China’s CATL to Supply Battery to 690 MW Gemini Solar + Storage Project

Global battery manufacturing major Contemporary Amperex Technology Company Limited (CATL) has announced that it has entered a sole battery supply agreement with Primergy Solar for a record breaking $1.2 billion Gemini Solar+Storage Project that lies outside of Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Primergy Solar is a developer, owner and operator of utility and distributed scale solar and storage systems.

The official statement of CATL held that upon completion, Gemini project will be one of the largest operational solar + storage projects in the United States with a 690 MWac/966 MWdc solar array and 1,416 MWh of storage capability. Earlier this year, Primergy completed a comprehensive and detailed procurement process and selected several globally leading equipment suppliers and construction partners for the Gemini project.

Primergy designed an innovative DC coupled system for the Gemini project, which will maximize efficiency from the teaming of the solar array with the CATL 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 high degree of safety.

CATL held that with a cycle life of up to 10,000 cycles, EnerOne will contribute to the safe and reliable operation of the Gemini project. Primergy selected the EnerOne solution for Gemini because it utilizes advanced lithium phosphate chemistry which meets Primergy’s requirements for safe and reliable operations at its sites.

Ty Daul, CEO, Primergy Solar, said, “CATL is a technology leader in the battery industry, and we are pleased to partner with them on the Gemini Project and showcase CATL advanced EnerOne storage solution.”

He added, “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.”

Tan Libin, VP, CATL, said, “With Primergy’s industry-seasoned team, their in-house capability in development, construction and management of long-term assets and CATL’s innovative battery technologies, 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.”