Demand for 8-hour battery energy storage in Australia is “completely artificial” and relies on government underwriting, according to Tesla, which said asymmetric registration can help such projects earn more.

Germany-headquartered inverter manufacturer SMA has launched a grid-forming solar-plus-storage solution in Australia, unveiling it at the All-Energy Australia 2026 event in Melbourne this week.

Algorithmic bidding systems used to trade battery storage do not threaten competition in Australia’s NEM, according to Fluence.

CATL has launched its 9MWh TENER+ battery storage system at All-Energy Australia 2026 and signed three MoUs with Australian partners.

Aurora Energy Research has launched a forecast service to help investors and developers assess the commercial case for battery storage in the Philippines.

Gingerah Energy has referred a 1GW data centre complex with a 5GWh BESS in Western Australia to Australia’s EPBC Act.

Alinta Energy has discontinued work on the 7.2GWh Oven Mountain pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) project in New South Wales (NSW), Australia.

Spain-headquartered power electronics manufacturer Ingeteam has supplied power conversion systems (PCS) for around 65MW/130MWh of battery storage projects in Victoria, New South Wales (NSW) and South Australia.

Rondo Energy and Rio Tinto have started engineering and design work on a 360MWh thermal energy storage (TES) project in Australia.

Genesis Energy has officially opened its first grid-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) at Huntly Power Station on New Zealand’s North Island.