Electro Power Systems S.A. has announced the successful delivery of the storage system sired to the Coober Pedy Renewable Hybrid Power Project’s microgrid in Coober Pedy, Southern Australia. The arrival at the destination, scheduled for the end of February, marks the official start of the installation and commissioning phase of the project, granted to a company part of the Toshiba Group and developed in partnership with EPS. The system delivery has taken place upon the completion of the Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) during the second half of December 2016 at the EPS manufacturing site in Delebio (Sondrio). The Coober Pedy Renewable Hybrid Power Project, realised by EDL in the context of 900 MW of power generation capacity managed between Australia, the US and Europe, is a concrete example of this new generation of off-grid microgrids. The availability of solar and wind energy sources, combined with the adoption of the most advanced technologies in the field of storage to master the intermittency of renewables, will significantly reduce the use of diesel generators. This will ensure, simultaneously, a stable supply of energy to local populations. The microgrid energy output will be underpinned by a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement with the District Council of Coober Pedy and supported by the Australian Government. EPS system, a proper hybrid power plant, will be connected to a microgrid composed by (in its final configuration) 1 MW of solar panels, 4 MW wind turbines and up to 6 MVA of generators combined with 1 MW of storage system. Thus, the system will be able to cover up to 70% of the demand, supplying the inhabitants of the area – about 1,600 people – with energy from renewable sources for the hybrid power plant’s 20-year life. The Coober Pedy hybrid power plant is expected to be commissioned by the 1H 2017.