RES Australia’s 2.4GWh Bunyip North BESS clears EPBC Act assessment in Victoria
RES Australia’s 2,400MWh Bunyip North BESS has cleared the federal environmental assessment process under Australia’s EPBC Act.
Strategic procurement in a dynamic BESS market: The power of early engagement and strong partnerships
Madiha Waseem of Fluence explores how early supplier engagement & procurement models are reshaping BESS delivery amid supply pressures.
Australia: Queensland BESS fleet pushes state to 79.5% renewables-plus-storage share
Queensland’s growing battery energy storage system (BESS) fleet set new instantaneous records for both the renewables-plus-storage (RES) share of consumption and the battery storage share of consumption on 31 May 2026.
Australia’s Queensland opens AU$200 million fund for battery storage and generation projects
Queensland Investment Corporation has opened a formal call for proposals under the state government’s AU$200 million North West Energy Fund.
Taiwan’s Recharge Power partners with Energy Decarb for 292MWh battery storage pipeline in Australia
Recharge Power, a Taiwanese battery energy storage system (BESS) developer and integrator, has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Australian renewable energy developer Energy Decarb to establish a joint venture targeting the Australian solar PV and battery storage market.
Australia’s Victoria fast-tracks 1,390MW of battery storage Development Facilitation Program approval round
Australia’s Victorian government has approved four new energy projects worth a combined AU$2.4 billion via its DFP, including 1,390MW of BESS.
Akaysha Energy’s Waratah Super Battery in Australia returns to 700MW as Transformer 2 comes back online
Akaysha Energy’s Waratah Super Battery is now operating at 700MW and 1,680MWh following the successful return to service of High Voltage Transformer 2 (HVT2), the BlackRock-backed developer confirmed in a market update today (4 June).
MGA Thermal begins FEED study for 195MWh thermal energy storage system in Australia
MGA Thermal and Knode have commenced a Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED) study for a 195MWh electro-thermal energy storage project at Tronox’s Kwinana facility in Western Australia.
Australia becomes the ‘world’s third-largest utility-scale battery storage market’
Australia has emerged as the world’s third-largest utility-scale battery energy storage market, with 4.3GW of large-scale battery storage systems reaching financial close in 2025.
Fortescue starts construction on Western Australia’s ‘largest solar PV power plant’
Mining giant Fortescue has begun construction on the 690MW Turner River solar PV power plant in Western Australia’s Pilbara region.
