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Quinbrook plans ‘Supernode’ energy & data hub in Australia with 2GWh battery storage

July 8, 2022
Quinbrook developing A$2.5 billion ‘Supernode’ site in Queensland for storing energy and data that would include 2,000MWh of battery storage.
ESS Inc Energy Warehouse unit for large commercial and industrial applications. Image: ESS Inc via Twitter.

Iron flow battery factory under construction in Queensland, Australia

July 7, 2022
Construction has begun of a factory for long-duration flow batteries using iron and saltwater electrolyte in Queensland, Australia.
A solar and battery project Gannawarra, Victoria, completed in 2018 with some support from ARENA. Image: ARENA.

Australian large-scale battery projects compete for ARENA funding support

July 6, 2022
Nearly A$4 billion (US$2.72 billion) of battery projects in Australia are in the running to receive financial support from ARENA.
Rendering of the Fluence-Rich Electric project. Image: Fluence / Rich Electric.

Fluence partners with Taiwanese power electronics group for 100MW battery project

July 5, 2022
Fluence has signed a deal for its third battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Taiwan, its biggest in the region so far.
Transgrid operates high voltage lines for New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. Image: Transgrid.

Transgrid: Billions of dollars in net benefit from large-scale battery projects in New South Wales

July 4, 2022
Grid-scale battery storage has emerged as the preferred option to ensure reliable electricity supplies in regions of New South Wales, Australia.
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Philippines’ SMC Global Power past halfway mark in 1,000MWh battery storage rollout – report

July 1, 2022
The first 500MWh of SMC Global Power’s battery storage portfolio has been installed.
Forecasted NEM capacity to 2050 under AEMO’s Step Change scenario. Source: AEMO.

Australia’s National Electricity Market ‘needs 46GW/640GWh of dispatchable energy storage by 2050’

July 1, 2022
As the role of coal declines and ends in Australia’s NEM, huge growth in dispatchable energy storage capacity will be needed in the mix.
FCAS services remain the biggest revenue stream for most BESS assets in Australia, like the Hornsdale Power Reserve (pictured). Image: Neoen.

Hornsdale Power Reserve issued with penalty for failure to deliver contingency services

June 29, 2022
Hornsdale Power Reserve in South Australia has been fined for breaching National Electricity Rules over a three month period in 2019.  
An existing community, or neighbourhood battey site in Western Australia. ARENA has called for systems of between 500kW and 5MW from applicants. Image: Horizon Power.

Australia ‘should adopt energy storage target, drop capacity mechanism plans’

June 29, 2022
Australia’s Clean Energy Council calls for an energy storage target, while arguing that a plans for a capacity mechanism should be scrapped.
Boundary Power R-Series SAPS installation. Image: Boundary Power.

Western Australia putting 1,000 PV-plus-battery standalone power systems into remote and rural areas

June 28, 2022
The government of Western Australia has begun a drive to deploy at least 1,000 renewable energy off-grid power systems.

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