Fortescue deploys 250MWh BYD battery system in Western Australia
Fortescue has completed delivery of its first large-scale battery storage system (BESS) to the North Star Junction site in Western Australia.
600MWh Bulabul battery storage site in Australia attracts Danish partner in AU$300 million deal
Ampyr Australia has secured a 15-year battery storage agreement with InCommodities for the 600MWh Bulabul BESS in New South Wales.
Australia opens Capacity Investment Scheme Tender 8, seeking 16GWh of energy storage across NEM
The Australian government has officially opened CIS Tender 8, targeting 16GWh of energy storage capacity across the NEM.
Western Australia seeks local vanadium for 500MWh Kalgoorlie battery storage project
The Western Australian government has launched the first stage of an Expression of Interest (EOI) process for a 50MW/500MWh vanadium flow battery energy storage system (VBESS) in Kalgoorlie.
Acacia Energy to resell OptiGrid’s AI-powered battery platform for C&I customers in Australia
OptiGrid, an Australian battery optimisation and trading intelligence platform, has partnered with Acacia Energy to accelerate the deployment of battery storage for commercial and industrial (C&I) customers.
Australia: Potentia gains consent for 1GWh solar hybrid as Fluence delivers to 600MWh battery storage site
Potentia Energy has received federal environmental approval for its 1,000MWh Tallawang Solar Hybrid project, and Fluence has delivered its Gridstack battery energy storage equipment to Ampyr Australia’s 600MWh Bulabul Battery installation.
Australia’s Waratah Super Battery enters planned shutdown amid transformer replacement efforts
Developer Akaysha Energy has confirmed that the 850MW Waratah Super Battery will undergo a planned balance of plant shutdown from 20 November to 2 December 2025.
Grid security trumps battery storage economics as AEMO directs Torrens Island operations in South Australia
Battery energy storage systems in Australia’s NEM are facing new operational and revenue challenges due to minimum system load events.
Pacific Green’s 2.5GWh Portland Energy Park BESS clears final federal environmental hurdle in Australia
Pacific Green’s Portland Energy Park, Victoria’s largest BESS at 1GW/2.5GWh, has secured federal approval via Australia’s EPBC Act.
OX2 acquires co-located wind and BESS developments in Western Australia
Swedish renewable energy developer OX2 has formally taken ownership of the 1.2GW Dinner Hill Wind Farm and the co-located 400MWh Harvest Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in Western Australia.
