Burns & McDonnell providing EPC services for RWE’s Texas Waves II BESS

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Engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) firm Burns & McDonnell is providing its services for Texas Waves II, a 30MW battery energy storage system (BESS) by RWE.

The 30MW, one-hour system in Scurry County will provide load shifting and grid support services according to a press release. It is expected to come online in late 2022 according to project owner RWE, the Germany-based global energy firm.

Burns & McDonnell described the project as a ‘standalone’ BESS, while in a press release last month that announced the installation of the project’s inverters, RWE said the unit was co-located with the existing Pyron Wind Farm. The EPC firm did say that the battery would charge from the wind farm.

Chris Ruckman, vice president of energy storage at Burns & McDonnell, said: “Adding battery storage in the ERCOT market will be a valuable asset for RWE as they continue supporting their customers with clean, reliable energy.”

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ERCOT stands for the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, the grid operator for the majority of the Lone Star State.

Burns & McDonnell said the BESS consists of owner-provided CATL EnerOne battery racks populated with lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery modules. CATL, based in China, is the largest lithium-ion battery manufacturer in the world today by units sold.

The EPC firm will provide all engineering services for the project, and will install the racks, medium-voltage power station (MVPS) and balance of system (BOS) equipment. The work also includes modifying the existing substation, including installation of a new 34.5-kV vacuum breaker, interconnection details, protective relaying and metering upgrades.

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