Neoen has named a consortium of Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction and its subsidiary Doosan GridTech to build the 100MW Capital Battery, which is expected to be largest standalone battery storage system in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT).
The consortium will provide engineering, procurement, and construction services with a 20-year operations and maintenance programme.
Doosan GridTech’s Intelligent Controller will orchestrate energy arbitrage, fast frequency response, and ancillary services with the potential to provide synthetic inertia or black start services in the future.
It is hoped that Neoen’s Capital Battery will improve grid stability and support ACT’s shift to total carbon neutrality by 2045.
Its 627-battery unit system is expected to be fully operational by mid-2023 ― providing power to help avoid blackouts during periods of high demand and when large fossil fuel generators fail in heatwave conditions.
Doosan GridTech chief operating officer Wonyoung Ahn said: “We are honored that Neoen has chosen Doosan to deliver its signature energy storage system in the ACT.
“The Capital Battery represents a big step in building our momentum to provide high megawatt grid-scale battery storage systems.
“Once again, we are demonstrating that competitively priced systems deployed alongside advanced and flexible control platforms are winning propositions for global renewable developers.
“Turnkey delivery provides simplicity of purchase and a higher degree of short-term risk management.
“Upgradable software ensures long-term risk management flexibility for technology options and adaptation to meet future grid needs.
“I commend our teams in the US, Australia, and Korea for their significant effort in bringing this project together.”
Doosan’s Intelligent Controller is one of the first storage control and optimization systems built on open standard interfaces designed to meet the Australian transmission system’s requirements.
Neoen has over 4.8GW of solar, wind and storage capacity in operation or under construction in Australia, France, Finland, Mexico, El Salvador, Argentina, Ireland, Portugal, Jamaica, Mozambique and Zambia.
The company is also active in Croatia, Ecuador, Sweden and the US.