5MW NAS Battery will have the capacity to dispatch electricity for at least six hours and in an Australian first, the stackable, modular design, offers a scalable, space-saving solution that can expand to gigawatt scale, according to CleanCo.
Where is Australia's largest battery energy storage system located?
Queensland state-owned electricity generator CleanCo Queensland is piloting Australia's largest grid-connected sodium sulphur (NAS) long-duration battery energy storage system (BESS) at the Swanbank Clean Energy Hub project, 45 kilometres southwest of Brisbane.
Where is Australia's largest sodium sulphur battery located?
Queensland electricity generator CleanCo is piloting Australia's largest grid-connected sodium sulphur battery at the Swanbank Clean Energy Hub project, 45 kilometres southwest of Brisbane.
What is Australia's largest grid-connected sodium sulphur battery?
Australia's largest grid-connected sodium sulphur battery enters trial NEWS ENGINEERS DIRECTORY NEWSLETTERS PODCASTS VIDEOS SHOP JOBS Share Energy Australia's largest grid-connected 1.5 MW sodium sulphur battery system enters trial The pilot is proposed to take place on the site of one of Swanbank's decommissioned coal-fired power stations.
While this is believed to be the first sodium sulfur battery installation of its kind in Australia, BASF says 250 NAS battery sites across the world are already in operation, with a total storage capacity of approximately 5GWh.
What is a NAS sodium sulphur battery?
Allset Energy managing director Thomas Buschkuehl described the NAS sodium sulphur battery as a mature, long duration energy storage technology capable of supporting 24/7 carbon neutral operations. He says there have been more than 250 deployments around the world.
In Australia a long duration energy storage (LDES) battery is generally accepted to be a battery that can supply energy for more than 4 hours. The NAS Battery CleanCo plans to pilot at Swanbank can dispatch energy for at least six hours. The energy storage capability of NAS® Batteries is comparable with pumped hydro.