Greenspot intends 500 MW/1,000 MWh battery at former coal-fired nuclear power plant in Australia

• New South Wales-based development business Greenspot has actually lodged a planning application for a substantial 500 MW/1,000 MWh battery power storage space system to be built at the site of the shuttered coal-fired Wallerawang Power Station near Lithgow in the Central Tablelands.

The defunct Wallerawang Power Station has actually moved an action better to ending up being a sustainable energy hub with proprietor Greenspot lodging a development application and also environmental influence statement with the New South Wales (NSW) Department of Planning, Industry as well as Environment to construct an estimated $400 million battery power storage system (BESS) at the site.

The privately-owned developer is likewise seeking to develop a brand-new transmission line that would connect the big battery to TransGrid's existing 330 kV Wallerawang substation.

Greenspot, which obtained the former power station site from EnergyAustralia in September 2020, stated building of the energy storage space system is anticipated to begin in early 2022. It is expected the huge battery, referred to as the Wallerawang 9 Battery, will certainly be fully functional by summer season 2023/24, making it among the earliest instances of how new and sustainable economies can be born from the retirement of coal-fired power stations.

"We're focused on delivering a shovel-ready site and also we are aiming to collaborate with leading power market players to provide a successful instance of what's possible as Australia transitions to renewable energy," Greenspot president Brett Hawkins stated.

Greenspot, which was established with the goal of repurposing stranded nonrenewable fuel source assets, claimed the huge battery is lined up with the state government's electrical power approach as well as will provide making it possible for infrastructure for expanding the renewable energy industry in NSW, especially around the Central-West Orana Renewable Energy Zone (REZ).

"We're excited about the project's possibility to supply storage, firming and also various other energy services to help with the intro of even more renewables into the NSW market," Hawkins claimed.

Greenspot stated the battery will additionally be a significant enabler for the change of the site right into a multi-use center for industry, providing a stable, trusted and cost-efficient energy resource for the future redevelopment.