Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL) announced an agreement with Primergy Solar LLC for a $1.2 billion investment in Gemini Solar+Storage Project located just outside Las Vegas, Nevada, per CnEVPost.
The agreement has CATL supply batteries exclusively for the Gemini solar ad storage project.
CATL stated in a press release, “Once completed, Gemini will be one of the largest operational solar and storage projects in the US with a 690 MWac/966 MWdc solar array and 1,416 MWh storage capability.”
Primergy designed a DC-coupled system for the Gemini project to maximize efficiency by combining a solar array and CATL’s storage system.
“CATL will supply Primergy Solar with EnerOne, a modular outdoor liquid cooling battery energy storage system that features long service life, high integration, and a high degree of safety,” CATL said.
The LFP-based battery product will have a life cycle of up to 10,000 cycles and will contribute to the Gemini project’s safety and reliability operation.
“CATL is a technology leader in the battery industry, and we are pleased to partner with them on the Gemini Project and showcase CATL’s advanced EnerOne storage solution,” Primergy’s CEO Ty Daul said.
“Together with CATL, we are building a market leading and highly sophisticated battery storage system that can capture surplus solar power during the day and store it for use in the early evening after the sunsets in Nevada.”
CATL’s vice president Tan Libin said, “we believe our cooperation on the Gemini Solar Project will set a great example for large-scale electrochemical energy storage applications, thus promoting global drive towards carbon neutrality.”
This will be the second supply agreement CATL has had with a US company in a month.
CATL announced a partnership agreement with FlexGen to supply 10 GWh of energy storage for a three-year period on September 22.
The battery giant stated, “CATL will supply FlexGen with EnerC, a containerized liquid-cooled energy storage product that can withstand a wide range of weather extremes and keep the system running safely and reliable for 20 years.”
