Hornsdale Wind Farm
{{Use Australian English|date=July 2017}}
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{{Infobox power station
| name = Hornsdale Wind Farm
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| coordinates ={{coord|33.058|S|138.544|E |region:AU-SA_type:landmark |display=inline,title}}
| country = Australia
| location = South Australia
| status = O
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| cost = A$89 million
| owner = Neoen Australia
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| wind_farm_type = Onshore
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| wind_hub_height = {{convert|92.5|m}}{{cite web |url=http://corporate.siemens.com.au/en/home/about-siemens/core-topics/sustainable-energy/hornsdale-wind-farm.html |title=Hornsdale Wind Farm |publisher=Siemens Australia |access-date=12 July 2017}}
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| ps_units_operational = 99
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| ps_electrical_capacity = 315
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| website = {{official website |http://hornsdalewindfarm.com.au/}}
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The Hornsdale Wind Farm is an electricity generator in the locality of Hornsdale in the south-west of the Narien Range, north of Jamestown, South Australia. It consists of 99 wind turbines with a generation capacity of {{convert|315|MW}}.{{cite web |url=https://www.aemo.com.au/Electricity/National-Electricity-Market-NEM/Planning-and-forecasting/Generation-information |date=2 November 2018 |access-date=12 November 2018 |title=Generation information page |publisher=Australian Energy Market Operator}} The plant is owned and operated by Neoen, a French renewable energy company.
The electricity generated by Hornsdale Wind Farm is contracted to be supplied to the Australian Capital Territory.{{cite web |url=https://invest.sa.gov.au/case-studies/neoen-hornsdale-wind-farm/ |title=Neoen – Hornsdale Wind Farm |publisher=Investment Attraction South Australia, Department of State Development, Government of South Australia |access-date=12 July 2017 |archive-date=16 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170916140833/https://invest.sa.gov.au/case-studies/neoen-hornsdale-wind-farm/ |url-status=dead }}
Construction
The "Balance of Plant" civil engineering and site works for the wind farm was performed by Catcon for all three stages of construction.{{cite web |url=http://www.catcon.com.au/projects/view/72/Hornsdale_Wind_Farm |title=Hornsdale Wind Farm |publisher=Catcon |access-date=12 July 2017 |archive-date=3 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220303130340/https://www.catcon.com.au/projects/view/72/Hornsdale_Wind_Farm |url-status=dead }} The wind turbine generators were imported from Denmark, and the towers from Vietnam.{{cite web |url=http://hornsdalewindfarm.com.au/stage-3-may-2017-construction-update/ |title=Hornsdale Wind Farm Construction Update Stage 3 Issue No 3 |date=May 2017 |access-date=12 July 2017 |archive-date=25 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200325174447/https://hornsdalewindfarm.com.au/stage-3-may-2017-construction-update/ |url-status=dead }} They were commissioned by Siemens Australia.{{cite web |url=http://corporate.siemens.com.au/en/home/news-centre/press-releases/hornsdale-wind-farm-has-secured-financing-for-stage-2.html |title=Hornsdale Wind Farm |publisher=Siemens Australia |access-date=12 July 2017 |archive-date=14 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190214104816/https://corporate.siemens.com.au/en/home/news-centre/press-releases/hornsdale-wind-farm-has-secured-financing-for-stage-2.html |url-status=dead }} Before the whole wind farm was commissioned, Hornsdale was generating 86 MW immediately prior to the 2016 South Australian blackout in September 2016.{{cite news |url=http://indaily.com.au/news/local/2016/10/05/wind-farms-contributed-to-state-wide-blackout-interim-report/ |title=Blackout report leaves renewables debate dangling in the breeze |newspaper=InDaily |first1=David |last1=Washington |first2=Bension |last2=Siebert |date=5 October 2016 |access-date=5 October 2016}}
Operation
The wind farm supplies 1 TWh/year to the 275 kV grid from 3.2 MW direct-drive turbines (no gearbox). The 100 MW Phase 2 tested supplying 6 out of 8 grid services between August 2017 and February 2018.{{cite web |last1=Parkinson |first1=Giles |title=Wind farm proves it can provide cheaper, more precise grid security than gas generators |url=http://reneweconomy.com.au/wind-farm-proves-it-can-provide-cheaper-more-precise-grid-security-than-gas-generators-55845/ |website=RenewEconomy |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200120021641/http://reneweconomy.com.au/wind-farm-proves-it-can-provide-cheaper-more-precise-grid-security-than-gas-generators-55845/ |archive-date=20 January 2020 |language=en-AU |date=13 March 2018 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |last1=Patel |first1=Sonal |title=A Wind Experiment: The Hornsdale Wind Farm |url=https://www.powermag.com/a-wind-experiment-the-hornsdale-wind-farm/ |website=POWER Magazine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011182709/https://www.powermag.com/a-wind-experiment-the-hornsdale-wind-farm/ |archive-date=11 October 2020 |date=1 September 2018 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=Neoen Hornsdale Wind Farm FCAS Trial Report - Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) |url=https://arena.gov.au/knowledge-bank/neoen-hornsdale-wind-farm-fcas-trial-report/ |website=Australian Renewable Energy Agency |language=en-AU}}
Artwork
Two of the towers feature paintings by people from the indigenous peoples of the region. Jessica Turner is a Nukunu woman whose artwork represents the story of the serpent's role in forming aspects of the landscape, particularly waterholes. Chris Angrave and Louise Brown are Ngadjuri people who depicted how the Mungiura were found in hilly country, peering over the top of windbreaks before a storm, and blowing hard, which caused a whirly wind.{{cite news |url=http://www.northernargus.com.au/story/4454060/hornsdales-arty-installation/ |title=Hornsdale's arty installation |newspaper=The Northern Argus |date=8 February 2017 |access-date=13 July 2017 |archive-date=13 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171013014042/http://www.northernargus.com.au/story/4454060/hornsdales-arty-installation/ |url-status=dead }}
Hornsdale Power Reserve
{{main|Hornsdale Power Reserve}}
File:Hornsdale battery, diagram.png
The Hornsdale Power Reserve is a grid-connected battery complex co-located with the Hornsdale Wind Farm. It was built by Tesla, Inc. for a cost to Tesla of about US$50 million.{{Cite news
|url=https://www.engadget.com/2017/11/23/tesla-australia-powerpack-100-day-bet/
|title=Tesla completes its giant Australian Powerpack battery on time
|work=Engadget |access-date=2018-08-07 |language=en-US
|user=elonmusk |author-link=Elon Musk
|number=840032197637685249 |date=9 March 2017
|title=Tesla will get the system installed and working 100 days from contract signature or it is free. That serious enough for you?
|language=en
}}
It is owned{{cite web
|url=https://hornsdalepowerreserve.com.au/about-us/
|title=Hornsdale power reserve: about us
|quote=Neoen, the owner of the Hornsdale Power Reserve,...
|access-date=2018-04-12
|archive-date=28 June 2020
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200628180036/https://hornsdalepowerreserve.com.au/about-us/
|url-status=dead
}} and operated by Neoen, with the government having the right to call on the stored power under certain circumstances.{{cite news
|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-11-23/worlds-most-powerful-lithium-ion-battery-finished-in-sa/9183868
|title=Elon Musk's giant lithium ion battery completed by Tesla in SA's Mid North
|first=Nick |last=Harmsen
|newspaper=ABC News |date=24 November 2017
}} It provides a total of {{convert|129|MWh}} of storage capable of discharge at {{convert|100|MW}} into the power grid. It provides several services to the grid:{{cite web
|url=https://www.aemo.com.au/-/media/Files/Media_Centre/2018/Initial-operation-of-the-Hornsdale-Power-Reserve.pdf
|title=Initial operation of the Hornsdale Power Reserve Battery Energy Storage System
|publisher=Australian Energy Market Operator
|date=5 April 2018
}}
- 70 MW running for 10 minutes (11.7 MWh) is contracted to the government to provide stability to the grid (grid services){{cite web
| url =http://reneweconomy.com.au/tesla-big-battery-outsmarts-lumbering-coal-units-after-loy-yang-trips-70003/
| title =Tesla big battery outsmarts lumbering coal units after Loy Yang trips
| last =Parkinson
| first =Giles
| date =19 December 2017
| publisher =RenewEconomy
| access-date =19 December 2017
| quote =But in reality, the response from the Tesla big battery was even quicker than that – in milliseconds – but too fast for the AEMO data to record. Importantly, by the time that the contracted Gladstone coal unit had gotten out of bed and put its socks on so it can inject more into the grid – it is paid to respond in six seconds – the fall in frequency had already been arrested and was being reversed.
}} and prevent load-shedding blackouts{{cite web
| url =http://reneweconomy.com.au/tesla-big-battery-goes-full-discharge-100mw-first-time-37826/
| title =Tesla big battery goes the full discharge – 100MW – for first time
| last =Parkinson
| first =Giles
| date =14 December 2017
| website =RenewEconomy
| publisher =RenewEconomy
| access-date =19 December 2017
}} while other generators are started in the event of sudden drops in wind or other network issues. This service has reduced the cost of grid services to the Australian Energy Market Operator by 90%.{{cite web|last1=Lambert|first1=Fred |title=Tesla's giant battery in Australia reduced grid service cost by 90%|url=https://electrek.co/2018/05/11/tesla-giant-battery-australia-reduced-grid-service-cost/ |website=Electrek|publisher=9to5 network|access-date=11 May 2018}}
- 30 MW for 3 hours (90 MWh) is used by Neoen for load management to store energy when prices are low and sell it when demand is high.{{cite web
|url=http://reneweconomy.com.au/explainer-what-the-tesla-big-battery-can-and-cannot-do-42387/
|title=Explainer: What the Tesla big battery can and cannot do
|date=10 July 2017 |publisher=RenewEconomy |access-date=12 October 2017
}}
The battery construction was completed and testing began on 25 November 2017. It was connected to the grid on 1 December 2017.{{cite web
|url=https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/teslas-giant-battery-farm-ready-flick-switch/?subscribe=subscriber_no_lightbox
|title=Tesla's Giant Battery Farm Ready to Flick the Switch
|publisher=The urban developer
|date=29 November 2017 |access-date=30 November 2017
}} This easily beat Elon Musk's wager of "100 days from contract signature",{{r|tweet}}{{cite news
|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-07-07/sa-to-get-worlds-biggest-lithium-ion-battery/8687268
|title=Elon Musk's Tesla to build world's biggest lithium ion battery to secure power for South Australia
|first1=Sarah |last1=Scopelianos |first2=Tom |last2=Fedorowytsch |first3=Sara |last3=Garcia
|date=7 July 2017 |newspaper=ABC News |access-date=12 July 2017
|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-07-07/what-is-tesla-big-sa-battery-and-how-will-it-work/8688992
|title=What is Tesla's SA battery and how will it be used?
|first=Nick |last=Harmsen
|newspaper=ABC News |date=7 July 2017 |access-date=9 October 2017
}} which started when a grid connection agreement was signed with ElectraNet on 29 September 2017.{{r|completes}} Tesla had already begun construction, and some units were already operational by the time the contract was signed.{{Cite news
|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-09-29/elon-musk-tesla-world-biggest-battery-reaches-halfway-mark/9001542
|title=Elon Musk: Tesla reaches halfway point of construction on 'world's biggest' battery
|first=Nick |last=Harmsen
|access-date=29 September 2017 |date=29 September 2017 |work=ABC News
|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation
}} Due to the project's success and the area's demand for stable electricity output, the project was expanded by 50% in November 2019. The upgraded system is capable of discharge at {{convert|150|MW}} into the power grid.{{Cite news
|url=https://www.powerengineeringint.com/2019/11/20/australias-tesla-battery-to-undergo-a-50-mw-expansion/
|title=Tesla battery in Hornsdale, Australia to undergo a 50 MW expansion
|date=20 November 2019
|publisher=Power Engineering International
}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.windy.com/-33.040/138.525?100m,-33.563,138.525,8 Current wind conditions]
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{{Wind farms in Australia}}