Batteries & Storage

Energy technology group Wärtsilä will provide battery energy storage systems (BESS) to AGL Energy Limited for installation at Torrens Island...

The Northern Territory Government has announced it will be collaborating with the Future Battery Industries Cooperative Research Centre (FBICRC) –...

A new report released by IP Australia has analysed patent filings between 2001 and 2008, identifying developers working in various...

The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) has outlined how batteries can support Australia’s low-carbon future, with new incentives for fast...

TransGrid’s commercial arm, Lumea, has begun the Expression of Interest (EOI) phase for the development of a 300MW grid-scale battery...

The Victorian Government has revealed plans to build a landmark $34.9 million battery facility and regional hydrogen hub at Deakin...

Lithium-ion battery costs are tumbling. But large stationary storage systems still involve high capital outlays, which is why investors and...

Australian energy users are adopting home solar and batteries at a rapid pace, and while this helps to decarbonise the...

A recent report by the Clean Energy Council (CEC), Battery Storage: The New, Clean Peaker, proposes that gas is no...

AusNet Services has finished installing Gippsland’s first community battery in Mallacoota, making the town an Australian pioneer of grid-connected energy...

Queensland’s biggest battery, the Wandoan South Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project, is nearing completion as Powerlink’s transmission network gets...

Edify Energy and Shell are teaming up to building the Riverina Energy Storage System (RESS), a 100MW/200MWh lithium-ion battery that...

Powercor has unveiled plans to connect renewable energy projects to the grid faster in Victoria, and proposed the connection of...

Soltec, a reference company within the photovoltaic industry, has launched the first complete power generation and distribution product for photovoltaic...

The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) has published a draft plan to incorporate new, ultra-fast frequency services into the national...

More than two years on from its commissioning, the Energy Storage for Commercial Renewable Integration (ESCRI) ElectraNet South Australian battery...

Market sounding is now underway for the ACT Government’s Big Canberra Battery ecosystem, designed to increase network reliability and facilitate...

AGL and Wärtsilä have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to produce large-scale hybrid energy systems to commercial and industrial...

The Clean Energy Council has released a new paper which has found that, based on cost, flexibility, services to the...

The Queensland Government has announced five locations across regional Queensland to host a large-scale battery trial aimed at supporting the...

AGL has committed to building its 250MW, one-hour duration grid-scale battery at Torrens Island, with construction set to begin in...

As part of its continued efforts to lead Australia’s energy transition, AGL is progressing its proposed 200MW, four-hour duration grid-scale...

Solar batteries are constantly evolving, and a new product taking advantage of Lithium Titanate technology offers small and commercial-scale users...

Western Power has appointed a major Australian energy company as a supplier to deliver Australia’s biggest rollout of stand-alone power...

There’s been a slew of big battery announcements around the country in recent months, but is there a better way...

There’s no doubt that renewable energy is the way of the future, but often the cost of transitioning to clean...

ARENA has published its State of Distributed Energy Resources (DER) Technology Integration Report, providing a functional framework for DER integration...

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) will provide $1.49 million to Relectrify to develop its commercial scale battery and inverter...

The Federal Government-owned Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) is providing $160 million for the construction of Neoen’s 300MW/450MWh Victorian Big...

Synergy and Western Power are expanding their third PowerBank trial in Western Australia, set to be the largest trial to...