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.
‘Culture of collaboration needed’: Australia’s NSW pushes energy storage projects from ambition to operation
Thimo Mueller, general manager of commercial at ASL, has urged that a ‘culture of collaboration’ will be key to New South Wales (NSW) achieving its energy storage targets.
Australia: 1.6GWh Belah BESS submitted for approval as 590MWh Mornington project enters AEMO commissioning
Eku Energy and Valent Energy have recorded separate milestones in their respective expansions of battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Australia.
AGL commissioning ‘ambitious’ 1,000MWh Liddell grid-forming BESS in Australia
Australian utility AGL has started commissioning its 500MW/1,000MWh Liddell battery energy storage system (BESS) in New South Wales.
