GE to integrate 100 MW energy storage to 200 MW Solar River Project Stage 1 in Australia

The Solar River Project and GE Renewable Energy has selected GE for the supply and integration of one of the largest grid-scale battery technology hybrid deployment to be installed for the Solar River Project in South Australia. The energy storage system, called the Reservoir, will be coupled to a large 200 MW photovoltaic generation plant.

Solar River Project will see a 200 megawatt photovoltaic array, which includes more than 640,000 solar panels and the installation of GE’s 100 megawatt, 3 hours battery storage system, delivering almost 300 MWh storage capacity, which could transfer up to 400 megawatt hours of electricity per day. The hybrid facility will be located in South Australia’s Mid North, halfway between Burra and Morgan, and aims to supply enough affordable and reliable renewable energy to power 90,000 South Australian homes.

The Solar River Project received Crown Development Approval in June last year, and Stage 1 of the project is intended to see the first electricity generated in early 2021.