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Jamie Ally, General Manager – Engineering 17 March 2013
Remote Area Power Supply Conference
Are we at the Cpping point?
Pro Con
Mine life
Risk
Upfront CAPEX
Decouple from diesel
Very Low OPEX (LCOE)
Source: Data from BP StaCsCcal Review of World Energy 2013
Source: GraTan InsCtute, 2013
Source: Australian Bureau of StaCsCcs
Electricity and Gas price indexes (adjusted for inflaCon)
1. WA electricity up 86% in last 3 years, SCll 30% below cost
2. Investment stalled despite rising prices 3. Demand could rebound
4. Carbon and renewable energy targets both threatened
Mind the InformaCon Gap
Renewables and Distributed generaCon – only game in town
Opportunity
Kiplimo chemirmir
Uaroo Sta(on Solar / Ba-ery / Diesel Hybrid
70% reduc(on in diesel use
Solar Farm Carnarvon: Diesel-‐integrated power generaCon
o EMC designed & construct, and owner/operator
o On Cme, no accidents and $500,000 under budget
o 30yr PPA with Horizon Power (15+3x5)
11
Typical cloudy day
Typical cloudy day
Fringe of grid installa(on 135 kW, >30% penetra(on
Source: Western Power
Grid import PV genera(on Demand total
What’s really important?
What’s really important?
What’s really important?
Green Cred
Return on investment
Reliability and grid stability
What’s really important?
Source: HOMER Energy
Are we at the Cpping point?
Pro Con
Mine life
Risk
Upfront CAPEX
Decouple from diesel
Very Low OPEX (LCOE)
Are we at the Cpping point?
Pro Con
Mine life
Risk
Upfront CAPEX
Decouple from diesel
Very Low OPEX (LCOE)
Ancillary benefits
Are we at the Cpping point?
Load management, reliability, producCvity
Curtail / dump
Energy storage
Grid import PV genera(on Demand total
City of Kalgoorlie-‐Boulder
Renewables in Mining
Source: Solar Reserve, 2009
Renewables in Mining
Maximize energy consumption rather than efficiency
Closing
• IPP’s – where are they? • Commodity price vola(lity
• Fragmented industry
Design & Construct Finance, own & operate Electricity retail
Thank you
An entrepreneurial and technology-‐independent energy project developer www.energymadeclean.com
Jamie Ally General Manager -‐ Engineering [email protected]
0404 662 294
