How will a new battery energy storage system benefit New Zealand?
New battery energy storage system (BESS) will discharge energy at a split second to significantly improve security of energy supply to New Zealanders. The 100-megawatt (MW) battery to provide enough electricity at peak demand to power the equivalent of 44,000 homes.
Which energy company is building New Zealand's first grid-connected battery energy storage system?
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, – 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.
Will a 100 mw storage system improve New Zealand's national grid?
The 100 MW storage system, to be operated by Meridian Energy, is designed to improve the stability of New Zealand’s national grid as intermittent renewable power generation increases in the country.
Is New Zealand a key market for storage solutions?
Power Electronics NZ Ltd Operations Director Brent Sheridan sees New Zealand as a key market for storage solutions with future generation growth primarily being led by solar and wind technology. “Both these forms of generation work perfectly in combination with batteries to provide a continuous and stable energy supply.
What can New Zealand do to improve energy resilience?
WEL Networks and Infratec said they are actively pursuing other opportunities to enhance resilience and increase access to renewable energy in the region. New Zealand currently has a couple of 1MW battery storage systems in operation, but certainly nothing on the scale of the BESS in Huntly.
Will Infratec build a new energy storage system in New Zealand?
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 completed their assessment of the project in late , selecting a site in Huntly, a town in the Waikato District.
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