Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners has received environmental clearance for its Supernode North battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Queensland, Australia.
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The Australian Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) determined on 17 March that the 780MW Supernode North BESS and Substation qualify as a “not controlled action” under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act, clearing a key regulatory hurdle for the project.
The facility will be located in Woodstock, approximately 45km south of Townsville, on a 41-hectare site spanning two adjoining allotments and the Bidwilli Road reserve.
Quinbrook stated that the project area comprises former Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) agricultural research land that was previously used for cropping and grazing studies.
