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Contract Power Australia, a subsidiary of Pacific Energy, is set to design, construct, install and commission 42 MW of battery capacity for Fortescue Metals Group as part of its Pilbara Energy Connect project. The storage facility will be the largest grid-connected battery system in Western Australia.
Fortescue Metals Group (FMG), which has signed green energy deals from Papua New Guinea to Jordan over the past year, has contracted Pacific Energy subsidiary Contract Power Australia (CPA) to build Western Australia’s largest network-integrated battery energy storage system (BESS).
The 42 MW battery project will see CPA design, construct, test, install and commission two batteries for FMG subsidiary Pilbara Energy as part of FMG’s integrated power network in the Australian states Pilbara region.
Much of the workload will be forked off to Pacific Energy subsidiary Hybrid Systems Australia, whose executive director, Michael Hall, said the long-standing remote generation experience of Contract Power – combined with Hybrid Systems’ industry leading BESS deployment and network integration expertise – demonstrated the industry capabilities that exist within Western Australia and Australia to deliver world class projects.
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The move is part of FMG’s emissions reduction goal to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030. To do this, FMG’s energy strategy includes strong investments in renewables and low-emission energy sources, including almost AUD 700 million ($544.5 million) in the next stage of its Pilbara Energy Connect program to combine 150 MW of gas-fired generation with 150 MW of solar PV and the aforementioned grid-scale battery.
The hybrid generation project will provide low-cost power to the Iron Bridge magnetite project currently under construction. The battery was previously planned to be 35 MW/11 MWh, but has since risen to 42 MW of storage capacity. |
