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Published: 18 Jan 2021, 11:05
By:
Andy Colthorpe
The Neoen-Tesla Hornsdale Power Reserve battery storage project in South Australia, which in many ways kicked off a wave of large-scale battery storage project announcements across the country. Image: Neoen-Tesla.
Renewable energy developer Neoen last month published its plan for a new project in New South Wales, Australia, called the ‘Great Western Battery’ which will be among the country’s largest battery energy storage system facilities to date.
Neoen hired infrastructure services company AECOM to write a Scoping Report which outlines what the project would do and why it could be a vital asset for the region’s energy network. The system would have a “generation capacity of about 500MW” (rated output) and up to 1,000MWh capacity, capable of supporting stability of the local electricity network as New South Wales continues its transition to a greater reliance on renewable energy sources like wind and sol
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The New South Wales Minister for Planning and Public Spaces Rob Stokes MP has proposed a series of changes to the
Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000 (NSW) under a new Rapid Assessment Framework (Framework).
The proposed Framework introduces a range of measures designed to streamline and standardise the development assessment process for State-significant projects. These measures include the introduction of ‘template environmental assessment requirements, a suite of environmental impact assessment guidelines and a new registered Environmental Assessment Practitioners Scheme.
Consultation on the Framework is open until 12 February 2021.