Akaysha Energy’s ‘giant shock absorber’ Waratah Super Battery switched on in Australia
The first 350MW/700MWh of the Waratah Super Battery in New South Wales, Australia, has officially come online.
Australia’s Marinus Link achieves FID and secures EPBC Act approval for Tasmania interconnector
Marinus Link Pty has secured FID and EPBC Act approval for the first stage of its HVDC interconnector connecting Victoria and Tasmania.
Australia: HMC Capital completes AU$950 million acquisition of Neoen’s Victoria portfolio
HMC Capital has completed the acquisition of Neoen’s energy storage and renewables portfolio in Victoria, Australia.
Australia’s CEFC: ‘Capacity Investment Scheme needs changes 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.
AGL JV gets planning approval for AU$2 billion wind-plus-storage in New South Wales, Australia
Australian energy major AGL has welcomed the approval in New South Wales (NSW) of a large-scale wind power plant with battery storage.
New South Wales’s green bank Energy Security Corporation: ‘If there’s a gap getting a project over the line, we will try and play a role’
Paul Peters, CEO of the New South Wales Energy Security Corporation (ESC) discusses the investment mandate of the newly launched green bank.
Hybrid battery systems: A new frontier for Australia’s energy market
Fluence’s Matt Grover and Sam Markham discuss the growing opportunity for hybrid renewables-plus-storage projects in Australia.
Ark Energy to add 2,000MWh BESS at wind project in New South Wales, Australia
Ark Energy has submitted plans for a 2,000MWh wind-plus-storage project to the New South Wales Independent Planning Commission (IPC).
Grid-scale battery storage discharging hits all-time quarterly high in Australia’s NEM
Grid-scale BESS discharge has hit an all-time quarterly high in Australia’s National Electricity Market for an average of 162MW in Q2 of 2025.
Fluence lands its biggest deal globally for 2,000MWh grid-forming BESS in Australia
Fluence has penned its largest battery energy storage system deal globally for a 2,000MWh battery storage project owned by Australia’s AGL.
