Sungrow and its partners have broken ground on the 138 MW/330 MWh Templers battery project in South Australia (where the Hornsdale battery (150 MW/193.5 MWh) is also located).
As well as Sungrow, the Templers project participants include power retailer ZEN Energy and China Energy Engineering Group Shanxi Electric Power Construction (SEPC).
The Templers battery energy storage project, sited 60 km north of Adelaide, received grid connection approval from the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) in early 2023. It achieved approval in record time, 13 months from the first round application submission and is anticipated to achieve commercial operation in 2025.
The facility will consist of a Sungrow PowerTitan energy storage system, “specifically tailored to meet the unique demands of the Australian market and regulatory landscape”, with liquid-cooled battery technology, “designed to enhance grid reliability by mitigating intermittency issues and stabilising power supply.”
