ACEN Australia has secured approval from the New South Wales state authorities for the expanded battery proposal, making it Australia’s largest battery at 1.4 GW/2.8 GWh. The battery can be constructed close to the corporate’s 720 MW New England Photo voltaic challenge.

From pv journal Australia

ACEN Australia, the Australian unit of Philippine-based clear power firm AC Vitality, is ready to put in Australia’s largest battery at 1.4 GW / 2.8 GWh close to Uralla, in northern New South Wales.

The corporate says the New South Wales authorities has permitted its plans to extend the scale of the New England battery from 200 MW/400 MWh to a model seven instances bigger. The battery can be positioned subsequent to ACEN Australia’s 720 MW (AC) New England Photo voltaic Farm. The primary 400 MW part of the photo voltaic farm was opened in March.

The expanded battery stays throughout the permitted web site boundary, utilizing extra land for building functions, in keeping with ACEN Australia. The chosen location close to the substation permits the connection to the electrical energy transmission community. ACEN Australia’s restructuring plans for the second part of the photo voltaic challenge embody unspecified adjustments aimed toward optimizing the challenge and progressing in the direction of building.

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