Nexif Energy announced today the signing of an agreement with Fluence, a Siemens and AES company, to deliver a 10 MW battery-based energy storage system at its Lincoln Gap Wind Farm (LGWF), located near Port Augusta in South Australia.
The LGWF project’s energy storage system will reliably integrate the wind farm’s output into Australia’s National Energy Market (NEM) and is one of the first projects in Australia to secure non-subsidised debt financing for an energy storage system.
The new Lincoln Gap Wind Farm will utilise Fluence’s industrial-grade Advancion energy storage platform to provide improved Fast Frequency Response (FFR) capabilities, helping the project to meet new interconnection requirements for renewable generation projects in South Australia. Furthermore, the LGWF will be able to deliver critical flexibility—in the form of Frequency Control Ancillary Services (FCAS)—directly into the NEM. The energy storage system is targeted for completion by May 2019.
With a capacity of 212 MW, the Lincoln Gap Wind Farm, which will house the energy storage system, is located 15 kilometres west of Port Augusta in South Australia and interconnects through ElectraNet’s transmission system to access to the NEM.
Country updates
-
-
November 07, 2018
Karadoc solar plant starts energy generation
Victoria’s largest solar plant has now started generating energy into the national grid. The 664-acre 112MW solar farm will be fully completed towards the end of this year but has already starte...
Read more -
November 06, 2018
Snowy Hydro contracts 888 MW wind and solar power in Australia
Australian energy provider Snowy Hydro has announced that it has signed Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) for eight wind and solar projects totalling 888 MW. Located across New South Wales and...
Read more -
November 05, 2018
Naturgy opens first wind farm in Australia
Naturgy has announced that its subsidiary Global Power Generation (GPG) has inaugurated the Crookwell II wind farm in New South Wales, located within the Australian Capital Territory, 9...
Read more -
November 02, 2018
New South Wales state government grants planning approval for 120 MW solar project
Australian renewable energy company Renew Estate has been granted planning approval to build 120 MW solar farm in Bomen Business Park. The approved project includes a 40 MWh battery storage syste...
Read more -
November 02, 2018
JinkoSolar to supply 255 MWp solar project in Australia
JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. has announced that it has entered into a contract for the supply of PV modules with Decmil Australia Pty Ltd for the Sunraysia Solar Farm developed by Maoneng Group. With...
Read more
