The system consists of 900kWh of redT flow machines and a 120kW C1-rated lithium battery. It will be deployed at the university’s new 11,400 m2 Biomedical Learning and Teaching building.
The system, which includes on-site solar PV assets, is expected to reduce energy costs for the university and also create new revenue streams in the form of contracted and merchant grid services.
The system will become part of the ‘Monash Microgrid’.
The project aims to integrate distributed renewables on Monash’s campuses to increase reliability and stability within the local grid and in the future, allow for innovative, market based peer-to-peer energy trading.
redT energy CEO Scott McGregor said: “We are very proud to announce the sale of our first hybrid energy storage system as part of the operating infrastructure of a high energy use building. This project demonstrates ‘Energy storage’ flow machines integrated with ‘power storage’ lithium batteries to meet the full range of customer requirements.”
Monash University program director Tony Fullelove said: “The hybrid solution offered by redT is particularly exciting as Monash will be using the energy component (flow machine) to shape the building load profile to minimize costs on a daily basis, whilst using the power component (lithium) to assist with the connection of the building to a highly intermittent and sustainable embedded generation network.”
