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Australia: Large-scale battery storage investments break billion-dollar barrier in Q2

August 24, 2023
More than AU$1 billion (US$0.65 billion) of financial commitments to large-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) projects were made in Australia in the second quarter of this year.
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AGL, Wärtsilä complete 250MW Torrens Island BESS project in South Australia

August 22, 2023
Australia’s second largest battery storage facility has been brought into commercial operation by project owner AGL and system integrator Wärtsilä.
Alinta Energy's Wagerup power plant, where the battery storage project will be sited and connected to existing high voltage infrastructure. Image: Wikimedia user Steven Bradley.

Alinta Energy building 100MW/200MWh battery storage at Western Australia thermal power plant

August 17, 2023
Alinta Energy will deploy a battery energy storage system (BESS) in Western Australia at the site of one of its thermal power plants.
Australian energy minister Chris Bowen (left) visiting battery storage manufacturer Gelion's premises. Image: Gelion.

Australia seeks public input on tenders for dispatchable renewables generation and storage

August 7, 2023
Australia has opened a public consultation for scheme widely expected to be a game changer in rollout of clean energy technologies.
Redflow's first US project was this 2MWh deployment at a biofuels production facility in California. Image: Redflow. Image: Redflow.
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Queensland invests AU$24 million in locally-made flow batteries

August 2, 2023
Two projects in Queensland using different flow battery technologies have been given the financial backing of the state’s government.
Blind Creek will co-locate solar PV, battery storage and sheep farming, as seen in this image of an existing agrivoltaics project. Image: Rob Davis / Agrisolar Clearinghouse via Flickr.

Development consent for New South Wales agrivoltaics project with 300MW/600MWh BESS

August 1, 2023
A “farmer-led” utility-scale solar PV and battery storage agrivoltaics project in New South Wales, Australia, has been granted development consent.
Victoria Minister for Energy and Resources Lily d'Ambrosio (second from left) helps turn sod at the Rangebank BESS site. Image: Eku Energy.
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Victoria energy minister in attendance as work begins on 400MWh Macquarie-Shell Energy BESS project

July 28, 2023
Pre-construction activities commenced this week on Rangebank BESS, a 200MW/400MWh project in Victoria, Australia.
Existing BESS project, Wallgrove, in Transgrid's service area. Image: Transgrid.

Australia’s Transgrid launches competitive procurement of battery services in New South Wales

July 21, 2023
Australian high voltage grid operator Transgrid will host a competitive solicitation for large-scale battery storage resources in areas of New South Wales facing increasing electricity demand.
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Synergy constructs second large-scale BESS at former coal plant site in Western Australia

July 4, 2023
Synergy has begun its second large-scale battery project in Western Australia as the company’s first nears its start of commercial operations.
Genex Power's Bouldercombe BESS project (pictured) suffered a 'minor' fire during commissioning but has since come online. Image: Genex Power.

Australia’s Genex energises first BESS, signs JDA for 2GW solar-plus-storage project with Japanese partner

July 4, 2023
Australian renewables and storage developer Genex Power has switched on its first battery storage project and entered a joint development agreement (JDA) with Japan’s J-Power.

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