Waratah Super Battery

Powering a secure, sustainable grid.
Battery Energy Storage System

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When New South Wales began to replace its aging, coal-fired power plants with wind and solar sources, it needed a way to provide always-on energy, while avoiding power surges. Its solution, the Waratah Super Battery, will be the single largest grid-scale battery on the planet.

See a few of the features of this remarkable project – and our investment in it - below.

Power capacity

Waratah will be the world’s largest Battery Energy Storage System.¹

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How the technology works

Grid-scale lithium-ion batteries:

Store

Store power from wind, solar and other sources when those sources are at peak production.

Provide

Provide reliable, affordable electricity when demand is at its highest.

Buffer

Buffer supply shocks, such as outages or power surges, to ensure reliable energy.

Stabilize

Stabilize the electric grid during the transition to new power sources.

How the investment works

$700

million invested on behalf of BlackRock Climate Infrastructure clients for construction & operation³

$10

billion of client commitments to BlackRock’s infrastructure team in renewables from 20+ countries⁴

2GW of storage
New South Wales’ policy supports 12GW of renewable generation and 2GW+ of storage by 2030.⁵
New South Wales grid

The grid

New South Wales is set to retire four of its five coal-powered energy stations in the next 11 years.⁶

Why now

↓ 89%

Technology – as of 2020, Li-ion battery pack prices had dropped 89% below their 2010 costs.⁷

$43

billion - Australian gov't estimated cost to build out sufficient battery storage through 2050.⁸

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