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An artist’s impression of what Akaysha Energy’s battery storage system will look like when it’s built on Class B agricultural land at Ellesmere (Graphic: Akaysha Energy)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

March 20, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n

A Victorian renewable energy company will be holding two community consultation meetings this week to outline its plan to build a battery energy storage system (BESS) at Ellesmere.<\/p>\n

Akaysha Energy plans to build the battery system to store energy from wind and solar farms feeding power into Ergon’s Halys Substation.<\/p>\n

The company will use existing transmission lines to feed power into the BESS and relay it back on to the grid when required.<\/p>\n

A company spokesperson told southburnett.com.au Akaysha hopes to lodge a development application with the South Burnett Regional Council this month.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Akaysha Energy’s BESS will use Lithium Iron Phosphate cell technology which is less expensive and safer than lithium-ion technology.<\/p>\n

The company hopes work to build the 500MW project will begin in 2025.<\/p>\n

Akaysha have nine other BESS projects planned in Victoria, NSW, Queensland, SA and Tasmania including a BESS at Brendale in Brisbane, Wurdong and Ulinda Park in Queensland.<\/p>\n

The company will be holding two community consultation meetings in Nanango and Kingaroy this Friday and Saturday to inform the public about their plans.<\/p>\n

The first meeting will be held from 2:00pm to 5:00pm at the Nanango Cultural Centre on Friday (March 22), and the second meeting will be held from 10:00am to 1:00pm at Kingaroy RSL’s White Room on Saturday, March 23.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Note:<\/strong> Akaysha’s BESS is the second battery storage project planned for the South Burnett. Stanwell are also building a BESS at Tarong to handle output from the Tarong West Wind Farm.<\/p>\n

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