Photovoltaic Energy Storage Project Tender Announcement

Are shuttered power plants a good site for battery proposals?

In the last years, shuttered power plants like Liddell have become extremely populate sites for battery proposals due to their infrastructure and grid connections. The tender was run by AEMO Services, acting as the NSW Consumer Trustee.

How many energy storage systems will Sungrow deploy?

Sungrow will deploy more than 1,500 PowerTitan2.0 liquid-cooled energy storage systems for this project. It is expected to start delivery in 2024 and achieve full capacity grid-connected operation in 2025.

How many MW of solar-plus-storage capacity was awarded in 2023?

The October 2023 iteration of the innovation auction was oversubscribed and awarded 408MW of solar-plus-storage capacity. At the same time, the government announced the results of its latest onshore wind auction, where over 2.3GW of capacity was awarded, which it said “set a new record”. To read the full version of this story, visit PV Tech.

How much electricity will a photovoltaic project generate a year?

The project adopts an integrated construction mode of "photovoltaic + energy storage + electricity sales", and is expected to generate 18.57 million kWh of electricity annually.

How many MW is a GWh tender?

The tender will target 600 MW of dispatchable capacity with the equivalent of four hours of duration, or 2.4 GWh, across Victoria and South Australia. The bids are among the first to be launched as part of the federal government’s Capacity Investment Scheme, which was unveiled last year.