Last Update: 04/05/2026 at 2:50 PM EST
Queensland BESS Projects Clear Hurdles
Coverage from Energy-Storage.News and others
Articles
3
Latest Article
03/23
Active Days
1
Executive Summary
Major battery storage projects in Queensland and other states clear approvals, testing, and referral steps as Australia's storage pipeline expands
- Quinbrook won EPBC clearance for its 780MW Supernode North BESS in Woodstock, Queensland
- DCCEEW ruled the project a not controlled action under the EPBC Act on 17 March
- The project will sit on a 41-hectare site south of Townsville and supply the Lansdown Eco-Industrial Precinct
- Belah BESS was submitted to Queensland SARA as a 400MW 1,600MWh project near Chinchilla
- Mornington BESS in Victoria entered AEMO testing and commissioning with 240MW and 590MWh capacity
- Three more battery projects totaling 5.5GWh entered the EPBC referral process across Victoria, NSW, and South Australia
- The new referrals include grid-forming and underground transmission designs intended to limit local impacts
Quick Facts
- What: Battery storage projects advanced through approvals testing and referral steps
- Where: Queensland Victoria New South Wales and South Australia
- Why: To add dispatchable storage for the grid and industrial supply
- Who: Quinbrook Eku Energy LP Renewables Valent Energy and others
- When: On 17 March and during the current development cycle
Featured Article
Eku Energy and LP Renewables submitted the Belah 400MW/1,600MWh BESS to Queensland SARA as Valent Energy's Mornington 240MW/590MWh BESS began AEMO testing in Victoria.
Additional Articles
⭐⭐⭐
DCCEEW cleared Quinbrook on 17 March for the 780MW Supernode North BESS in Woodstock, Queensland, as a not controlled action under the EPBC Act.
Alternate Path, AMPYR Australia, and Revera submitted EPBC Act referrals for three battery storage systems totaling 5.5GWh in Victoria, New South Wales, and South Australia.