SEC Plans 'Australian First' Compressed CO2 Battery in Victorian Coal Country

Australian-first battery in Gippsland: D’Ambrosio I Australian Rural & Regional News

Photo source SEC Victoria website The Hon. Lily D’Ambrosio, Minister for the State Electricity Commission (Vic), Media Release, 10 July 2026 Labor is delivering an Australian-first battery in the Latrobe Valley to drive down power prices.  The SEC’s fourth project, SEC Energy Works near Morwell is a 143-hectare site that will host multiple renewable energy technologies. These technologies will stabilise the grid and help lower power bills for Vi…

‘Australian first’ compressed CO2 battery project takes shape - pv magazine Global

Victoria’s State Electricity Commission (SEC) will partner with Milan-headquartered battery developer Energy Dome to deploy a 10-hour duration compressed carbon dioxide (CO2) battery energy storage system near Morwell in the Latrobe Valley. The project, to be built as part of a new 143-hectare energy innovation precinct to be established adjacent to the decommissioned coal-fired Hazelwood power station, will feature a 20 MW / 200 MWh compressed …

New life with new energy in the Latrobe Valley

Image: SECSEC Victoria will push ahead with its plans for an energy renaissance in the once coal-dominated Latrobe Valley with a 143ha energy innovation precinct.  Located in Hazelwood North, SEC Energy Works will provide a space for the SEC to partner with industry on technologies designed to support the state’s future energy system.  The first project at the site will be a 20MW closed-loop, compressed CO2 long-duration energy storage facility …

SEC plans 'Australian first' compressed CO2 battery in Victorian coal country

Victoria’s State Electricity Commission (SEC) will partner with Milan-headquartered battery developer Energy Dome to deploy a 10-hour duration compressed carbon dioxide (CO2) battery energy storage system near Morwell in the Latrobe Valley. The project, to be built as part of a new 143-hectare energy innovation precinct to be established adjacent to the decommissioned coal-fired Hazelwood power station, will feature a 20 MW / 200 MWh compressed …

Victoria to build Australia's first CO2 battery

Victoria’s SEC has revealed plans to develop Australia’s first compressed CO2 battery in partnership with Italian global clean technology company Energy Dome. Energy Dome’s closed-loop, compressed CO2 long-duration energy storage solution will be the first piece of the SEC Energy Works, an energy innovation precinct in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley. The 143ha property, located in Hazelwood North, will provide a space for SEC to partner with industry…