Largest Battery System in Asia Approved for Melbourne

The Melbourne Renewable Energy Hub will build the largest battery system in Asia—one of the largest in the world.

A wind turbine generates electricity at the Block Island Wind Farm—the first commercial offshore wind farm in the United States—near Block Island, R.I., on July 7, 2022. John Moore/Getty Images

The Australian Labor Government has approved a new renewable energy hub in Plumpton, northwest of Melbourne, Victoria, to supply power to over 1 million households.

Once completed, the hub will be one of the world’s largest, with a 2.4 GWh battery to store power from wind, hydro, and solar energy from regional Victoria, as well as from residential solar systems.