As the world shifts to renewable energy, the importance of battery storage becomes more and more evident. Intermittent sources of generation – wind and solar – are playing an increasing role during the transition, and as dispatchable plants leave the market, battery storage, along with pumped hy Contact online >>
As the world shifts to renewable energy, the importance of battery storage becomes more and more evident. Intermittent sources of generation – wind and solar – are playing an increasing role during the transition, and as dispatchable plants leave the market, battery storage, along with pumped hydro and gas-fired generation, will become more critical to the grid. So, what does Australia''s storage capabilities look like, and what will be needed to meet our net zero targets? We take a look.
The growth in data centres brings with it increased energy demands and as a result the use of power has become the number one issue for their operators globally. Australia is seen as a country that will continue to see growth in data centres and Morgan Stanley Research has taken a detailed look at both the anticipated growth in data centres in Australia and what it might mean for our grid. We take a closer look.
Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is increasingly being seen as a vital piece to our emissions reduction puzzle, with governments and industry seeing it as viable way to reach Net Zero. Australia currently has 18 CCS projects at various stages of progress, with only one operational - Chevron''s Gorgon Gas Plant in Western Australia, which has been plagued with problems since the start. We take a deep dive into CCS and whether it can be a feasible option for the future.
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GE Vernova said it has been chosen by investment manager Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners to integrate 250 MW/1,000 MWh of battery energy storage into a major data center complex in Queensland, Australia.
Quinbook, with U.S. headquarters in Houston, Texas, and offices in the UK and Australia, is a specialist investment manager focused on the energy transition through renewables, energy storage, and grid infrastructure. The company’s Supernode project involves creation of a battery energy storage system (BESS) and data center. The BESS is expected to be among the largest such installations in Australia.
The 250-MW/1,000-MWh BESS (four-hour duration) is the second stage of a proposed three-stage project. GE Vernova earlier was awarded the contract for integration of a 250-MW/500-MWh BESS (two-hour duration) for the first phase of Supernode, which already is underway.
Quinsbrook Infrastructure Partner’s Supernode project involves the creation of a battery energy storage system (BESS) and data center complex in Queensland, Australia. The 750-MW (two- to four-hour duration) BESS site is expected to be one of the largest battery storage installations in the Australian national electricity market. Source: Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners
“We believe GE Vernova’s product portfolio, engineering expertise, and project delivery capabilities align perfectly with the needs of the Supernode project,” said Ed Torres, business leader of GE Vernova’s Solar & Storage Solutions business. “This project is a testament to the strength of our value proposition and capabilities in this space. We expect to continue to be a valued and trusted collaborator for large grid-scale integrated BESS projects in the region and around the world. We thank Quinbrook for their continued trust in GE Vernova as a technology partner for the Supernode project.”
GE Vernova is responsible for the supply and commissioning of the power conditioning systems, power plant controller SCADA systems, and capacitor bank/harmonic filter as well as integration engineering and GPS connection support.
800 MW Capacity Campus Set to Become One of the Largest in the Southern Hemisphere
BRISBANE, QUEENSLAND – 8th July 2022 – Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners ("Quinbrook"), a specialist investment manager focused exclusively on the new infrastructure needed for the energy transition, announced today the launch of one of the largest permit-approved data storage campus projects in the Southern Hemisphere.
Quinbrook''s ''Supernode'' project () will also host one of the largest battery storage installations in the Australian National Electricity Market.
The project site is located adjacent to the South Pine substation at Brendale which is the central node of the Queensland Electricity Network and offers unparalleled power supply access and redundancy with three separate high voltage transmission connections supporting ''mission critical'' data center operations targeting Net Zero emissions.
Supernode is an internationally significant digital infrastructure project combining both critical energy and data storage capacity to be powered by Queensland sited renewable power projects. The unique Supernode site at Brendale is only 30 kms from Brisbane CBD and will intersect the new Torus dark fibre data cable currently under construction which will directly connect Brisbane for the first time ever to the international sub-sea cable recently landed at Maroochydore from Guam.
Quinbrook has secured a 30 hectare site at Brendale and recently obtained both Foreign Investment Review Board and local planning permissions from Moreton Bay Regional Council for a multi-tenant campus of up to four hyperscale data centres that will connect directly to the adjacent South Pine substation offering up to 800 MWs of power supply capacity with three separate high voltage connections.
These high capacity power connections together with Queensland''s low cost and abundant renewable power resources, will offer data center customers at Supernode significant renewable power cost savings relative to interstate campus locations. Quinbrook plans to procure, self-develop and construct the renewables supply capacity needed by Supernode customers as their energy demands grow.
Digital Economy Leadership Opportunity
The Supernode precinct offers Queensland the opportunity to build and attract new digital economy businesses and jobs to the State for the first time, now that Queensland will be directly connected to the international subsea data communications network and enjoy a material latency advantage over data centers located in the southern states. The planned hyperscale data storage and BESS infrastructure will represent an estimated capital investment of up to $2.5 billion when fully constructed.
With the State Government''s focus on ensuring Queensland leads Australia in renewable energy and their support for the subsea data cable already landed at Maroochydore, Supernode is the ideal location for leading data centre operators seeking cost competitive renewables and unparalleled power supply reliability representing a compelling ''Net Zero'' infrastructure solution.
The site enjoys the lowest latency communication connection into the Asia Pacific region from Australia''s east coast and, via the South Pine substation, access to cheap and abundant renewable power from all grid connected regions of Queensland. Quinbrook has appointed CBRE to manage customer engagement for Supernode.
Brian Restall, Senior Director of Quinbrook added, "Supernode is a particularly satisfying project for me as the Moreton Bay region is my birthplace and it is exciting to be delivering a ''game changer'' opportunity for Queensland. Supernode puts this State on the global map with direct data connectivity to the world for the first time.
"Adding large scale battery storage and renewables to address high power prices, grid stress and the decarbonisation of our power supply at the same time, is a remarkable investment opportunity by any measure. We extend our thanks and appreciation to the Government of Queensland and to Moreton Bay Regional Council whose support has enabled us to reach this important milestone."
Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners () is a specialist investment manager focused exclusively on renewables, storage and grid support infrastructure and operational asset management in the US, UK and Australia. Quinbrook is led and managed by a senior team of power industry professionals who have collectively invested c. USD 8.2 billion equity in energy infrastructure assets since the early 1990s, representing a total enterprise value of c. USD 28.7 billion or 19.5 GW of power supply capacity. Quinbrook has completed a diverse range of direct investments in both utility and distributed scale onshore wind and solar power, battery storage, reserve peaking capacity, biomass, fugitive methane recovery, hydro and flexible energy management solutions in the US, UK and Australia.
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