South Australia’s Lunio Energy brings 20MWh grid-scale battery storage system online

South Australia’s Lunio Energy brings 20MWh grid-scale battery storage system online

South Australia battery storage developer Lunio Energy has energised its first grid-scale BESS at Strathalbyn and started trading in the NEM.

South Australia developer brings first grid-scale battery online

Adelaide-headquartered Lunio Energy said the 5 MW / 20 MWh Strathalbyn battery energy storage system is now connected to the grid and responding to the market in real time, supporting South Australia’s continuing renewable energy transition. Lunio founder and Chief Executive Officer Seth Thuraisingham said the battery, located near the town of Strathalbyn in the Adelaide Hills, is the first of a portfolio of energy storage projects the company, …

Lunio Energy commissions first Australian BESS

Image: OptiGridLunio Energy has commissioned its first Australian battery energy storage system in South Australia, with the 20MWh facility now participating in the National Electricity Market (NEM).  Located in Strathalbyn, the battery is being optimised and traded through OptiGrid’s OptiBidder platform, which uses AI-powered forecasting and optimisation algorithms to inform energy market bidding and charge and discharge decisions.  The platfor…

Lunio's grid-scale Strathalbyn BESS goes online

South Australian energy storage developer Lunio Energy has energised its first battery, with the Strathalbyn BESS now trading in the National Electricity Market (NEM). The 5MW/20MWh Strathalbyn BESS is now connected to the grid and responding to the market in real time, storing energy when it is abundant and cheap and returning it to the grid when it is needed most. It is the first of a pipeline of storage projects Lunio is developing across Sou…