Quinbrook switches on Supernode battery in Queensland
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The news: Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners has placed the first stage of its 260 megawatt (MW) Supernode battery project into commercial operations to store excess electricity generated in Queensland.
The numbers: Origin Energy has signed up as the project's offtaker for stages one and two of the battery energy storage system. When constructed, it will have a combined 520 MW of capacity.
A third 260 MW stage will be contracted to Queensland government-owned generator Stanwell Corporation.
In addition to the planned 780 MW of capacity, Quinbrook is also planning a fourth stage in conjunction with Chinese battery manufacturer CATL. When developed, it will discharge for eight hours.
The context: Quinbrook has been working towards a 2025 commercial operations target and a full operations target by 2026 for Supernode stage one.
The infrastructure fund closed a $722 million financing for stages 1 and 2 combined from a syndicate of five banks - Commonwealth, MUFG, Deutsche, Mizuho and Bank of America. A project financing for Stage 3 is expected to kick off in the coming months.
Quinbrook is a renewable energy developer with projects in Australia, Europe and the US.
It is developing the 690 MW Gemini Solar and Storage project in Nevada, which at the time of signing a power purchase agreement was the country's largest hybrid power facility. It was also involved in the development of a 6 gigawatt solar farm in the Northern Territory which was part of SunCable's Australia-Asia Power Link.
The source: Quinbrook media release
