Renewables developer Neoen has celebrated the early energisation of its second 270MW/540MWh big battery at the Western Downs Green Power Hub in Queensland—the biggest battery in the sunshine state.
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The company said via LinkedIn, “Last year we had commenced construction of our second 270MW/540MWh big battery at the Western Downs Green Power Hub in Queensland. Today, we are proud to energise this storage asset six weeks ahead of schedule.
“This major milestone results from the close working relationship in our project team including Tesla and UGL as well as with Powerlink Queensland and [the] Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO), and speaks to the collective’s deep expertise and determination in delivering high-quality renewable energy assets—consistently and quickly.
“Here’s a glimpse of our soon-to-be-operational Western Downs Battery Stage 2! Combined with an equally sized Stage 1 already in operations, our Western Downs Battery is now the largest storage asset with grid-forming capabilities to be registered in Queensland’s electricity network.”
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Neoen has signed a 10-year agreement with AGL Energy for up to 200MW/400MWh of virtual battery capacity underpinned by Stages 1 and 2 of the Western Downs Battery.
