9th Oct 2021 - The largest ever battery in the Kimberley was successfully installed at the Broome Boulevard

The largest ever battery in the Kimberley was successfully installed at the Broome Boulevard to support the Broome utility grid during periods of intermittent cloud coverage The operation executed by four local Broome businesses; Gen Off Grid, H&M Tracey, Lift N Rigg & Roadline Civil Contractors

A perfect early Broome morning was the setting for the successful delivery of the Kimberley’s largest battery. The operation executed by four local Broome businesses, the battery was lifted into place by the local Lift'N'Rig team, in support of the GenOffGrid & H&M Tracey installed solar & battery system at the Broome Boulevard.

“The battery system is unique in that its sole purpose is to provide smoothing services for the Broome Grid, ensuring that the 1MW Solar Carpark project does not impact upon the grid stability and thereby also ensuring that the project does not adversely affect the town’s hosting capacity for residential solar”. Tom Straw Project Manager for the GenOffGrid & H&M Tracey JV Broome Boulevard project said. “With a discharge power of up to 1MW, this is the largest battery ever to be deployed in the Kimberley region”.