Samsung C&T Refers 800MWh Darnum BESS in Victoria’s Gippsland Region to Australia’s EPBC Act

Samsung C&T refers 800MWh Darnum BESS in Victoria’s Gippsland region to Australia’s EPBC Act

Samsung C&T’s Australian renewables arm has referred an 800MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Victoria’s Gippsland region to the federal government under Australia’s Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act.

800Mwh Darnum Battery Energy Storage System Construction Plan Faces Federal Environmental Review

Darnum battery energy storage system has entered Australia’s federal environmental assessment process, placing a controversial 200MW battery construction project under renewed public scrutiny. The proposed facility near Warragul, in Victoria’s Gippsland region, would store 800MWh of electricity and support grid reliability. However, the development faces strong opposition over agricultural land use, visual impacts and potential […]

Samsung C&T seeks approval for 800 MWh BESS in Victoria

The Australian renewable energy arm of South Korean industrial conglomerate Samsung is seeking approval under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act to build another grid-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) in Australia. Samsung C&T Renewable Energy Australia has lodged plans to build a 200 MW / 800 MWh BESS near the town of Warragul in Victoria’s West Gippsland region. The company said the Darnum BESS project…