NZ Battery Project

The NZ Battery Project was set up in 2020 to explore possible renewable energy storage solutions for when our hydro lakes run low for long periods. A pumped hydro scheme

2026 Mar 01

Transforming Energy Storage at Glenbrook with

The Glenbrook BESS meets urgent energy requirements while also laying the groundwork for the renewable energy transition. It will store excess

2024 Mar 13

Completion of Ruakākā Battery Energy Storage

Construction of New Zealand''s first large-scale grid battery storage system is now complete, with Meridian Energy''s Ruakākā Battery

2024 May 16

NZ Battery Project

The NZ Battery Project was set up in 2020 to explore possible renewable energy storage solutions for when our hydro lakes run low for

2025 Sep 17

Transforming Energy Storage at Glenbrook with 100 MW BESS

The Glenbrook BESS meets urgent energy requirements while also laying the groundwork for the renewable energy transition. It will store excess renewable energy generated during off-peak

2024 Jul 02

Completion of Ruakākā Battery Energy Storage System

Construction of New Zealand''s first large-scale grid battery storage system is now complete, with Meridian Energy''s Ruakākā Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) being

2025 Mar 01

Media releases

Tesla selected as battery energy storage system supplier, the first Megapack 2 XL project in New Zealand. The battery system will discharge stored energy at a split second to

2025 Sep 01

Saft to supply 200 MWh battery storage project in New Zealand

The Saft battery division of French energy and petroleum multinational TotalEnergies will supply 70 of its containerized Intensium Shift+ battery energy storage

2024 Jul 06

Saft to supply 200 MWh battery storage project in

The Saft battery division of French energy and petroleum multinational TotalEnergies will supply 70 of its containerized Intensium

2025 Mar 21

Unlocking the potential for batteries to contribute to security of

This article explains the importance of grid-scale batteries as New Zealand shifts towards a highly renewable electricity system. What is grid battery storage and why is it

2025 Jun 11

Meridian completes 200MWh Ruakākā BESS in

Construction of the BESS, located south of Whangārei, the northernmost city of New Zealand, began in early 2023 and was

2024 Apr 11

Meridian completes 200MWh Ruakākā BESS in New Zealand

Construction of the BESS, located south of Whangārei, the northernmost city of New Zealand, began in early 2023 and was completed within the project''s original budget of

2024 Jan 07

BATTERY STORAGE IN NEW ZEALAND

transferring and using energy. In New Zealand, our hydro lakes store energy on a large scale. However, until now we have had limited options to store electricity cost-effecti ly, close to

2024 Oct 09

Saft energy storage system to support New Zealand''s transition

Located at Ruakākā in the country''s North Island, the 100-megawatt (MW) BESS will improve the stability of the national grid, as intermittent renewable power generation

2024 Jan 09

Unlocking the potential for batteries to contribute to

This article explains the importance of grid-scale batteries as New Zealand shifts towards a highly renewable electricity system. What is

2024 Feb 08

Contact to develop a grid-scale 100 MW battery in Auckland

The project will be operational by March 2026. Contact Energy (Contact) has answered calls for more energy storage by contracting with Tesla to build a 100-megawatt

2026 Feb 27