New England Solar Project Expansion and Battery Energy Storage System
Sector: Energy Storage • Location: New South Wales, Australia
Source: PV Tech
New England Solar is a solar PV plant in New South Wales, Australia, initially with 400MW capacity, which began operations in March 2023. It is being expanded to 720MW. Construction has started on a 200MW/400MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) co-located at the site, supplied by Energy Vault and featuring grid-forming inverters to provide system strength and network security services. The bat
- Status
- Under Construction
- Sector
- Energy Storage, Solar
- Location
- New South Wales, Australia
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- PV Tech
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Description | New England Solar is a solar PV plant in New South Wales, Australia, initially with 400MW capacity, which began operations in March 2023. It is being expanded to 720MW. Construction has started on a 200MW/400MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) co-located at the site, supplied by Energy Vault and featuring grid-forming inverters to provide system strength and network security services. The battery storage system is 87% complete on the construction side, began commissioning in February 2026, and is expected to be fully operational by mid-2026. |
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Country | Australia |
State | New South Wales |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Energy Storage, Solar |
Article published date | 2026-05-20 |
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