Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) • Clean Technology Investment Program • Funding sources outside of the Clean EnergyFuture plan.

  18. What's next for Victoria - General • Residential market will continue to consolidate and benefit from reducing technology costs. • Tailored commercial scale projects. These may be off grid, behind the meter or where innovative finance options can be provided. • Larger projects to emerge towards 2020. • Balance of System opportunities.

  19. Opportunities - Planning • Consider policy requiring buildings to either integrate solar or be ‘solar ready’ (orientation and structure). • Consider policy that requires new development such as subdivisions to investigate and integrate renewables into the design. • Consider policy that preserves optimal locations for solar projects over the long term.

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