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WEL Networks and Infratec are proud to announce the launch of New Zealand’s largest Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) with commissioning underway.
Meridian Energy is building New Zealand’s first large-scale grid-connected battery energy storage system (BESS) at Ruakākā on North Island Paris, January 10, 2023 – Saft, a subsidiary of TotalEnergies, has been awarded a major contract by Meridian Energy to construct New Zealand’s first large-scale grid-connected BESS.
The deal calls for Saft to equip a 100-MW/200-MWh facility at the Huntly Power Station, the country’s largest thermal power complex on New Zealand’s North Island. Saft said on Thursday it will engineer the battery storage system as a complete turnkey solution based on 70 of its Intensium Shift+ lithium-ion battery containers.
Project partners WEL Networks — and electricity distribution company — and renewable energy developer Infratec announced this week that major equipment suppliers have been contracted for the project. Construction will commence in New Zealand on the country’s biggest battery energy storage system (BESS) project so far in July.
New Zealand is transitioning to a highly renewable electricity system. This change will require increased and accelerated investment in new electricity generation to match demand growth and the retirement of thermal power plants.
Located at Ruakākā in the country’s North Island, the 100-megawatt (MW) BESS will improve the stability of the national grid, as intermittent renewable power generation increases in New Zealand. The BESS is the first stage of a project that will include the construction of a co-located 130 MW solar farm by Meridian Energy.
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Construction will commence in New Zealand on the country''s biggest battery energy storage system (BESS) project so far in July this year, with the 35MW system …
Plant name Location Coordinates () Huntly power station Huntly, Waikato, Waikato, New Zealand -37.54447, 175.148805 (exact)
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Saft, a subsidiary of French energy giant TotalEnergies, will provide Genesis Energy in New Zealand with a 100MW/200MWh utility-scale battery energy storage system …
New Zealand''s first utility-scale battery energy storage system has commenced operation with electricity distribution company WEL Networks confirming that its 35 MW/35 MWh Rotohiko...
New Zealand is transitioning to a highly renewable electricity system. This change will require increased and accelerated investment in new electricity generation to …
Meridian Energy is building New Zealand''s first large-scale grid-connected battery energy storage system (BESS) at Ruakākā on North Island; Saft lithium-ion technology will provide 100 MW …
WEL Networks and Infratec are proud to announce the launch of New Zealand''s largest Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) with commissioning underway. The BESS is set to deliver …
The deal calls for Saft to equip a 100-MW/200-MWh facility at the Huntly Power Station, the country''s largest thermal power complex on New Zealand''s North Island. Saft said …
The Saft battery division of French energy and petroleum multinational TotalEnergies will supply 70 of its containerized Intensium Shift+ battery energy storage …
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Electric power distribution company WEL Networks and developer Infratec have launched their grid-connected battery energy storage system (BESS) in New Zealand. …
Meridian Energy is building New Zealand''s first large-scale grid-connected battery energy storage system (BESS) at Ruakākā on North Island; Saft lithium-ion technology will provide 100 MW …
New Zealand''s first utility-scale battery energy storage system has commenced operation with electricity distribution company WEL Networks confirming that its 35 MW/35 …
Infratec general manager Nick Bibby said that the storage system is "the first of its scale to be built in New Zealand". As reported by Energy-Storage.news, the two companies …