Energy North submits 1GW off-grid hyperscale data centre with 16GWh of battery storage to Australia’s EPBC Act
Energy North has submitted a proposed 1GW hyperscale data centre campus with a co-located 16GWh BESS to Australia’s EPBC Act.
Neoen Australia begins construction on 963MWh battery storage system at 440MWp solar PV plant
French independent power producer (IPP) Neoen Australia has begun construction of a 215MW/963MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) at its 440MWp Culcairn Solar Farm in New South Wales, Australia.
Akaysha Energy’s 1,660MWh Orana BESS reaches commercial operations in Australia
BlackRock-backed developer Akaysha Energy has announced that its 1,660MWh Orana BESS has reached commercial operations in Australia.
AGL submits 50MW/100MWh Awaba BESS to Australia’s EPBC Act
Australian utility AGL Energy has submitted a 100MWh BESS in New South Wales for federal environmental assessment under the EPBC Act.
‘Decisions look obvious after the event. They rarely are in real time’: OptiGrid on South Australia’s battery storage price cap event
OptiGrid’s Sahand Karimi examines why state of charge & algorithm quality drove divergent outcomes during SA1’s AU$20,300/MWh price cap on 21 June.
Goldwind Capital submits 1GWh wind-plus-storage site to Australia’s EPBC Act
Goldwind Capital has submitted the Milpulling Wind Farm, a 1GWh wind-plus-storage site for assessment under Australia’s EPBC Act.
Australia: AEMO calls for 35GW of short and medium-duration storage plus 5GW of long-duration storage by 2050
AEMO has set out a storage requirement of almost 50GW in its latest 2026 Integrated System Plan (ISP), split between 35GW of short and medium-duration battery storage for daily firming and 5GW of long-duration energy storage (LDES) for seasonal reliability.
Australia awards 4.2GW/16.1GWh of battery storage under Capacity Investment Scheme Tender 8
The Australian government has announced the results of Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS) Tender 8, selecting 15 battery energy storage projects across the National Electricity Market (NEM), totalling 4.2GW/16.1GWh.
Meridian Energy’s 622MW Waiinu hybrid project enters New Zealand fast-track consenting pathway
Meridian’s Waiinu Energy Park has been referred for consideration under New Zealand’s Fast-track Approvals Act.
South Australia hits AU$20,300/MWh price cap twice in one evening as battery storage fleet captures AU$324,000
South Australia’s SA1 trading region reached the NEM AU$20,300/MWh price cap twice during the evening of 21 June.
