Canadian Solar subsidiary Recurrent Energy has completed the sale of the Mannum battery energy storage system (BESS) project in South Australia to Epic Energy.  

The 100MW/200-megawatt-hour Mannum project is the third that Recurrent Energy has sold to Epic Energy, a South Australian-based energy infrastructure owner and operator. 

Epic Energy already owns the 39MW Mannum Stage Two and the 7MW Mannum Stage One solar plants.

Epic Energy CEO Clive D'Cruz stated: “We are delighted to work with Recurrent Energy again at the Mannum site. The battery energy storage system rounds out Epic Energy's investment at the current site, sitting alongside our two adjacent solar farms.  

“The stand-alone battery will create much-needed energy storage to support the supply of excess renewable energy to the grid during peak periods and to enhance stability.” 

Recurrent Energy has chosen e-STORAGE, part of CSI Solar, to supply its SolBank energy storage system for the project. 

The SolBank solution features an active balancing battery management system and an efficient thermal management system to ensure that the BESS project will have optimum performance with the highest safety standards. 

Work on the project will begin in the first half of 2024 and it will become operational in 2025. 

Recurrent Energy CEO Ismael Guerrero stated: “We are delighted to collaborate with Epic Energy once again on the sale of our third project to them. Australia is a rapidly growing market for renewable energy and our latest transaction with Epic Energy supports the country's efforts to decarbonise in a sustainable way.  

“We look forward to continuing to advance our robust pipeline of energy storage and solar projects in Australia.”