Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners has announced a further expansion of its large-scale Supernode battery storage project with contracts signed for Stage 3 offtake with Stanwell Corporation.
The Stage 3 expansion adds a further 250MW/4hr Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) taking the total installed capacity to 750MW and 2,540GWh, believed to be one of the largest to date in Australia’s National Electricity Market.
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“Stanwell’s contract for Supernode Stage 3 represents the complete ‘sell out’ of our current plans for large scale battery storage at the highly strategic South Pine site,” Quinbrook co-founder and managing partner David Scaysbrook said.
“Construction for Stages 1 and 2 has already commenced in preparation for delivery of both of those initial stages under our previously announced offtake partnership with Origin Energy.
“Construction of Stage 3 will now head into accelerated planning, taking our total investment in Supernode to over $1.4 billion. Stanwell and Origin’s long-term contracts for Supernode reinforce how strategically valuable the South Pine location is within the Queensland power system. It’s hard to imagine a more ideal location for storage in the sunshine state and Stanwell’s involvement speaks volumes to that.”
Stanwell CEO Michael O’Rourke said, “Battery projects like Supernode enable us to harvest the energy from solar in the middle of the day, and store it for use in the evenings, when demand is highest.
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“The proposed Stage 3 of Supernode will do just that whilst also creating further employment opportunities from the overall site expansion. It’s projects like this that will enable Stanwell to continue to deliver affordable, reliable and sustainable energy for Queensland and the National Electricity Market.”
Quinbrook will also engage with Stanwell regarding the potential involvement of Stanwell’s Asset Maintenance Company (SAMCo) to provide operations and maintenance services for the project.
