Origis Energy taps Mitsubishi Power Americas for three energy storage projects

Mitsubishi Power Americas has been tapped by Origis Energy, a leading solar and energy storage developer, to deliver three utility-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) projects.

The projects will be co-located with three Origis Energy photovoltaic solar facilities in the Southeast United States. Origis will use the Mitsubishi Power Emerald storage solution for the three projects, which are slated to come online over the next two years.

“Storage of renewably generated power is an increasingly important grid asset,” said Kenneth Kim, vice president of engineering and strategy planning at Origis Energy. “By adding the BESS solution to these facilities, we increase the value of the asset, adding enhanced grid solutions to clean, cost-effective solar power. We thank Mitsubishi Power for their collaboration on these projects, creating long-term benefits for our customers.”

Mitsubishi Power will deploy its Emerald Integrated Plant Controller – an Energy Management System (EMS) and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system. It instructs the BESS when to charge and deploy, monitors status, sends alarms and alerts, and enables long-term data storage.

“The Emerald storage solution technology we’re delivering for Origis follows rigorous NERC CIP and IEC 62443 Security Development Lifecycle Process policy and processes aligned to industry best practices,” Alejandro Schnakofsky, vice president of global strategy, energy storage solutions at Mitsubishi Power Americas, said. “It is imperative in everything we do to protect energy systems and operators with the strongest level of cybersecurity possible.”

Origis has led the way in large-scale solar in the Southeast, working with utilities, municipalities, and electric cooperatives to deploy over 1.5 gigawatts of operational and contracted projects in the region. The company’s U.S. total for operational and contracted solar, and BESS projects are over 4 GWs. Overall, Origis has 2.3 gigawatt hours (GWh) of BESS projects contracted or in negotiation, with 13.7 GWh currently being developed.

Mitsubishi Power has more than 2.5 GWh of utility-scale BESS projects in various stages of deployment globally that increase renewable efficiency, capacity, and flexibility.