New South Wales to become first Australian state to pass battery regulation legislation
New South Wales could become the first Australian state to pass battery regulation under the Product Lifecycle Responsibility Act.
BNEF: Australia’s utility-scale BESS uptake to expand eightfold to 18GW in 2035
BloombergNEF (BNEF) has found that utility-scale BESS uptake in Australia could increase eightfold to 18GW in 2035, up from 2.3GW in 2024.
HDRE, ZEN Energy JV secures 695MW energy storage portfolio in Australia; acquires 104MWh BESS in Japan
Taiwan’s HD Renewable Energy (HDRE) and Australian renewable energy developer ZEN Energy have secured a 795MW greenfield solar PV and energy storage portfolio spanning four projects in Australia.
Gentari picks Fluence’s optimisation platform for 172MW/408MWh hybrid solar-storage project in Australia
Fluence will use its AI-powered bidding optimisation software Mosaic to co-optimise Gentari’s 172MW Maryvale solar+BESS site in Australia.
Equis claims New South Wales’ first merchant BESS debt financing for 500MWh asset
Equis Australia claims it has secured New South Wales’ first merchant BESS debt financing for a 500MWh BESS in Australia.
‘Australia lacks a leader for community batteries,’ says Monash Energy Institute
Dr Emi Gui of the Monash Energy Institute believes there’s a void in the market for an entity to drive Australia’s community batteries.
Squadron Energy seeks approval for 1,000MWh BESS in New South Wales, Australia
Squadron Energy is seeking approval from the Australian government’s EPBC Act to develop a 1,000MWh BESS in New South Wales.
2.6GWh of BESS successful in Western Australia’s first CIS tender
2.6GWh of utility-scale battery energy storage projects have been successful in Western Australia’s first Capacity Investment Scheme tender.
Energy Vault acquires 1GWh BESS in New South Wales, Australia
Energy storage developer Energy Vault is set to fully acquire the 125MW/1GWh Stoney Creek battery energy storage system (BESS) in New South Wales, Australia, from Enervest Group.
‘World-leader in negative prices’: Australia urged to turn renewable energy challenge into opportunity
Battery storage can turn record-high instances of negative spot pricing in Australia’s National Electricity Market (NEM) into investment opportunities.
