The government of Western Australia announced that it is going to construct 100MW/200MWh Battery Energy Storage System. The battery will be located at Synergy's Kwinana Power Station in Australia.
It expected to be Australia's second biggest battery, the proposed 100 megawatt big battery will be bigger than 20 tennis courts, side-by-side, and have the capacity to power 160,000 homes for two hours.
The big battery will support integration of more renewable energy and improve grid security. It can be charged during the day, when the sun is shining and energy is plentiful, and discharge this energy when it is most needed during the afternoon and evening peak.
Synergy will operate the battery, which will reduce wear and tear on existing generation plants that are not designed to fluctuate in response to high levels of renewable energy in the grid.
An initial AUD 15 million (USD 10.72 million) of Commonwealth funding has been secured for this project.
The deadline for the submission of documents is on October 28, 2020. To see more details on this RFI go to our business opportunity page here.
