500MW Solar-Plus-Storage Site Selected to Be Fast-Tracked by the Victoria Government

500MW solar-plus-storage site selected to be fast-tracked by the Victoria government

Venn Energy, a renewable energy developer, has seen its 500MW Cooba solar-plus-storage site selected for inclusion in Victoria’s Development Facilitation Program (DFP) scheme in Australia.

Victoria fast tracks clean energy projects - Utility Magazine

Image: Pech/stock.adobe.comThe Victorian Minister for Planning, Sonya Kilkenny, has approved two new clean energy developments via the Development Facilitation Program (DFP).  A 500MW solar farm in Colbinabbin and a BESS (battery energy storage system) in Dederang are the latest projects approved via the DFP, expected to help drive down power bills by bringing more new renewable energy online.  Since the DFP was expanded to include renewable ene…

Battery fires in Australia raise safety concerns for big storage projects

Fire risk sparks concern as battery project advances in Victoria Community fire concerns have increased around large-scale battery projects in Australia, according to Renew Economy. The outlet reported that the Country Fire Authority (CFA) in Victoria has been working with stakeholders such as EnergyAustralia and technology provider Wärtsilä to address risks linked to battery energy […]

Victoria government fast-tracks 400MWh utility-scale BESS and 500MW solar-plus-storage site in Australia

Australia’s Victoria government has fast-tracked a 400MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) and 500MW solar-plus-storage project via its Development Facilitation Program (DFP).