BayWa r.e. to build Hawaiian solar-storage plant

• Company will certainly construct the 30MW PV with integrated 30MW/120MWh battery setup for AES

Worldwide renewable resource company BayWa will certainly construct a 30MW solar as well as 30MW battery storage plant on Hawaii for AES Corporation.

BayWa r.e. will develop the Waikoloa Solar + Storage project, an integrated solar photovoltaic and battery energy storage space system, with a 120 megawatt-hour capacity, in the South Kohala district on Hawaii island.

Permits have actually been safeguarded and site prep work as well as building on the project have started, with significant conclusion expected in the fourth quarter of 2022.

The power produced and kept by the Waikoloa Solar + Storage plant, which AES will own as well as operate, will certainly be sold to local utility Hawaiian Electric Company (HECO) under a 25-year power acquisition agreement (PPA).

On completion, the project will create sufficient electrical energy to fulfill more than 7% of Hawaii island's annual energy requirements.

Over the course of the project, 200 jobs will be developed, as well as the project is expected to create a total economic output of an approximated $47m toward Hawaii's economic situation.

The solar portion of the project will certainly feature single-axis trackers equipped with bifacial PV modules.

The connected lithium-ion battery system will store energy during durations of reduced customer demand for use at peak demand durations, such as the morning or evening hours.

The batteries will certainly also provide grid and ancillary services as well as enable the grid to accommodate more eco-friendly sources while displacing traditional generation.

" We have finished numerous successful solar and also storage projects in Hawaii," stated Todd Lindstrom, Chief Operating Officer at BayWa r.e. Power Solutions.

" We're excited to sustain Hawaii's renewable energy leadership in the U.S. and concerning the growing partnerships we have with the regional community.

" We expect bringing much more renewable resource services to the island as we grow."

BayWa r.e. Power Solutions (formerly Enable Energy) is a solar as well as energy storage space EPC carrier in the United States industrial, commercial as well as utility markets, with experience and an energetic pipe in the solar and also storage markets in Hawaii.