New Zealand Antarctic Institute

Scott Base Redevelopment Project - Microgrid Control System RFP

Antarctica New Zealand is currently upgrading the Ross Island Wind Energy (RIWE) system, the grid that connects Scott Base, the Crater Hill Wind Farm and the United States’ McMurdo Station.

Antarctica New Zealand is seeking tenders for a Microgrid Control System (MCS) to coordinate the RIWE system assets. The successful supplier will be required to develop, fabricate, install and commission a MCS (including integration with a historian system (AVEVA PI)) for Ross Island, Antarctica.

The RIWE system assets include:
• 3 x Emergya Wind Technologies (EWT) 1MW wind turbines;
• A Battery Energy Storage System (BESS);
• Power Plants A and B at McMurdo Station (a United States of America’s Antarctica base on Ross Island);
• New Scott Base (New Zealand’s Antarctica base).

The existing assets (3 x Enercon E-33 wind turbines and PowerStore) will also be removed as part of the RIWE upgrade project.