Rio Tinto has penned an offtake agreement to secure 2.1GWh of BESS capacity from an Edify Energy-owned asset in Queensland, Australia.

Ark Energy has penned a battery supply agreement with Hanwha Energy for a 275MW/2,200MWh BESS in northern New South Wales, Australia.

Over 6GW of energy storage capacity has been included within the Australian government’s inaugural National Renewable Energy Priority List.

Acen Australia has started construction on a 200MW/400MWh BESS co-located at the 720MW New England site in New South Wales, Australia.

Australia’s Clean Energy Council (CEC) has said that energy storage saw a strong year in 2024 with a capacity of 4,029MW/11,348MWh having reached financial commitment.

Modo Energy has said that battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Australia’s National Electricity Market (NEM) earned an average of AU$148,000/MW (US$92,810/MW) in 2024, a 45% increase year-on-year.

Renewable energy developers and IPPs discussed the growing attractiveness of co-locating storage and solar at Solar Finance & Investment Europe (SFIE) 2025 this week.

Potentia Energy, a joint venture co-owned by Enel Green Power and INPEX, is set to secure several battery energy storage system (BESS) assets across Australia as part of a 1.2GW portfolio acquisition.

India’s National Thermal Power Corporation has launched a tender for 1,200MW of solar PV with 600MW/2,400MWh of energy storage systems.

TotalEnergies, a French energy major, is seeking approval from the federal government’s Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act for a 320MW solar-plus-storage site in New South Wales, Australia.