{"id":18978,"date":"2018-02-07T13:45:43","date_gmt":"2018-02-07T03:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=18978"},"modified":"2018-02-08T13:47:44","modified_gmt":"2018-02-08T03:17:44","slug":"energy-storage-south-australia-mb0452","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/energy-storage-south-australia-mb0452\/","title":{"rendered":"More Big Energy Storage Projects For South Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_18980\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18980\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18980\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/highbury-pumped-hydro.jpg\" alt=\"Highbury Pumped Hydro Energy Storage Project\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/highbury-pumped-hydro.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/highbury-pumped-hydro-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18980\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image: <a href=\"http:\/\/aerometrex.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Aerometrix<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>South Australia&#8217;s standing as a renewable energy powerhouse will soon be matched by its reputation for energy storage uptake, boosted by news of more major projects announced today.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Just days after SA&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-powerwall-sa-mb0445\/\">50,000 solar + battery system<\/a> strong <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/sa-virtual-power-plant\/\">virtual power plant<\/a> project was announced, developer Tilt Renewables has unveiled plans for a 300MW\/1350MWh pumped hydro energy storage project at Highbury, 14km north of Adelaide&#8217;s CBD.<\/p>\n<p>The facility will make use of the old Highbury Quarry, which ceased operations in 2009. The existing reservoir, road infrastructure and proximity to grid connection make it an ideal location for such a project says Tilt. Here&#8217;s what the area looked like in 2011.<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"Highbury quarry, Adelaide 3D Fly-through\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/I2iT05yDuRg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The project, which has moved to the approvals phase, will involve pumping water into an upper reservoir when demand for and cost of electricity is low<sup class='endnote'><a href='https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/energy-storage-south-australia-mb0452\/#en-18978-1' id='enref-18978-1' onclick='return hhEndnotes_show(18978)'>1<\/a><\/sup> , then releasing the water back to a lower reservoir, spinning turbines to generate electricity along the way, when demand is high.<\/p>\n<p>The facility will do more than just store energy says the company.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;\u201cWe see this project as a real winner for the South Australian community,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiltrenewables.com\/documents\/92\/MEDIA_RELEASE_Tilt_Renewables_new_projects_announced_07022018_For_Release.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> Tilt Renewables&#8217; Deion Campbell. &#8221; Not only will we be able to support energy security and contribute to reducing power price volatility, we\u2019ll also have the option to open up some of the 350 hectare site for public recreational use with potential for walking trails, picnic areas and outdoor activities.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Highbury Quarry is one of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/pumped-hydro-storage-australia-mb0218\/\">22,000 potential pumped hydro sites<\/a> identified across Australia.<\/p>\n<p>SA Energy Minister Tom Koutsantonis seemed particularly excited about the project.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It could be the first Hydro scheme in 40yrs!&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TKoutsantonisMP\/status\/961036067913719809\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">he tweeted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Snowtown North Solar Farm Gets Funding<\/h2>\n<p>Another project moving along for Tilt Renewables is the\u00a0$90 million <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/snowtown-north-solar-mb0322\/\">Snowtown North Solar Farm<\/a>, which we mentioned last year.<\/p>\n<p>To be situated adjacent to Tilt Renewables&#8217; existing wind farms, the project has scored $7.125 million from the <a href=\"http:\/\/ourenergyplan.sa.gov.au\/content\/battery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> SA Renewable Technology Fund<\/a> to support development of the 44MW facility, which will feature up to 180,000 solar panels and a 21 MW\/26 MWh battery storage system.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18981\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/snowtown-solar-farm.jpg\" alt=\"Snowtown North Solar Farm\" width=\"700\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/snowtown-solar-farm.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/snowtown-solar-farm-300x171.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The company says the attributes of the site &#8211; wind peaking in the evening and solar energy during the day &#8211; means the resources can be better matched to daily electricity demands.<\/p>\n<p>Tilt says Snowtown North will be Australasia&#8217;s largest co-located wind, solar power and battery facility.<\/p>\n<h2>Hundreds Of Green Collar Jobs<\/h2>\n<p>Both projects will employ a significant number of workers during their construction phases &#8211; 200 site staff at Snowtown for 12 months and up to 300 at the Highbury Pumped Hydro Energy Storage Project over 30 months.<\/p>\n<p>Tilt Renewables says it has injected close to a billion dollars of investment into South Australia to date.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Australia&#8217;s standing as a renewable energy powerhouse will soon be matched by its reputation for energy storage uptake, boosted by news of more major projects announced today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":18980,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[678],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18978","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-solar-battery-news","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.2 (Yoast SEO v27.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>More Big Energy Storage Projects For South Australia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"South Australia&#039;s standing as a renewable energy powerhouse will soon be matched by its reputation for energy storage uptake, boosted by news of more major projects announced today.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/energy-storage-south-australia-mb0452\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"More Big Energy Storage Projects For South Australia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"South Australia&#039;s standing as a renewable energy powerhouse will soon be matched by its reputation for energy storage uptake, boosted by news of more major projects announced today.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/energy-storage-south-australia-mb0452\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"SolarQuotes Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SolarQuotes\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-02-07T03:15:43+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2018-02-08T03:17:44+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/highbury-pumped-hydro.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"700\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"394\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Michael Bloch\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@solar_quotes\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@solar_quotes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/energy-storage-south-australia-mb0452\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/energy-storage-south-australia-mb0452\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Michael Bloch\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/66afd571aa00c2e442f0192ebac2f6f1\"},\"headline\":\"More Big Energy Storage Projects For South Australia\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-02-07T03:15:43+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-02-08T03:17:44+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/energy-storage-south-australia-mb0452\/\"},\"wordCount\":476,\"commentCount\":2,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/energy-storage-south-australia-mb0452\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/highbury-pumped-hydro.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"General Solar &amp; 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