‘Catastrophic’ failure delays massive $1b Waratah super battery

‘Catastrophic’ failure delays massive $1b Waratah super battery

The BlackRock-owned development is the largest storage project in the world and a key part of the transition away from coal power.

Waratah’s $1 Billion Super Battery Failure Throws Coal-to-Renewables Transition into Disarray, Experts Warn

In a stark reminder of the challenges facing Australia’s ambitious shift from coal to renewable energy, the Waratah Super Battery project—one of the world’s largest battery storage systems—has suffered a “catastrophic” transformer failure, delaying its full completion by at least six months and potentially more. This $1 billion initiative, designed to act as a “shock absorber” for the grid by storing excess renewable energy from wind and solar s…

Waratah Super Battery hit by major transformer failure

The world’s most powerful battery storage project, Akaysha’s Waratah Super Battery, has been impacted by a major failure of one of three giant transformers. The $1 billion super battery is being built by Akaysha Energy on the site of the former Munmorah coal power station near Budgewoi north of Sydney. Related article: Waratah Super Battery completes first stage of energisation An internal email sent by Akaysha CEO Nick Carter, obtained by the A…

Australia’s most powerful battery hit by “catastrophic” failure of transformer

Australia's most powerful battery suffers "catastrophic failure" of transformer, putting the already delayed project further behind schedule to reach full capacity. The post Australia’s most powerful battery hit by “catastrophic” failure of transformer appeared first on Renew Economy.

‘Catastrophic failure’ at Waratah Super Battery

A key infrastructure asset at one of the world’s biggest batteries has reduced operations and delayed completion for more than six months, with few details made public regarding the critical asset.From ESS News Akaysha Energy has struck trouble at its Waratah Super Battery in Australia, set to be one of the largest batteries in the world in both power output and capacity at 850 MW / 1,680 MWh. One of the BESS plant’s three high-voltage transform…

‘Catastrophic failure’ at Waratah Super Battery in Australia

A key infrastructure asset at one of the world’s biggest batteries has reduced operations and delayed completion for more than six months, with few details made public regarding the critical asset.From ESS News Akaysha Energy has struck trouble at its Waratah Super Battery in Australia, set to be one of the largest batteries in the world in both power output and capacity at 850 MW / 1,680 MWh. One of the BESS plant’s three high-voltage transform…