Giant four-hour battery proposed next to Australia’s biggest operating pumped hydro plant

New solar and battery project planned for Queensland hotspot

Queensland’s Wide Bay–Burnett region is continuing to build as a renewable energy hotspot with Zen Energy now seeking federal government approval to develop a 100 MW solar farm and a 200 MW battery energy storage system in the area.South Australia-headquartered renewable energy gen-tailer Zen Energy, through its joint venture with Taiwan’s HD Renewable Energy, has submitted plans for the Hookey Creek Solar Farm and battery energy storage project…

ACE Power seeks federal approval for four-hour battery

Renewables developer ACE Power is seeking federal approval under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Act for its proposed four-hour grid-connected battery, to be built next Snowy Hydro’s Tumut 3 Power Station. Related article: ACE Power gets approval for two battery projects in Qld If approved, the 450MW/1.8GWh Talbingo Battery would would be the first big battery to be built alongside the Snowy Hydro scheme in New South Wales. The Talbi…

Giant four-hour battery proposed next to Australia’s biggest operating pumped hydro plant

Plans to install a four-hour big battery next to the largest operating pumped hydro generator in Australia have been submitted for federal environmental assessment.