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BESS (Battery energy storage systems) retrofit projects – as easy as plug and play? May 1, 2023May 1, 2023 2:08 pm GMT 6 views By: By Mr Andrew Bukowski and Strati Pantges Battery energy storage systems (BESS), when co-located with a solar or wind farm, provide a more reliable generation source by charging during periods of high irradiance or high wind and discharging to meet demand during periods of low irradiance or low wind.

2023 outlook Predictions in 2022 of a gas shortage in Australia’s east coast energy market have extended into 2023, with continued concerns for the stability of the country’s energy supply. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) most recent gas inquiry report (released on 27 January 2023) forecasted a 30 petajoule (PJ) shortfall in the Australian east coast gas market in 2023, if LNG producers exported their uncontracted gas outside of Australian shores.

Battery energy storage systems (BESS), when co-located with a solar or wind farm, provide a more reliable generation source by charging during periods of high irradiance or high wind and discharging to meet demand during periods of low irradiance or low wind. Given this, we are seeing an increasing number of new solar and wind projects incorporate a BESS component. Also, many owners of existing wind and solar projects are seeking to ‘retrofit’ their projects with a BESS.