Trina Storage supplies Elementa BESS for Frontier Energy's Waroona Renewable Energy Project Stage One
Type: Supply Agreement · Technology: Storage · Country: Australia · Capacity: 81.5 MW · Announced: 2026-09-15
Trina Storage, the utility-scale energy storage unit of Trinasolar, will supply its Elementa DC-coupled storage solution for Stage One of Frontier Energy's Waroona Renewable Energy Project located approximately 120 km south of Perth. The project pairs 132 MW of solar with an 81.5 MW/6.9-hour BESS, with first generation targeted for 2028. The battery will use lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cells produced at Trina's Changzhou plant, featuring liquid cooling and fire safety systems including heat, gas and smoke detection and active fire suppression. According to CIS Tender 6 documentation and Frontier Energy disclosures, Stage One was awarded storage revenue support through Australia's federal Capacity Investment Scheme after being selected in the program's sixth tender round. Frontier's longer-term plans for Waroona target as much as 1,000 MW of solar generation and 660 MW of battery storage by 2031, though later stages remain subject to further feasibility studies, approvals and network-access work with Western Power.
Counterparties
- Trina Storage (Supplier)
- Frontier Energy (Developer)
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