The Australian Capital Territory authorities has formally switched on its first grid-scale battery power storage system, describing it as a “important milestone” on Canberra’s pathway to 100% renewable electrical energy provide.
The ten MW/20 MWh Australian Capital Territory (ACT) battery power storage system has formally commenced business operations with the territory authorities describing the power in Canberra’s northern suburbs as a important element within the metropolis’s transfer in direction of full electrification.
Developed and owned by International Energy Technology (GPG), a subsidiary of Spanish power big Naturgy, the ACT battery has sufficient storage to energy roughly 3,000 houses for 2 hours and is now totally operational as a part of the Nationwide Electrical energy Market (NEM).
Naturgy stated the battery, which really commenced operations in November, will enhance community reliability by lowering strain and congestion on the grid, and higher combine the growing provide of renewable power into the Canberra community.
The ACT authorities has recognized power storage and battery expertise as key to town’s deliberate shift to full electrification. The federal government plans to impress Canberra with renewable electrical energy over the subsequent 20 years.
ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr stated the battery will assist future proof the territory’s power provide by lowering the load on Canberra’s electrical energy community and growing community reliability.
“This battery is a major first for town, given power storage and battery expertise are a important element of our zero emissions future,” he stated. “Now we have much more battery storage on the horizon for the ACT, with an extra 250 MW of grid-scale and neighbourhood batteries to be put in within the coming years as a part of our Massive Canberra Battery Venture.”
That undertaking goals to ship not less than 250 MW of grid-connected battery storage to assist the electrical energy community. It additionally entails the rollout of a nonetheless to be specified variety of neighbourhood batteries at websites across the metropolis.
The Massive Canberra Battery undertaking is along with the 100 MW/200 MWh Capital Battery being developed in Canberra by Neoen. The French renewables big has predicted the undertaking will probably be operational later this yr.
For Naturgy, the ACT battery is the primary power storage facility it has developed anyplace on the planet and reinforces the corporate’s dedication to the Australian power market.
“The launch of economic operation of this facility represents an vital step in strengthening our contribution to the power transition,” GPG Chief Enterprise Improvement Officer Pedro Serrano stated.
“Wanting ahead, we’re enthusiastic about the way forward for renewable power in Australia. Our dedication to this nation is agency and that is mirrored in our strategic plan.”
Serrano stated the corporate is planning to develop its Australian portfolio of renewable applied sciences together with wind, photo voltaic and power storage to 2.2 GW by 2025 as a part of an funding of roughly $3,000 (2,000 million euros).
Naturgy already has a major portfolio of wind farms in Australia, together with the 125 MW Cunderdin hybrid solar-plus-storage undertaking east in Western Australia, the 96 MW Crookwell 2 Wind Farm in New South Wales and the 180 MW Berrybank 1 Wind Farm in Victoria.
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