Cost-effective storage solutions will be integral to transitioning our energy system and meeting net zero targets, and a new...
Batteries & Storage
Energy crisis increases demand for solar batteries
Energy Journalist, , Batteries & Storage, Energy Efficiency, Sponsored Editorial, 0Households and businesses across Australia are facing soaring power bills since the start of the 2022-2023 financial year. The...
Queensland’s largest operational commercial scale battery, located near Wandoan, has reached full capacity, delivering 100MW of grid capacity and...
Installation begins for WA’s biggest battery
Ciaran O'Mahony, , Batteries & Storage, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, 1Work has commenced on the first of Western Australia’s $3.8 billion large-scale battery projects, which will deliver the state’s...
SA approves world-first battery-powered grid inertia services
John Thompson, , Batteries & Storage, News, Spotlight, 0In a world-first, South Australia’s 150/193.5MW/h battery storage facility at Hornsbury Power Reserve (HPR) will deliver grid-scale inertia services,...
Battery project to power one-third of state underway
Ciaran O'Mahony, , Batteries & Storage, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, News, Projects, Spotlight, 0Work has begun on one of the largest battery storage systems in the Southern Hemisphere. The Big Canberra Battery...
Energy Queensland expands regional battery fleet
Ciaran O'Mahony, , Batteries & Storage, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0Energy Queensland will add twelve more 8MWh batteries to its large-scale, network-connected battery trial. The trial is part of...
$498,000 funding to accelerate renewable connections to the grid
Ciaran O'Mahony, , Batteries & Storage, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0The University of Queensland (UQ) will receive $498,000 in funding from the Australian Government to develop a new testing...
$6.6 million for NSW advanced inverter battery
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Batteries & Storage, Energy Efficiency, News, Spotlight, 0A new investment from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) will support Edify Energy in building a 25MW/50MWh battery...
Neighbourhood batteries key for community emission reductions
Holly Tancredi, , Batteries & Storage, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0Neighbourhood batteries have been highlighted as a key solution for urban and regional communities to reduce carbon emissions and...
ARENA funding $3.7 billion in new grid-scale battery projects
Holly Tancredi, , Batteries & Storage, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has shortlisted 12 battery storage projects to be funded through a government fund pool...
Battery storage to deal with load constraints in Central-West NSW
Stephanie Nestor, , Batteries & Storage, Electricity, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0In a new report, Transgrid has identified grid-scale Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) as a preferred option for addressing...
New network-connected battery for Cairns
Stephanie Nestor, , Batteries & Storage, Electricity, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0The Queensland Government has announced the state’s next electricity network-connected battery will be installed in Cairns, to build up...
Deploying and commissioning reliable, large-scale CAN-based BMS networks
Imogen Hartmann, , Batteries & Storage, Sponsored Editorial, 0Controller Area Network (CAN) buses, originally used in the automotive sector, are known for their robustness. However, specific requirements...
Partnership to deliver largest battery project in QLD
Stephanie Nestor, , Batteries & Storage, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0Powerlink has partnered with CS Energy to develop a 200MW/400MWh battery, the largest utility-scale battery in Queensland. The battery...
$2 billion for renewables in QLD State Budget 2022-23
Stephanie Nestor, , Batteries & Storage, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0The Queensland Government has committed $2 billion to large-scale renewable energy generation and storage projects in its 2022-23 State...
Major grid-forming battery gains momentum
Stephanie Nestor, , Batteries & Storage, Electricity, News, Spotlight, 0Edify Energy has finalised a financing agreement for the largest approved grid-forming battery in Australia. The 150MW/300MWh battery energy...
Site selected for new neighbourhood battery in Melbourne
Stephanie Nestor, , Batteries & Storage, Electricity, News, Solar, 0A site has been selected in Melbourne’s Western Suburbs for the development of a neighbourhood battery on Powercor’s network,...
Furthering second life batteries: the communication solution
Holly Tancredi, , Batteries & Storage, Smart Energy, Sponsored Editorial, 0As the demand for renewable energy grows, more companies are searching for stronger and more efficient ways to provide...
Largest solar, battery and VPP trial for schools announced
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Batteries & Storage, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, 0Dozens of schools in New South Wales will take part in Australia’s largest school-based trial of solar, battery energy...
Solar batteries under recall due to fire risk
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Asset Management, Batteries & Storage, News, Safety and Training, Spotlight, 0The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has urged consumers with LG, Solax or Opal solar energy storage batteries...
Make your BESS ready for the smart grid
Stephanie Nestor, , Batteries & Storage, Sponsored Editorial, Spotlight, 0System integrators for battery energy storage systems often have to network components from different industrial sectors (energy, building automation,...
Virtual battery partnership for AGL and Neoen
Holly Tancredi, , Batteries & Storage, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0AGL Energy and Neoen have signed a seven-year financial offtake agreement to enable AGL to virtually charge and discharge...
Two renewable battery projects announced for NSW
Holly Tancredi, , Batteries & Storage, News, Spotlight, 0EnergyAustralia and Edify Energy are partnering up on two long-term battery storage service agreements within Darlingpoint and the Riverina...
$11 million for WA clean energy initiatives
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Batteries & Storage, Bioenergy, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The Western Australian Government has dedicated $11 million for seven innovative clean energy projects through the second round of...
CSIRO invests in CCS, renewable energy storage research
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Batteries & Storage, Energy Efficiency, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0A $50 million investment from the CSIRO will go towards research on energy storage and carbon capture technologies, among...
New Bundaberg grid-connected battery nearing completion
Mikayla Bridge, , Batteries & Storage, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0Installation is nearing completion on a new grid-connected Tesla battery near Bundaberg – one of five sites chosen across...
Report: Record-breaking renewable generation, but new growth slows
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Asset Management, Batteries & Storage, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0A report from the Clean Energy Council has revealed that Australia’s record-breaking uptake of renewable energy continued in 2021,...
New grid-scale battery to be installed in QLD
Stephanie Nestor, , Batteries & Storage, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0Publicly-owned generator CS Energy will install a 100MW/200MWh grid-scale battery in Queensland, aiming to provide clean and reliable energy...
$14.84 million for Broken Hill big battery
Mikayla Bridge, , Batteries & Storage, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0Through a partnership with AGL, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) is providing a $14.84 million grant to construct...
Farewell, Liddell: AGL’s renewable pledge
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