Australia’s Biggest Battery Starts Commercial Operations

Massive battery storage system changes the future of Eraring

Image: Origin EnergyThe name of Eraring may yet become synonymous with Australia’s energy future, as it transitions away from coal-based power and looks to new generation and storage facilities. The baseload coal plant earmarked to close next year will also be the home to the largest battery energy storage system in the southern hemisphere, capable of utilising an average of 4.5 hours of energy for each stage and is expected to be completed by 2…

Australia’s biggest battery starts commercial operations

The first stage of the biggest approved battery project in Australia is now fully operational with Origin Energy announcing the initial stage of the 700 MW / 3,160 MWh battery energy storage system being built next to its Eraring coal-fired generator in New South Wales has commenced commercial operations.From ESS News Origin Energy has announced that the 460 MW / 1,770 MWh first stage of its Eraring battery energy storage project being develope…

Origin flicks operational switch on Australia’s biggest approved battery

The first stage of the biggest approved battery project in Australia is now fully operational with Origin Energy announcing the initial stage of the 700 MW / 3,160 MWh battery energy storage system being built next to its Eraring coal-fired generator in New South Wales has commenced commercial operations.Origin Energy has announced that the 460 MW / 1,770 MWh first stage of its Eraring battery energy storage project being developed on the New So…

Wärtsilä advances Eraring battery storage system

Wärtsilä, a leading technology company, is set to deliver the fourth stage of the Eraring battery facility at Origin Energy’s Eraring Power Station in New South Wales, Australia. This expansion will add 360 megawatt hours (MWh) of new energy storage capacity, increasing the total capacity of the Eraring battery to 700 MW / 3,160 MWh. As the largest battery project in Australia and one of the largest globally, it exemplifies Wärtsilä and Origin’s…

Origin selects Wärtsilä for expansion of Australia’s largest approved BESS by capacity at Eraring

Utility Origin Energy has hired Wärtsilä to expand its battery storage installation at the Eraring coal power plant site in New South Wales, Australia, to 3,160MWh capacity. Integrated generator-retailer (‘gentailer’) Origin is building what will be Australia’s largest battery energy storage system (BESS) project, as part of the company’s transition plan for Eraring Power Station. […]

Wärtsilä to deliver Origin’s Eraring Battery Stage 4

Technology group Wärtsilä will deliver the fourth stage of the Eraring battery facility at Origin Energy’s Eraring Power Station in New South Wales. The expansion adds 360MWh of new energy storage capacity to the project, bringing the total capacity of the Eraring battery to 700MW/3,160MWh. Related article: Origin bumps Eraring Battery up to massive 700MW/2.8GWh This will make it the largest battery project in Australia and one of the largest in…