Located in Melton (Kulin Nations), MREH will be Australia’s largest Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) facility to be built in two (2) stages each with 600MW/1,200 MWh of capacity (total 2,400MWh). Capable of servicing more than one million households, it will allow increased solar and wind integration into the grid and reduce electricity prices for Victorians.
Cameron Buckley, Director of Renewables, says, “MREH will be at the leading edge of Australia’s energy transition. Storage at this scale materially increases the grid’s ability to integrate renewables, through time-shifting of energy flows and by providing key system support services.
Delivering on Future Ready™ strategies, we are supporting projects like MREH to accelerate energy transition in the National Energy Market.”
Amr El-Mekawy, Senior Project Manager and Owner’s Engineer Lead, says, “MREH marks a paradigm shift in the scale and speed with which BESS is maturing as a technology. The facility, when completed, will be an enabler of ‘firming’ renewables generation variability and providing much needed grid support in the NEM. A key step towards decarbonisation of the NEM and supporting the imminent closure of Australia’s retiring coal-fired plants.
“It is exciting to bring WSP’s best talent and extensive track record in order to support MREH, ensuring it’s delivered successfully.”
Designated as a Project of State Significance, MREH has been designed with innovative inverter technology to support the transmission grid's voltage and frequency and replace system inertia that is lost when coal and gas fired power stations retire over the next decade.
The first stage is scheduled to commence construction in 2023 and operations in 2024.
The project is 100% owned by Equis and is being jointly developed with Syncline Energy.
WSP will provide Owner’s Engineer services with full-time site representation and project management support. This will support Equis to deliver the project and provide appropriate management of technical risk.
For more information on how WSP can support your projects in renewables or energy storage, please contact Cameron Buckley.
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