AT THE KEMERTON LITHIUM PROCESSING PLANT, WE EXECUTED ELECTRICAL AND INSTRUMENTATION WORKS FOR ONE OF AUSTRALIA’S LARGEST LITHIUM HYDROXIDE FACILITIES, AIDING THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE INDUSTRY.
KEMERTON LITHIUM PROCESSING PLANT
SCOPE OF WORK
SCEE ELECTRICAL PROVIDED A COMPREHENSIVE ELECTRICAL, INSTRUMENTATION, AND CONTROL SOLUTION TO ENSURE THE SAFE AND EFFICIENT OPERATION OF THE PROCESSING PLANT. KEY DELIVERABLES INCLUDED:
HIGH-VOLTAGE (HV) AND LOW-VOLTAGE (LV) POWER DISTRIBUTION
INSTALLATION AND TERMINATION OF HV AND LV CABLING THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY
SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF SWITCHGEAR, TRANSFORMERS, AND MOTOR CONTROL CENTRES (MCCs)
POWER DISTRIBUTION TO SUPPORT PROCESSING EQUIPMENT AND AUXILIARY SYSTEMS
PROCESS AUTOMATION AND CONTROL SYSTEMS
INSTALLATION OF DISTRIBUTED CONTROL SYSTEM (DCS) INFRASTRUCTURE FOR PLANT OPERATIONS
COMMISSIONING OF REMOTE MONITORING AND CONTROL EQUIPMENT
INTEGRATION OF INSTRUMENTATION FOR REAL-TIME PROCESS OPTIMIZATION
INSTRUMENTATION AND ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION
WIRING AND COMMISSIONING OF TEMPERATURE, PRESSURE, AND FLOW SENSORS
INSTALLATION OF ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTS FOR QUALITY CONTROL AND PRODUCT PURITY MONITORING
GROUNDING AND LIGHTNING PROTECTION SYSTEMS FOR SAFETY AND RELIABILITY
TESTING, COMMISSIONING, AND HANDOVER
RIGOROUS TESTING TO ENSURE SYSTEM PERFORMANCE AND COMPLIANCE WITH INDUSTRY STANDARDS
INTEGRATED SYSTEM CHECKS TO GUARANTEE SAFE AND RELIABLE PLANT OPERATIONS
OPERATOR TRAINING AND DOCUMENTATION TO SUPPORT ONGOING MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT
IMPACT
THE KEMERTON LITHIUM PROCESSING PLANT IS A CRITICAL COMPONENT OF AUSTRALIA’S GROWING BATTERY MATERIALS INDUSTRY, PROVIDING HIGH-PURITY LITHIUM HYDROXIDE FOR GLOBAL MARKETS. KEY IMPACTS INCLUDE SUPPORTING THE CLEAN ENERGY TRANSITION BY PRODUCING BATTERY-GRADE LITHIUM FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS. IT BOOSTS AUSTRALIA’S CRITICAL MINERALS SECTOR AND STRENGTHENS THE COUNTRY’S POSITION AS A LEADING LITHIUM PRODUCER.
THIS PLANT CREATES JOBS AND FOSTERS ECONOMIC GROWTH BY PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND STIMULATING REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT. ADVANCING SUSTAINABLE PROCESSING IS ALSO A PRIORITY, AS TECHNOLOGIES IMPLEMENTED HERE MINIMIZE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND IMPROVE RESOURCE EFFICIENCY. AS DEMAND FOR BATTERY MATERIALS CONTINUES TO RISE, THE KEMERTON LITHIUM PROCESSING PLANT PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN POWERING THE FUTURE OF CLEAN ENERGY AND SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION.
