OptiGrid: Lately, BESS in Australia’s NEM ‘rarely go fully contracted’
Sahand Karimi, CEO of OptiGrid, tells ESN Premium that the majority of BESS projects in the NEM “rarely go fully contracted”.
Capacity Investment Scheme Tender 6 to ‘open soon’, seeking 2.4GWh of energy storage in Western Australia
Australia’s AusEnergy Services (ASL), formerly AEMO Services, has released the Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS) Tender 6 parameters, seeking an initial 2,400MWh of dispatchable capacity in Western Australia.
Energy Vault acquires 1GWh BESS in Australia as Q2 2025 revenue increases by 125% year-on-year
Energy storage developer and system integrator Energy Vault has acquired the 125MW/1,000MWh Stoney Creek BESS in New South Wales, Australia.
Transformers arrive at AGL’s 1,000MWh BESS in New South Wales, Australia
Australian energy major AGL Energy has confirmed that two transformers for the 1,000MWh Liddell battery energy storage system (BESS) in New South Wales have been delivered.
Ampyr Australia starts construction on 600MWh BESS in New South Wales
Ampyr Australia has officially started construction on its 300MW/600MWh Wellington Stage 1 BESS in New South Wales.
Australia’s DCCEEW releases draft NEM Review ahead of market shake-up
The hugely anticipated draft National Electricity Market (NEM) review report, led by Tim Nelson, has been released, outlining key market reforms with implications for energy storage.
Australia’s Capacity Investment Scheme ‘should expand to support long-duration storage’
“We need some form of policy or expansion of the CIS for LDES,” Nick Hawke, director of Australia’s CEFC, tells ESN Premium.
FRV Australia reaches financial close on 500MWh grid-forming BESS
Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) Australia has reached financial close on the 250MW/500MWh Gnarwarre battery energy storage system (BESS) in Victoria.
Construction kicks off on 400MWh Merredin Big Battery in Western Australia
Construction has officially started on the 100MW/400MWh 4-hour duration Merredin battery energy storage system (BESS) in Western Australia.
Pacific Green, ZEN Energy pen 1.5GWh tolling deal for three BESS across Australia
Pacific Green has inked a 10-year tolling agreement with ZEN Energy across three BESS in Australia, totalling 1.5GWh of capacity.
