Macedon BESS (Battery Energy Storage Systems)
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Council probes battery project
Macedon Ranges Shire Council has called for further clarification and assessment on the proposed Battery Energy Storage System for Macedon, with bushfire risk a key focus. South Energy’s proposal is for a 100 MW four-hour BESS, comprising about 128 lithium-ion battery containers, and spanning about five hectares at Black Forest Drive. Raising a notice of…
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Fire-prone Macedon set to become a powerhouse
A private company that purchased five hectares of land in Macedon will submit plans next month to build an energy storage facility in a designated bushfire-prone area. South Energy is developing a project titled Macedon BESS (Battery Energy Storage Systems) to install 128 20-foot containers with lithium ion batteries at Lot 2, Black Forest Drive,…