Origin to "significantly extend" storage capacity of Australia's biggest battery, to cover evening demand peak

Wärtsilä advances Eraring battery storage system

Wärtsilä, a leading technology company, is set to deliver the fourth stage of the Eraring battery facility at Origin Energy’s Eraring Power Station in New South Wales, Australia. This expansion will add 360 megawatt hours (MWh) of new energy storage capacity, increasing the total capacity of the Eraring battery to 700 MW / 3,160 MWh. As the largest battery project in Australia and one of the largest globally, it exemplifies Wärtsilä and Origin’s…

Origin selects Wärtsilä for expansion of Australia’s largest approved BESS by capacity at Eraring

Utility Origin Energy has hired Wärtsilä to expand its battery storage installation at the Eraring coal power plant site in New South Wales, Australia, to 3,160MWh capacity. Integrated generator-retailer (‘gentailer’) Origin is building what will be Australia’s largest battery energy storage system (BESS) project, as part of the company’s transition plan for Eraring Power Station. […]

Wärtsilä to deliver Origin’s Eraring Battery Stage 4

Technology group Wärtsilä will deliver the fourth stage of the Eraring battery facility at Origin Energy’s Eraring Power Station in New South Wales. The expansion adds 360MWh of new energy storage capacity to the project, bringing the total capacity of the Eraring battery to 700MW/3,160MWh. Related article: Origin bumps Eraring Battery up to massive 700MW/2.8GWh This will make it the largest battery project in Australia and one of the largest in…

Wärtsilä sets new global benchmark with fourth stage of Origin’s Eraring battery energy storage system

Technology group Wärtsilä will deliver the fourth stage of the Eraring battery facility at Origin Energy's (Origin) Eraring Power Station in New South Wales, Australia. The expansion adds 360 megawatt hours (MWh) of new energy storage capacity to the project, bringing the total capacity of the Eraring battery to 700 MW / 3,160 MWh. The project is the largest battery project in Australia and one of the largest in the world, continuing Wärtsilä an…

Origin to "significantly extend" storage capacity of Australia's biggest battery, to cover evening demand peak

Origin approves expansion of what will already be the biggest battery in Australia as it seeks more storage capacity to fill the evening demand peaks.

Origin Energy Boosts Eraring Battery Capacity

Origin Energy is set to further expand its large-scale battery project at the Eraring coal power station site in New South Wales, with an $80 million investment. This fourth stage of development will substantially increase the storage capacity of the project’s second phase to nearly six hours. The expansion addresses the rising demand for longer-duration energy storage solutions as the power grid continues to transition. Origin Energy is an Aust…