{"id":66587,"date":"2022-10-17T06:52:04","date_gmt":"2022-10-16T20:22:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=66587"},"modified":"2022-10-17T06:52:04","modified_gmt":"2022-10-16T20:22:04","slug":"waratah-super-battery-mb2677","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/waratah-super-battery-mb2677\/","title":{"rendered":"NSW’s Waratah Super Battery Site Confirmed"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Waratah<\/p>\n

It’s official – the site of the old Lake Munmorah Power Station on New South Wales’ Central Coast is to host the proposed Waratah Super Battery.<\/p>\n

NSW’s State Government tabled the Waratah Super Battery project in February this year following Origin Energy’s announcement it would close Eraring Power Station<\/a> at Lake Macquarie – a 2.8 GW coal-burner –\u00a0 in 2025.<\/p>\n

To help ensure the state continues to have reliable energy supply after Eraring’s exit, the State Government said it would install a 700MW\/1400MWh grid battery, which is to be the largest network standby battery in the Southern Hemisphere. In addition to the battery system, transmission infrastructure will be constructed to connect the battery to the existing Munmorah Substation within the former power station, along with other ancillary infrastructure.<\/p>\n

Designed to provide 24\/7 reserve transmission capacity, the Waratah Super Battery will assist network stability and discharge based on network conditions as determined by the network operator.<\/p>\n

In April this year, the Energy Corporation of NSW ( EnergyCo) kicked off an Expression of Interest process for the project, which closed in early May. Then in September, NSW Minister for Planning Anthony Roberts declared the project as Critical State Significant Infrastructure. Also last month, EnergyCo released a scoping report<\/a> for the Waratah Super Battery.<\/p>\n

While EnergyCo is still reviewing options for the most suitable battery technology for the project, the most feasible is lithium-ion batteries<\/a> containerised or in other enclosed battery arrangements.<\/p>\n

According to NSW Treasurer and Minister for Energy Matt Kean, the Waratah Super Battery will drive up\u00a0 to $1 billion in private investment and create more than 100 jobs in the Hunter and Central Coast regions during construction. During its operational phase, it will support 10-15 jobs.<\/p>\n

“Lake Munmorah has a long history in energy generation, with the now demolished power station helping to power the State for over 40 years,” said Minister Kean<\/a>. ” I\u2019m thrilled that today we are announcing the return of more energy capacity to the area.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Assuming all the necessary approvals are granted, construction of the Waratah Super Battery is expected to begin early next year and completed by mid-2025 before Eraring switches off.<\/p>\n

About Lake Munmorah Power Station<\/h2>\n

Lake Munmorah Power Station was a coal-fired generator with a total capacity of 1,400 MW when completed in 1969. It was the site of a NSW Government trial of ‘clean coal’ technology<\/a> in 2007.<\/p>\n

\"Lake<\/p>\n

Considered one of NSW’s filthiest coal fired clunkers in terms of emissions, the power station was retired by owner Delta Electricity in 2012.<\/p>\n

The removal of the four 350 MW generation units, 155 meter high chimney stacks, boiler houses, coal handling plant, conveyors and 2.3km of ash lines fell to Liberty Industrial<\/a>. And Liberty did a bang-up job of felling it all in what was claimed to be the largest power station demolition project to be carried out in Australia to that point (they even won an award for it.)<\/p>\n

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