Indigo Shire - renewable energy mapping - Indigo Shire Council

Earth Systems
Mapping and Brokering Local Energy Solutions in Indigo Shire
Figure 8.12: An ORC trigeneration process with wood as feedstock (adapted from []) .................. 101
Figure 8.13: Simple Kalina cycle ............................................................................................................ 102
Figure 8.14: the production of the solid fraction biochar from a slow pyrolysis process can result
in a net removal of carbon from the atmosphere [] .................................................... 104
Figure 8.15: Range in recent LCOE for commercially available renewable energy technologies in
comparison to recent non-renewable energy costs. Technology subcategories and
discount rates were aggregated [103] ......................................................................... 105
Figure 8.16: Typical recent bioenergy LCOE at a 7% discount rate, calculated over a year of
feedstock costs, which differ between technologies. These costs do not include
interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization [103] .................................................. 105
Figure 8.17: Technology maturity states of bioenergy: thermochemical (orange), and biochemical
(blue), and for heat and power [103] ............................................................................ 106
Figure 8.18: Biomass power generation technology maturity status [] ............................................ 107
Figure 8.19: Tree density layers. Note: the area of the scattered tree layer within the Indigo Shire
boundary is 17,300 ha. .................................................................................................. 109
Figure 8.20: Proposed layout of Mallee plantation on farmland......................................................... 115
Figure 8.21: Energy cropping representative areas for scale purposes only at 2.5, 6 and 13 MW e
requirements for solid short cycle cropping scenario .............................................. 116
Figure 8.22: Energy inter-cropping representative areas for scale purposes only at 2.5 MWe
requirements for short-rotation coppice cropping scenario .................................... 118
Figure 8.23: Energy inter-cropping representative areas for scale purposes only at 6 MWe
requirements for short-rotation coppice cropping scenario .................................... 119
Figure 8.24: Energy inter-cropping representative areas for scale purposes only at 13 MWe
requirements for short-rotation coppice cropping scenario .................................... 120
Figure 8.25: sites of interest – potential biomass resource (green) or energy demand user (red), or
both ................................................................................................................................. 121
Figure 8.26: The Murray Goulburn retail milk and cream cheese processing facility located at 19
Kiewa East Road, Tangambalanga, Victoria, 3691 ..................................................... 123
Figure 8.27: The Uncle Toby’s breakfast cereals and foods processing facility located at 13 Talbot
Rd Wahgunyah, VIC, 3687 ............................................................................................. 124
Figure 9.1: Geothermal temperature at 1500 m [85] ............................................................................ 135
Figure 10.1: Hydroelectric power generation [] .................................................................................... 136
Figure 10.2: Hydro generators in Victoria [143] ................................................................................... 139
Figure 10.3: Hydro Potential in Victoria and Indigo Shire ................................................................... 140
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