New Zealand is set to have its first big battery by 2024, after Meridian Energy awarded a contract to build the 100 MW / 200 MWh Ruakākā Battery Energy Storage System to Saft, a subsidiary of TotalEnergies. New
XALT Energy is contributing the batteries for New Zealand''s first all-electric ferry. The 19-metre vessel with a capacity of 135 passengers will be part of the fleet of ferry operator East by West Wellington Harbour Ferry
3 Currently, New Zealand relies on the combustion of coal and gas to maintain security of supply through dry years when there is less rainfall/snow melt in the South Island hydro lakes. Cabinet set up the New Zealand Battery Project (NZ Battery Project) to investigate renewable storage options to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels for that
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New Zealand needs about 3-5 TWh energy storage to resolve the dry year problem The size of the dry year problem is approximately 3 to 5 terawatt hours (TWh), based on a review of the last 89 years of data on water inflows into the South Island hydro lakes. For comparison, New Zealand has recently been consuming about 38 TWh per year.
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Additionally, these batteries, alongside more renewable generation, will help off-set the retirement of thermal generation and support New Zealand''s transition to a low-emissions economy. New Zealand''s first grid
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7 The NZ Battery Project has been exploring ways of solving the dry year problem in New Zealand without using fossil fuels and support a pathway to 100% renewable electricity generation. The dry year problem is currently managed in New Zealand by varying thermal fossil fuelled plant, burning gas, coal, and occasionally, diesel.
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The NZ Battery Project was established in late 2020 to find innovative solutions to the ''dry year problem'', when hydro-electricity lakes run low, leading to the burning of more fossil fuels to cover the electricity shortfall. A dry year solution would assist New Zealand''s renewable transition and climate change response.
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Business case to progress the New Zealand Battery Project to its next phase of work, (published 31 March 2023), PDF, 9.9MB, 429 pages Update on the New Zealand Battery Project - June 2022 Cabinet paper updating on findings and seeking decisions to shape the focus of the remainder of Phase 1 of the project, (published 5 Aug 2022), PDF, 222KB, 16 pages
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1.1 agreed to set up the New Zealand Battery Project to assess renewable storage options to address the dry year problem; 1.2 agreed that the New Zealand Battery Project should examine the viability of pumped hydro, particularly at Lake Onslow, and consider this solution against alternative technologies; [CBC-20-MIN-0090] 2
As such, New Zealand is implementing this plan to accelerate our production and manufacture of raw battery materials, and supporting our battery industry generally. As batteries are key to New Zealand''s transition to renewable energy, it''s important that businesses are aware of their obligations when it comes to ensuring the smooth running of a battery business.
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September 27, 2024: Saft, a subsidiary of French oil giant TotalEnergies, has won a 100MW/200MWh contract to deliver a turnkey, utility-scale BESS for Genesis Energy, a listed New Zealand generation, wholesale, and retail energy company.
New Zealand is set to get its first big battery by 2024, as Meridian Energy has chosen Saft to build the 100 MW / 200 MWh Ruakaka battery energy storage system on the country''s North Island.
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