15The key selection criteria entailed an all-encompassing platform that,1. Had the lowest total cost of ownership2. Could be implemented in the shortest time frame3. Was easy to use across a broad employee skillset4. Was expandable to accommodate additional sites in the future.Ultimately Yokogawa Australia & New Zealand was selected to deliver the solution and bring TGen's concept into reality and become TGen’s main technology partner.On approaching the challenge, the system was designed with a high degree of flexibility allowing generation capacity to be retired, upgraded, maintained and expanded at any time without operational interruption.FAST/TOOLS was originally developed for Royal Dutch Shell in 1978 for supervisory control of the onshore and offshore oil and gas platforms, fast forwarding 40 years it has now become Yokogawa's platform of choice for multiple critical and process intensive applications.The FAST/TOOLS Enterprise Operations Center can interoperate with nearly any PLC or DCS system currently being employed in the field today. This allowed the integration of all the generation sites to be deployed and cut over without disturbing the operations. Yokogawa Australia & New Zealand Project Lead Engineer Tejas Sathe said:“Prior to commissioning we discovered that the existing control and protection equipment had aging communication protocols. Which meant we had to swiftly engage our R&D center in Netherlands to incorporate the legacy protocols. Which we locally verified before implementing on TGen sites, to ensure no unexpected delays in commissioning.”With completion due in early 2019, TGen has already retired aging generation units and seamlessly integrated a new 8.3 million-dollar 5-megawatt battery in Alice Springs. Taking into consideration Alice Springs is a 2-hour flight away from the Darwin based Enterprise Operations Center; the decision to go enterprise operations is already justifying itself.Territory Generation Chief Executive Officer Tim Duignan said:“The Battery Energy Storage System is an important milestone in the Northern Territory's transition to renewable energy and a critical piece of infrastructure to support the Northern Territory Government's Roadmap to Renewables strategy.”With the command and control center manned 24/7, workplace safety was improved as the field technicians are always in contact with the control center regardless of the time of day. This continuous two-way communication fundamentally reduces response times as well as enables proactive action plans in case of an emergency.The FAST/TOOLS system is harmonized across the entire fleet in accordance to international ISA101 standards, this standardization allows operators to quickly predict, diagnose and respond to abnormal situations through enterprise wide standardized HMI screens and globally interpretable alarm information.The hidden advantage that operators can rapidly learn and understand the system regardless of experience level, a challenge for all Australian industries. With the Northern Territory preparing for strong industry growth within the natural resources sector, surety of supply is an absolute must to ensure availability and reliability for future demand.Meeting business objectivesInternationally renowned and independent consultancy company PSC was awarded the role as TGen’s contract manager whose responsibility extended onto evaluating and selecting the best technology and engineering partner for Territory Generation.Territory Generation Remote Operation Centre
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