Pacific Green Technologies has applied for approval under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act, for its 1GW/2.5GWh Portland BESS in Victoria, Australia.
The Victoria government has opened a second round of its 100 Neighbourhood Batteries Program in Australia, which has been expanded to include energy backup systems.
Construction has started at the 600MW/1,600MWh Melbourne Renewable Energy Hub (MREH), one of the largest energy storage projects in Victoria, Australia.
The Clean Energy Council (CEC) of Australia has revealed that six large-scale energy storage projects totalling 573MW/2,047MWh reached financial commitment in the second quarter of 2024.
Today (29 August), the Victoria government announced it has streamlined the planning process to deliver the state’s “largest” battery energy storage system (BESS), ACEnergy’s 350MW/700MWh Joel Joel project.
Canadian Solar subsidiary e-STORAGE has been selected to supply the 100MW/200MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) for Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) Australia’s Terang project.
The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has granted US independent power producer (IPP) BrightNight approval to connect its Mortlake Energy Hub, which includes solar and storage facilities, to the Victoria grid.