TALLAWARRA B GRID CONNECTION

APD Engineering was engaged by Energy Australia (EA) to carry out a grid connection study & assess the local network & determine what upgrades were required to allow connection of a further 300-450MW extra generation to the Endeavour Energy’s (EE) 132kV Tallawarra Switching Station. It will be Australia’s first net-zero emissions plant, which will use…

CHICHESTER SOLAR FARM OWNER’S ENGINEER

APD Engineering were engaged by Alinta Energy to provide Owner’s Engineering services for the Chichester Solar Farm. The Chichester Solar Project consisted of a 60MW solar PV power station located in the Pilbara region. The project also included 64km of 220kV transmission line, two new 220kV substations at Christmas Creek and Cloudbreak and an expansion…

Transgrid Berrybank Wind Farm Substation and Switching Station Automation

TRANSGRID BERRYBANK WIND FARM SUBSTATION AND SWITCHING STATION AUTOMATION

APD was engaged by TransGrid to provide the automation configuration, testing & commissioning support works for the greenfield Berrybank wind farm connection substation (BBW) and switching station (BBS). Berrybank 1 wind farm is located in south-western Victoria, approximately 130km west of Melbourne. It is based on 43 Vestas V136-4.2MW wind turbines, with a total installed…

Chamber Substation Design

CHAMBER SUBSTATION DESIGN FOR EATON APARTMENTS

APD Engineering were engaged to provide a certified electrical design for supply of Eaton Apartments in Wickham, Newcastle. A chamber substation was selected due to apparent space restrictions to site. Liaison with client, architect, structural engineers and site electricians was part of the process used to develop the final solution.