AEMO and Transgrid approve Australia’s first 8-hour BESS for full operations
RWE has received official sign-off from the AEMO and Transgrid to operate Australia’s first 8-hour BESS at full capacity.
Ausgrid submits 300MWh Berkeley Vale BESS in New South Wales to Australia’s EPBC Act
Ausgrid has submitted its 150MW/300MWh Berkeley Vale BESS to the Australian government’s EPBC Act for federal environmental assessment.
South Australia awards 1.3GW+ of battery storage in first Firm Energy Reliability Mechanism tender
South Australia’s first Firm Energy Reliability Mechanism (FERM) tender has awarded agreements to six battery energy storage projects totalling 1,334MW and 5,336MWh.
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.
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.
