‘75% of what we need is not there’: Australian states race to deploy gigawatts of battery storage
New South Wales has been warned that it must accelerate the development of battery energy storage systems to meet its 2030 targets.
Australia’s Transgrid shortlists 2GW of grid battery storage to replace coal’s system strength in NSW
Transgrid has shortlisted nine utility-scale battery storage projects, totalling up to 2GW, to provide critical system strength services.
New Zealand port demonstrates battery storage potential amid complex tariff landscape
New Zealand’s fragmented electricity market structure is creating both opportunities and obstacles for industrial battery storage, as demonstrated by CentrePort Wellington’s upcoming deployment.
Iberdrola Australia’s 360MWh Broadsound BESS begins commissioning in Queensland
Iberdrola has added its 360MWh Broadsound battery energy storage system (BESS) to AEMO’s Market Management System (MMS).
1.6GWh grid-forming Rutherglen Battery receives EPBC Act approval in Australia
A 1.6GWh grid-forming battery energy storage system has received EPBC Act approval in Queensland, Australia.
‘We learned more in the past six months than the past six years’: Australian battery storage lenders navigate merchant risk
Australian BESS face new financing reality as spreads halve to AU$100/MWh and lenders demand 50-70% contracting amid 15GW deployment surge.
New vanadium flow battery player Eora Energy launches in Australia with mining and date centre focus
Eora Energy has officially launched in Australia and is positioning itself as a challenger in the vanadium redox flow battery market.
NSW IPC approves 1.5GWh solar-plus-storage project in Australia
The NSW IPC has approved Spark Renewables’ Dinawan Solar Farm, an 800MW solar project paired with a 356MW/1,574MWh BESS.
Private Energy Partners submits 780MW battery storage project to Australia’s EPBC Act
Private Energy Partners has submitted a hybrid energy project to Australia’s environmental approval process, proposing a 780MW BESS.
Storage-firmed renewables: Rio Tinto and Australian governments commit AU$2 billion to future-proof Boyne smelter
AU$2bn deal secures Boyne smelter to 2040+ with 600MW+ battery storage firming renewables for Rio Tinto’s aluminium production in Queensland.
