Two pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) projects have been submitted for approval under Australia’s Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act.

Marinus Link Pty has secured FID and EPBC Act approval for the first stage of its HVDC interconnector connecting Victoria and Tasmania.

Australia’s AER has approved plans to convert Basslink to a regulated transmission service, with implications for PHES developments.

Energy-Storage.news delves into the Marinus Link and how the 1.5GW interconnector could facilitate Tasmania’s ‘Battery of the Nation’ goal.

Australia will launch its first tenders for large-scale energy storage resources during this year, minister says.

Australia’s government has put its support behind two major transmission projects which will increase the utilisation of renewable energy.

A plan to turn Australian island state Tasmania into the ‘Battery of the Nation’ has taken a step forwards.