Synertec wins preferred-proponent role for Amplitude Energy's Orbost gas plant power optimisation. FEED study covers solar, battery, controls; project valued at $4.5-5.5m if approved.
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Synertec Corporation (ASX: SOP) has been picked by Amplitude Energy (ASX: AEL) as the preferred proponent for a power optimisation project at the Orbost gas processing plant in Victoria's Gippsland Basin.
The selection followed a competitive request-for-proposal process. Synertec will first complete front-end engineering and design (FEED) for an integrated Powerhouse solar and battery system.
The proposed setup includes roughly two megawatts of solar generation and five megawatt-hours of battery storage, plus Synertec's controls, predictive intelligence, and energy optimisation technology.
If Amplitude reaches a final investment decision, the project carries an indicative value of $4.5 million to $5.5 million.
The FEED study covers detailed engineering, power system modelling, reliability and availability assessments, safety and regulatory work, implementation planning, and a Class 2 cost estimate.
This is the first of three proposed stages: design, construction and commissioning, then long-term operations, maintenance, and performance support.
Synertec will evaluate both a traditional capital sale and a build-own-operate-maintain structure during the FEED process, which it expects to finish in the first half of the 2027 financial year. Both models give Synertec an ongoing role through monitoring, optimisation, maintenance, and lifecycle support.
The preferred structure will be set as the technical design and commercial terms are refined. Any construction and operational stages still need Amplitude's final investment decision.
Amplitude wants to improve power system reliability, cut fuel gas consumption and maintenance costs, and potentially run the Orbost plant normally on a single gas generator.
Synertec's Powerhouse system would work alongside the plant's existing gas generation, providing fast-response support and reserve capacity. The platform is also designed to lower carbon emissions while supporting higher gas production into Australia's east coast market.
Synertec sees the architecture as repeatable across data centres, mining operations, energy infrastructure, and other critical industrial facilities. The design combines renewable generation, battery storage, predictive controls, and energy management technology to improve the performance of existing generation assets.
Synertec's collaboration with Hitachi Energy will contribute power conversion and grid integration expertise.
Managing director Michael Carroll said the selection showed Powerhouse's ability to handle complex industrial energy needs.
"This award reflects the strength of our Powerhouse platform and its growing applicability beyond remote microgrids and into larger industrial energy systems where reliability, operational performance, energy optimisation, and reduced emissions are critical," Carroll said.
"The architecture being evaluated through the FEED process combines technologies into what will be a highly scalable industrial energy solution."
"As demand continues to grow for cheaper, reliable and lower-emission power solutions, we believe the ability to optimise and firm existing thermal generation assets using solar, battery storage, advanced controls and predictive intelligence will become an increasingly important market opportunity for Synertec."
The FEED study is expected to complete in the first half of fiscal 2027.
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