BRISBANE, Australia, Aug. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Quinbrook’s Supernode battery vitality storage undertaking has accomplished Stage 2 business operation and reached monetary shut on A$469 million financing for Stage 3, marking an extra milestone within the phased improvement of Australia’s largest operational BESS campus.
With deliberate capability anticipated to exceed 3 GWh, Supernode is supported by CATL as its core vitality storage system provider for all three phases, offering superior storage options and lifecycle assist to allow dependable long-term operation.
Positioned at Brendale, north of Brisbane, Supernode is adjoining to the South Pine substation, a key hub within the Queensland energy system and the regional reference node for marginal loss elements (MLFs). This location offers a beneficial MLF place and roughly 4,000MW of obtainable connection capability for phased enlargement. The undertaking’s improvement coincides with Queensland’s accelerating vitality transition and the infrastructure funding cycle.
Stage 3 has reached monetary shut on A$469 million in debt financing, bringing whole undertaking financing throughout Supernode Phases 1, 2 and three to roughly A$1.2 billion. Throughout its first three phases, Supernode is about to succeed in 780MW / 3,074MWh. Capability throughout the three phases has been contracted beneath long-term offtake preparations.
The long-term worth of such property relies on the continued availability, operational effectivity, security and reliability of their vitality storage methods. CATL has offered EnerC Plus methods for Phases 1 and a pair of and can provide TENER S methods for Stage 3, establishing a constant expertise platform throughout the campus.
In shut collaboration with Quinbrook, CATL has supported project-specific design optimisation to allow high-density deployment inside the constraints of obtainable industrial land. EnerC Plus helps back-to-back set up, lowering the required web site footprint by roughly 20% in contrast with EnerC. Its built-in liquid-cooling system maintains an inner container temperature differential inside 5°C and is designed to ship dependable operation over a 20-year lifecycle.
CATL’s contribution extends past tools provide. Below a Lengthy-Time period Service Settlement (LTSA), CATL will additional assist the total lifecycle of the vitality storage asset by means of situation monitoring, efficiency monitoring, fault response and preventive upkeep to assist guarantee dependable long-term operation. CATL’s confirmed product efficiency, scalable supply capabilities and lifecycle service mannequin present better confidence within the long-term reliability and efficiency of the vitality storage asset.
Tim Hornemand, Managing Director and Regional Lead, Australia, at Quinbrook, stated:
“Reaching business operations for Stage 2 means we’ve efficiently delivered each Origin-contracted phases on schedule, an final result we’re extremely pleased with given the complexity of commissioning utility-scale battery storage tasks in Australia. With Stage 3 now absolutely financed, we’ve reached one other vital milestone in Supernode’s persevering with improvement. The continuing assist of our banking companions additionally displays confidence within the Supernode undertaking, our supply observe document and the long-term outlook for battery storage in Australia.”
Tan Libin, CCO and Co-President of Gross sales & Advertising and marketing at CATL, stated:
“Power storage is evolving from a standalone expertise deployment right into a strategic vitality asset. The following stage of trade improvement will rely not solely on technological development, but in addition on the power to create long-term worth by means of collaboration, innovation and scalable deployment. At CATL, we’re dedicated to working with companions to unlock the total potential of vitality storage property and assist the transition towards a extra versatile and resilient vitality system.”
CATL and Quinbrook are additionally working collectively on EnerQB, an eight-hour battery storage answer being thought of for future phases of the Supernode improvement. The initiative builds on CATL’s function as vitality storage system provider throughout Supernode’s first three phases. CATL will proceed to work with companions worldwide to ship dependable applied sciences, scalable options and lifecycle assist.
