Renewable energy firm Sungrow and Masdar have signed an agreement to supply 7.5GWh of battery storage capacity to a new gigascale round-the-clock (RTC) renewable energy project in Abu Dhabi.
The project, which is being developed by Masdar and Emirates Water and Electricity Company, combines 5.2GW of solar generation with a 19GWh battery energy storage system (BESS), which will deliver baseload renewable energy at an ‘unprecedented scale’, according to a press release.
Under the terms of the agreement, Sungrow will supply 7.5GWh of its PowerTitan 3.0 energy storage systems, alongside 2.6GW of PV inverter technology, to the project.
‘A major advancement’
‘RTC represents a major advancement in the integration of solar PV and battery storage technologies at the utility scale,’ the companies noted. ‘Once operational in 2027, [the facility] is expected to support the delivery of reliable clean energy around the clock while enhancing grid resilience and flexibility.’
Each storage system will operate on an eight-hour charging and 16-hour discharge cycle to provide continuous clean energy delivery.
Gulf climate conditions
The technology has also been designed to operate in temperatures of up to 55°C without performance deterioirating, making it ‘well suitable’ for Gulf climate conditions.
‘RTC reimagines the potential of renewable energy by overcoming intermittency,’ the companies said. ‘Once operational, it will produce gigascale baseload renewable energy at a globally competitive tariff for the first time. The project is designed to be a blueprint that can be replicated around the world.’ Read more here.
