Australian renewable energy generator and retailer Pacific Blue has referred an 855MWh BESS in Victoria to Australia’s EPBC Act.

Energy held in battery energy storage systems (BESS) across Australia’s NEM reached a record 20.17GWh on 6 November.

Welcome to our latest BESS Industry Buzz, this week featuring the US midterms, ultra-rapid BESS commissioning, how to calculate RTE and a cybersecurity incident in Chile.

India’s Union government has approved the next IR145 billion phase of Viability Gap Funding (VGP) for energy storage capacity additions.

EnergyAustralia has taken delivery of the final battery storage units for its 50MW/250MWh Hallett BESS in South Australia, as construction continues at the site.

Eku Energy has fully commissioned its 250MW/500MWh Williamsdale BESS in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT).

Three developers have secured debt and equity for solar PV, wind and battery storage projects across Australia and New Zealand.

The Democrats have won the House and the Senate in the US Midterm elections, dealing a blow to the Trump administration and sending Chinese and Korean battery share prices upwards.

LG Energy Solution saw 28% quarter-on-quarter growth in revenue in Q3 2026, with “significant energy storage system (ESS) shipment growth” among the main drivers.

What is LMFP battery chemistry, and why is interest growing in it as a possible alternative to LFP batteries in battery energy storage system (BESS) applications?