A pumped hydro microgrid is being developed in Walpole, Western Australia, that consists of a 1.5 MW pumped hydro facility, using two farm dams, that will store 30 MWh of electricity.
The facility is a joint project by Western Power and Power Research and Development.
Earlier in April, Power Research and Development’s project was awarded $2 million as part of the McGowan Government’s Clean Energy Future Fund.
Walpole is at the end of a 125-km-long feeder line that is exposed to disruptive elements such as plants and animals, storms, lightning and bushfires.
The pumped hydro solution aims to reduce the number of outages in Walpole community at no additional cost to businesses or the community.
Western Power said this renewable energy solution will mitigate up to 80% of outages.
The facility is expected to be fully operational in the second half of 2023.
A microgrid is defined as a self-sufficient energy system that serves a discrete geographic footprint.
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