The Helio Boulouparis Solar PV Park 2 – Battery Energy Storage System is a 10,000kW energy storage project located in Bouloupari, South Province, New Caledonia.

The electro-chemical battery energy storage project uses lithium-ion as its storage technology. The project was commissioned in 2019.

Description

The Helio Boulouparis Solar PV Park 2 – Battery Energy Storage System was developed by TotalEnergies. The project is owned by TotalEnergies (100%).

The key applications of the project are renewable capacity firming and renewable energy time shift.

Contractors involved

TotalEnergies has delivered the battery energy storage project.

Additional information

Total Quadran, a wholly subsidiary of Total .SA. is the owner and developer of the project. A pioneer in renewable energies in France, Total Quadran develops, builds and operates facilities to produce electricity from renewable sources, including wind, solar, hydro and biogas.

About TotalEnergies

TotalEnergies SE (Total) formerly known as Total SE, is an integrated global energy company that discovers, produces, refines and markets oil and gas, and also manufactures petrochemicals. It carries out drilling, oil and gas production, processing, transportation, refining and petrochemical production, storage and distribution of petroleum products and specialty chemicals. It conducts power generation and gas trading and operates in renewable energy sector. Total supplies feedstock to refineries, charters ships and undertakes trading on various derivative markets. The company caters to the consumers in transportation, automotive, aerospace, energy, housing and manufacturing industries. It has operations across Asia-Pacific, Africa, Europe and Commonwealth of Independent States, the Middle East, and North and Central America. Total is headquartered in Courbevoie, France.

Methodology

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