Energy storage specialist Energy Vault has inked a deal with Victorian Government-owned State Electricity Commission (SEC) for the delivery and integration of a 100MW/200MWh battery at the SEC Renewable Energy Park in Horsham.
The SEC Renewable Energy Park—Horsham is one of Australia’s first 100% publicly owned, utility-scale renewable energy projects. The project includes over 212,000 solar PV panels generating 119MW of solar power, capable of generating 242,000MWh annually.
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Energy Vault’s integration of a grid-forming BESS will provide firm, dispatchable power to meet peak demand periods with a two-hour storage duration.
Preconstruction works at the SEC Renewable Energy Park — Horsham began this week, and full operational status is expected to be achieved by late 2027.
The BESS system will be built with Energy Vault’s proprietary X-VAULT integration platform using its proprietary UL9540 certified B-VAULT product, and VaultOS Energy Management System to control, manage and optimise the Hybrid BESS operations.
Energy Vault’s innovative system architecture provides customer optionality with both battery and inverter suppliers, while unique AC-coupled and DC-coupled configurations provide the drop-in flexibility needed for any project.
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“We are pleased to further expand our footprint of energy storage systems in the dynamic and rapidly growing Australian market and work with SEC on this innovative hybrid project architecture,” Energy Vault chair and CEO Robert Piconi said.
“As our first government collaboration, this publicly-owned project is well-aligned with our mission to accelerate the clean energy transition through sustainable and efficient energy storage solutions and will play a pivotal role in ensuring the availability of renewable energy.”
