Port of Newcastle wins approval for grid-scale battery storage

Port of Newcastle has secured regulatory approval to store grid-scale lithium-ion batteries at its Mayfield Multipurpose Terminal, already enabling three major projects totalling 1.7GW of capacity and 6.8GWh of storage. The port is investing A$36m in berth extension and additional infrastructure to handle battery cargoes alongside renewable energy components.

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