Compressed air battery wins state approval for Silver City blackout fix in Broken Hill

Australia gives go-ahead to its first compressed air storage project

Broken Hill is closer to becoming one of the world’s largest renewable energy microgrids with the New South Wales (NSW) government giving planning approval for a compressed air energy storage (CAES) facility near the historic mining town.From ESS News Canadian company Hydrostor has secured NSW government approval to build a 200 MW/1.6 GWh CAES facility in a disused mine cavity near Broken Hill in the west of the state. The AUD 652 million ($415 …

Compressed air battery wins state approval for Silver City blackout fix in Broken Hill

The long duration compressed air storage project has NSW development approval and soon will have its energy market rule change too. The post Compressed air battery wins state approval for Silver City blackout fix in Broken Hill appeared first on RenewEconomy.