Goldwind Australia has won a A$10m (€6m) grant for a hybrid dispatchable renewable energy project in the state of New South Wales.
Subject to approvals, Goldwind will combine a 12MW/4 megawatt-hour battery storage system with six 12MW gas reciprocating engines and integrate these into an existing renewable energy farm.
The gas engine and battery storage project will have a total capacity of 84MW.
Goldwind Australia managing director John Titchen said: “Goldwind Australia is very pleased to be awarded funding for the proposed hybrid dispatchable renewable energy project under the NSW Government’s Emerging Energy program.
“The project is in response to the growing demand for low emission dispatchable generation sources.”
NSW Minister for Energy Matt Kean said: “We want NSW households and businesses to have some of the cheapest and cleanest electricity in the world and we’re firming low-cost, large-scale renewables with new technologies such as gas-battery hybrids to do that.”
The Emerging Energy Program supports the development of innovative large-scale electricity generation and storage projects which enhance electricity system reliability and security in NSW.
The programme will help the NSW Government achieve its target of net zero emissions by 2050.