Bunyip North Energy Storage
A new energy storage project in Australia
Latest Project News
March 2026
Bunyip Show Information Stall Summary
RES hosted an information stall at the Bunyip Show on Sunday March 22 and shared details about the proposed Bunyip North Battery Energy Storage System (BESS).
The project team spoke with 28 community members about the project. Discussions covered how the BESS would operate, the proposed site layout and location, community benefits and employment. Community sentiment was a mix of positive and neutral.
The information shared at the Bunyip Show is available online:
· March 2026 project newsletter here
· Community benefits here
· Photomontages here
· Clean Energy Council factsheets here
RES is committed to ongoing engagement with the local community and providing opportunities to learn about the project. Attending local events such as the Bunyip Show is one way the project team seeks to share information and hear community feedback.
Community members are encouraged to contact the project team with any questions or comments: bunyipnorth-energystorage.com/contact-us/
Project updates will continue to be shared as the planning process progresses.
Feedback invited as planning work continues
RES is inviting feedback ahead of the planning application submission for the project. Feedback from the community and key stakeholders to date has helped inform our ongoing planning work, including development of the indicative site layout. The layout responds to technical, environmental and regulatory considerations and may continue to be reviewed as planning work progresses.
More information, including the indicative layout and high-level summaries of technical studies, is available on the Layout & Technical Assessments page.
We are seeking feedback to better understand local perspectives — particularly any local knowledge, questions, or matters you think the project team should be aware of as we prepare the application. Click here to share.
Meet the team at the Bunyip Show
The Project team will be at the Bunyip & District Agricultural Show on Sunday 22 March 2026, to share information about the proposed Bunyip North Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), answer questions, and invite feedback from community members.
January 2026
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) published
Thank you to everyone who has shared questions and feedback on the Bunyip North BESS. We have now prepared a series of frequently asked questions based on input received during early engagement, including website submissions and conversations at our information stall at the Bunyip Community Markets.
Key topics raised so far include:
- why the site was chosen and how the battery supports the electricity grid
- how the project is assessed under the Development Facilitation Program and how the community can have a say
- environmental, cultural and land-use considerations
- fire safety and emergency response
- community engagement and benefit-sharing opportunities
These questions can now be viewed on the FAQs page of our website.
RES will continue to provide transparent updates and encourages community members to keep asking questions and sharing feedback.
Bunyip Market information stall #2
RES attended the Bunyip Community Market on Sunday 25 January 2026 (8am–1pm) to share information about the Project and speak with community members. Thank you to everyone who stopped by to ask questions and share feedback.
From left to right: Marton Kalocsay, Kim Stone, Ava Powell-Larwood from RES at the Bunyip Community Markets in January 2026.
October 2025
Bunyip Market information stall
RES hosted an information stall at the Bunyip Community Market in October to engage directly with local community members regarding the proposed development. The stall provided an opportunity to speak directly with community members, answer questions, and gain a better understanding of local interests, concerns, and ideas for benefit sharing. A summary of the community engagements, along with responses to frequently asked questions raised on the day, will be published soon.
To register for updates ahead of future engagement opportunities, register here.
Members of the Project Team, from left to right: Marton Kalocsay (Senior Development Project Manager), Ava Powell-Larwood (Development Project Manager) and Wriece Madassery (Senior Grid Connection Engineer).
Please click on the image below to read our October Project Newsletter.
September 2025
Project team volunteers in Bunyip
In September, seven members of the RES team came together for a hands-on volunteering day at Bunyip River on Bunurong Country, near the proposed Bunyip North BESS site. Guided by the Bunyip Landcare Group, the team planted over 170 native plants and trees, complete with tree guards, to help create vital habitat for endangered species such as the Southern Brown Bandicoot.
As part of RES’s commitment to fostering positive social impact and contributing to the wellbeing of local environments and communities, employees are offered dedicated volunteering leave to participate in community projects like this one. RES invite suggestions regarding future volunteering opportunities in and around Bunyip through the Project email or form on the Contact Us page.
From left to right, top row: Wilson Ng (RES Commercial Manager), Bethany Du (RES Senior Legal Counsel), Wriece Madassery (RES Senior Grid Connection Engineer), Tony Ross (Former BRAG Vice President and Group Member), and Sue Anderson (Bunyip Landcare Group President and BRAG Assistant Secretary). Bottom row: Ishrak Islam (RES Assistant Development Project Manager), Ava Powell-Larwood (RES Development Project Manager), Marton Kalocsay (RES Senior Development Project Manager), and Helen Ross (BRAG Secretary).
August 2025
RES has commenced engagement on the proposed Project by contacting neighbours, community groups, Council and government agencies. We will keep you posted as new information becomes available. If you want to discuss the Project directly with a team member, please Contact Us.
