Overview - DATE CHANGED TO THUR 15 AUG 2024

As the urgency for addressing climate change continues to intensify, the need for harnessing energy from variable and diffused natural sources such as wind and solar is also becoming more pressing than ever. 

With Australia’s ambitious plan to increase the renewable energy contribution to more than 40% by 2030, utility companies and independent power producers are facing daunting challenges to cope with issues such as fluctuating and harmonic-rich output, rising transmission and distribution cost, etc. To ensure renewable energy sources can be integrated reliably and cost effectively, it is of paramount importance to enhance the capacity, resilience and utilization of the power grid. 

Produced from renewable plant crops, natural ester has been long regarded as the ideal alternative dielectric fluid to replace conventional mineral oil in transformers to mitigate fire and environmental risks due to its very low flammability, non-toxicity and high level of biodegradability. For power networks connected to renewable energy resources, such properties are particularly important as most wind generators, solar photovoltaic panels and hydropower dams are in areas that are highly vulnerable to the outbreak of fire and pollution from the leakage of insulating fluid.

Since its introduction more than two decades ago as an environmentally friendly, less flammable, alternative insulating fluid to mineral oil, natural ester’s ability of improving equipment reliability and lifespan has been increasingly recognized in new transformer design and upgrading of existing units. Its significantly higher fire point and thermal stability means natural ester’s maximum operating temperature is 30°C higher than that of conventional mineral oil. Its unique ability in retarding the degradation of cellulose paper also means it can increase the thermal class of paper insulation by 15-20oC.

Features

Highlights

Attendees will learn:

• Key findings from extensive research and case studies with explanations of how the use of natural ester dielectric fluid enhances transformer life and reliability and deliver tangible benefits to power grid operation.

Speakers

Bio of Speaker

Kin Yu is currently the South East Asia and Pacific Regional Application Engineering Leader with the Power Systems business of Cargill Bioindustrial based in Singapore. Kin Yu holds a bachelor and a doctorate degree in chemistry from Newcastle University in the United Kingdom. Prior to joining Cargill, Kin Yu has over twenty years of experience in the lubricants business, holding various technical and managerial positions related to product development, technical support, product compliance and quality management. Kin Yu is married with one daughter, and during his leisure time he enjoys traveling, reading and hanging out with friends and family.

Cargill

Cargill is a family company providing food, ingredients, agricultural solutions and industrial products that are vital for living. We connect farmers with markets so they can prosper. We connect customers with ingredients so they can make meals people love. And we connect families with daily essentials — from eggs to edible oils, salt to skincare, feed to alternative fuel.

Today, the need to make our food system more sustainable and resilient is urgent. Sitting at the heart of the global supply chain, we have a unique ability, and responsibility, to help. Through new innovations, strategic partnerships, and 159 years of experience, we help businesses grow, and communities and people around the world flourish — today, and for generations to come.