CASE STUDY: Deakin University Microgrid

Deakin University’s vision is to be a leader in sustainability and climate change mitigation. This ambition is supported by a goal to become carbon neutral and use 100% renewable energy by 2025.

Embarking on a project of this size required a strong network of partners. The Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) principal contractor was Next Generation Electrical (NGE) with Beon Energy Solutions providing the HV substation. In selecting a partner for the design and implementation of the microgrid monitoring and control systems, NGE selected AZZO based on our successful background delivering numerous large scale projects with expertise and proficiency on HV network connections and power automation.

To monitor and control this microgrid, AZZO designed and deployed its EnergyX IoT Platform, containing 15,000 data tags from 90 IoT devices, integrating all DER controllers, metering and electrical equipment into a single user experience. The system tracks total generation and consumption in real-time and supports multiple orchestration modes: automatic, manual and Distributed Network Service Provider (DNSP) control.