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.
Australia uplifts Capacity Investment Scheme target to 40GW of renewables and energy storage
Australia’s minister for climate change and energy, Chris Bowen, has confirmed that the Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS) will be upsized from 32GW to 40GW.
Australia’s CEFC invests record AU$4.7 billion in energy storage, renewables and transmission
Australia’s Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has announced it has invested a record AU$4.7 billion (US$3.09 billion) in large-scale renewables, energy storage, and transmission projects during the 12-month period ending 30 June 2025.
Australia’s New South Wales to launch 500MW firming tender to address grid-reliability issues
The New South Wales government has announced plans to launch a new tender seeking 500MW of firming capacity, seeking bids from battery energy storage, gas and virtual power plants (VPP).
Stor-Energy submits 8-hour duration BESS to Australia’s EPBC Act
Australia-based battery energy storage system (BESS) developer, owner and operator Stor-Energy has announced plans to build a 1,449MWh 8-hour duration BESS.
DP Energy unveils plans for 2,000MWh wind-plus-storage site in Queensland, Australia
DP Energy has announced plans to build a wind-plus-storage project in Queensland, Australia, featuring up to 2,000MWh of BESS.
Sosteneo’s 370MWh grid-forming BESS in Victoria, Australia, enters full operations
Australian renewable energy developer Edify Energy has confirmed that the 185MW/370MWh Koorangie battery energy storage system (BESS) in Victoria is fully operational.
Stor-Energy submits 10-hour duration BESS to Australia’s EPBC Act
Australia-based battery energy storage system (BESS) developer, owner and operator Stor-Energy has announced plans to build a 1,449MWh 10-hour duration BESS.
400MWh state-owned Tesla BESS begins commercial operations in Queensland, Australia
CS Energy has said its 200MW/400MWh Greenbank battery energy storage system has started commercial operations in Queensland, Australia.
