The NSW government has declared two pumped hydro projects totalling 22,000MWh of storage capacity as critical infrastructure.

Renewable energy developer Acen Australia has received consent from the New South Wales IPC for a 640MWh wind-plus-storage project.

7.15GW of renewables and energy storage projects have been granted access rights to connect to Australia’s first REZ in Central-West Orana.

Acen Australia has secured AU$750 million (US$472 million) in debt financing to support the rollout of its 13GW renewable energy and storage portfolio.

Acen Australia has sold a 50MW/100MWh 2-hour duration hybrid solar PV and BESS project to developer FRV Australia.

The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) Services has revealed that nearly 14GWh of long-duration energy storage (LDES) projects were successful in the latest New South Wales Roadmap competitive tender.

Acen Australia has started construction on a 200MW/400MWh BESS co-located at the 720MW New England site in New South Wales, Australia.

Acen Australia has submitted a 320MW solar-plus-storage project featuring a 1,400MWac battery energy storage system (BESS) in New South Wales to Australia’s Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act.

Global solar developer Lightsource bp and Acen Australia have seen each of their respective solar-plus-storage projects in New South Wales, Australia, totalling 550MW of generation capacity, progress.

Acen Australia’s 600MW Birriwa solar-plus-storage project in New South Wales has been granted federal approval from Tanya Plibersek, Australia’s minister for the environment and water.