Highlights:
- Carnegie's wholly owned subsidiary Energy Made Clea n (EMC) and JV partner Lendlease Services awarded the design and construction of a 5 MW Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) for WA State Government utility Western Power.
- This BESS will integrate with wind, solar and the g rid at Kalbarri to form the largest microgrid in Western Australia.
- Construction is scheduled to begin late-2018 and commence operation in mid-2019.
Carnegie Clean Energy Limited (ASX: CCE) is pleased to announce that its 100% ow ned subsidiary, leading Australian battery and solar engineering company, Energy Made Clean, and its Joint Venture partner, Lendlease Services have been awarded a $6. 8 million contract for the Supply, Delivery and Installation of a 5MW Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) facility located in Kalbarri, 500km north of Perth for Western Power. The BESS will have a 4. 5MWh energy capacity and a minimum 2MWh that is accessible at any time for reliability back -up services.
With a capacity of a 5MW, and overload capacity to 10MW, the BESS will form part of the largest microgrid in Western Australia. The system will be supported by a trailing Operations and Maintenance (O&M) contract, serviced by the EMC Len dlease JV's dedicated maintenance team.
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