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Australia’s New South Wales designates 22GWh of pumped hydro as critical infrastructure

February 6, 2026
The NSW government has declared two pumped hydro projects totalling 22,000MWh of storage capacity as critical infrastructure.
Image: Acen Australia.

Acen Australia seeks federal green tick for 1,760MWh BESS in Queensland

August 13, 2025
Acen Australia has submitted plans for a 440MW/1,760MWh BESS in Queensland to the Australian government’s EPBC Act.
The Deeargee solar-plus-storage project will be located south of Acen Australia’s New England Solar site (above). Image: Acen Australia.

320MW solar-plus-storage site in New South Wales submitted to Australia’s EPBC Act

January 30, 2025
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.
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