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Major BESS projects internationally, including the Victorian Big Battery in Australia (pictured) and Zenobe's upcoming project in Scotland are providing inertia via their inverters. Image: Victoria State government.

ARENA pledges funding support to 4.2GWh of battery storage across Australia

December 19, 2022
Eight large-scale BESS projects in Australia have been selected to receive funding support worth AU$176 million.
AGL's 53MW solar PV plant at Broken Hill. Image: AGL Energy.

AGL begins construction of Broken Hill ‘grid-forming’ BESS in Australia

November 10, 2022
Construction has begun on battery storage project to demonstrate advanced inverter technology, in historic mining region of Broken Hill, New South Wales.
Irish Taoseach Micheal Martin (third from right) at the project site. Image: Micheal Martin via Twitter.

Construction starts on 170MWh hybrid energy storage project in Ireland

September 7, 2022
Construction has started on a project in Ireland pairing a battery energy storage system (BESS) with a synchronous condenser, developed by Lumcloon Energy and Hanwha Energy.
The first BESS in Australia to deliver grid-forming capabilities, Hitachi Energy's 30MW/8MWh project in Dalrymple, South Australia. Image: Hitachi Energy.

State’s first ‘big battery’ project enters construction phase in Australia’s Northern Territory

September 1, 2022
A state-owned power company has begun the construction phase of a 35MW grid-scale battery storage project in Australia’s Northern Territory.
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Alfen to deliver Sweden’s biggest grid-scale battery system so far

August 31, 2022
Alfen has been contracted to supply a battery energy storage system (BESS) in Sweden for electricity network company Ellevio.
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Powin Energy enters Australia’s battery storage market with 1.7GWh developer agreement

August 31, 2022
Powin Energy has entered a partnership with developer Akaysha Energy to deploy battery storage systems in Australia.
FCAS services remain the biggest revenue stream for most BESS assets in Australia, like the Hornsdale Power Reserve (pictured). Image: Neoen.

Upgrade at Tesla battery project demonstrates feasibility of ‘once-in-a-century energy transformation’ for Australia

July 28, 2022
Hornsdale Power Reserve battery storage system in South Australia now has upgraded capabilities, enabling it to provide inertia to the grid.
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.
Fluence Gridstack, the company's modular BESS solution, for large-scale (pictured), will be deployed along with SMA inverters. Image: Fluence.

Fluence’s next Australia megabattery project to demonstrate advanced grid-forming technology

March 25, 2022
A 50MW/50MWh BESS will demonstrate the ability of smart inverter technologies to support the stability of the power grid in Australia. 
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Demystifying synchronous grid-forming technology

February 24, 2022
Blair Reynolds, SMA America’s product manager for energy storage, discusses the role inverter-based renewable and storage technologies can play in maintaining grid stability.

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