Projects
Providing Professional Service for High-Voltage industrial applications throughout Australia.
Robin Johnson Engineering has taken part in many industrial projects across Australia. Robin Johnson Engineering supervises projects in various areas of the industrial sector mainly comprising Mining, Wind Power Generation, Mineral Processing and the Primary industries.
RJE has undertaken a large number of projects with the following being a small number of examples:
Waubra Wind Farm (VIC)
Design, Construction and Commissioning
The Waubra Wind Farm is located near the township of Waubra, approximately 30km North West of Ballarat. It consists of 128 Acciona Windpower 1.5MW turbines located north and south of the Sunraysia Highway.
The wind farm electrical network interfaces to the turbines with a transmission grid comprising a 220 kV/66 kV terminal station, 66 kV overhead subtransmission system, five 66 kV/12kV collector substations and a 12 kV underground collector network.
For this project RJE is responsible for the Design, Engineering, Construction and Commissioning of:
- Cable Trenching
- Substation Design and Construction
- HV Network Analysis with EDSA Software
- HV Cable Installation and Termination
- HV Protection Relays and Programming
- Fibre Optic Communication Networks
This is the largest wind farm project for RJE to date and is the largest of its type in Australia, involving the application of many new technologies and IEC design standards.
Expected Completion 2009
28 Feb 2009
Lanfranchi Nickel Mines Ventilation Fan (WA)
Construction, Installation and Commissioning
Lanfranchi Nickel Mine Project is located approximately 42km south of Kambalda, Western Australia. RJE were selected to complete the design and construction of a transportable switchroom, all electrical works for two 850kW 3.3kV mine ventilation fans.
30 Nov 2008
St Barbara Mines Ventilation Fan (WA)
Construction, Installation and Commissioning
St Barbara is located just out of Leonora, approximately 230km south of Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. RJE were selected to complete transportable switchroom design and construction, electrical design and installation and commissioning for two 1.2MW mine ventilation fans.
31 Oct 2008
Hallet Wind Farm (SA)
Design and Engineering
The Hallett Wind Farm is located approximately 187kms north of Adelaide, South Australia. The farm consists of 45 Suzlon 2.1 MW windpower generators. For this project RJE was selected to install and terminate all HV cabling. Total project value ~AUD$3.0M.
30 Sep 2007
Birla Nifty Copper (WA)
Design and Engineering
Birla Nifty Copper Mine is located in the Great Sandy Desert Region on the East Pilbara in Western Australia, approximately 350 km east of Port Hedland. RJE were selected to complete all the electrical works on the new underground Crushing Station.
31 Jul 2007
Mindarie Substation (SA)
Design and Engineering
Mindare is located approximately 186km east of Adelaide, South Australia. RJE completed the Design and Engineering of the 66/11kV Substation which involved the installation of a 6.25MVA Transformer, Switchyard and Switchgear. Total project value ~AUD$1.5M.
31 Jul 2006
Emu Downs Wind Farm (WA)
Construction and Commissioning
The Emu Downs Wind Farm is located approximately 200kms north of Perth, Western Australia and consists of 48 Vestas 1.65MW Windpower generators
RJE undertook the detailed electrical design for the Emu Downs Windfarm Project which involved the cable installation and termination for the wind turbines.
31 May 2006
Ginkgo Substation 66/22kV (NSW)
Design and Construction
Ginkgo Substation is located approximately 190km north of Mildura, Victoria. It was built for BeMax Resources Ltd and involved the installation of a 16MVA transformer and the associated switchgear. Total project value of ~AUD$1.3M.
30 Sep 2005
Alinta Wind Farm (WA)
Design, Installation and Commissioning
The Alinta Wind Farm, also known as the Walkaway Wind Farm is located approximately 50km out of Geraldton, Western Australia.
RJE used state of the art EDSA software package to fully simulate and fault analyse the proposed HV cable network prior to installation.
RJE completed the Installation and Termination to 45 wind power generators. Total Project value ~AUD$3.0M.
31 Oct 2004
Lake Bonney Wind Farm (SA)
Construction and Commissioning
RJE undertook the detailed electrical design of the Lake Bonney Stage 1 Wind Farm Project. Lake Bonney is located approximately 45km north west of Mt Gambier, South Australia.
State of the art EDSA electrical design software was utilised to model all aspects of the electrical overflow, fault analysis and protection study.
30 Sep 2003
Stanwell Corporation Toora Wind Farm (VIC)
Management Commissioning
RJE was commissioned by Stanwell to assist with the management, quality control, site rehabilitation and commissioning during the later stages of the Toora Windfarm Project.
31 Aug 2003
Hartley Quarry (NSW)
Construction and Commissioning
The Hartley Quarry is located in Hartley which is approximately 15km out of Lithgow, New South Wales. RJE was selected to complete all electrical installation works for the above ground crushing and material handling overland conveyor system. Total project value ~AUD$1.55M.
31 Mar 2003
Sleaford Substation 132/33kV (SA)
Design and Construction
Sleaford Substation is located approximately 15km south west of Port Lincoln, South Australia. RJE were selected to complete the design and construction of the transportable switchroom and switchyard which included the installation of a 40MVA transformer. Total project value ~AUD$650k.
28 Feb 2003
WMC Olympic Dam USX ESE Project (SA)
Construction and Commisssioning
RJE was commissioned by KBR/Theiss Contractors to provide engineering, construction management and construction personnel to re-build and enhance the Uranium Solvent Extraction Plant.
In addition, RJE won the CCTV, Area Lighting and Security contract worth AUD$800k and the completion team with a contract value of AUD$1.2m. For the duration of this project RJE had 35 men on site for 12 weeks.
28 Feb 2002
Ridgeway Underground Conveying System (NSW)
Construction and Commissioning
RJE won the tender to perform the Electrical installation and commissioning works for this project.
The 800tph conveying system was approximately 3.5km in length and took ore from the underground crushing station to the surface stockpile with two conveyors.
31 Dec 2001
WMC Olympic Dam Mine Ventilation Upgrade (SA)
Design and Construction
RJE has been working with WMC for some time on the optimisation and automation of the mine surface ventilation system. Detailed studies have been performed analysing maintenance costs, operational costs and downtime of the system. The findings have led to the initiation of a complete upgrade of the system with a projected budget of over AUD$2m with a payback period of less than 2 years.
30 Sep 2001
WMC Optimisation 3 Phase 1 (SA)
Engineering and Commissioning
RJE was commissioned by both WMC and Halliburton KBR to perform E&I engineering as well as commissioning of the Optimisation 3 project at WMC's Olympic Dam Mine in northern South Australia
The project consisted of a major upgrade to the ore grinding circuit, electro refinery and cathode stripping machine.
31 Jul 2001
MIM Paste Fill Plant (QLD)
Design, Optilmisation & Construction
The MIM Paste Fill plant had been designed and constructed some time prior to RJE's involvement, but was unable to achieve reliable production of cemented paste for the mine backfill system.
28 Feb 2001
Pasminko Pt Pirie Smelter Acid Filtration Plant (SA)
Design and Construction
RJE was commissioned to design, construct and commission the Electrical, Instrument and Control system works for this project. The plant was designed to filter mercury from plant acid to meet industry standards.
30 Nov 2000
Highland Pine Products Oberon Mill (NSW)
Construction
RJE was commissioned to perform the construction design, following on to the construction and commissioning of the Electrical works associated with the Oberon Mill Dry Mill Sorting and stacking system.
31 May 2000
Yimuym Manjerr Goldmine (NT)
Construction
The Yimuyn Manjerr Mine (formerly the Mt Todd Gold Mine), located some 50km North of Katherine, NT, was a 9MTpa Open Cut Mine and process plant. The new owners made major processing modifications to the plant. RJE's responsibility was to re-design the plant Electrical, Instrumentation and Control System to incorporate the modified process design.
