The Clean Energy Investor Group (CEIG) has published a report calling on the Australian government to prioritise consistent and timely implementation of the reformed Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act.

Samsung C&T Renewable Energy Australia has submitted the 1GWh Boro solar-plus-storage project in New South Wales to Australia’s EPBC Act.

All 1,038 Wärtsilä Quantum battery units have been delivered and installed at the 1.4GWh Wooreen BESS in Victoria, Australia.

Two big developments for India’s emerging long-duration energy storage (LDES) sector, with contracts awarded for pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) and the country’s first large-scale flow battery.

Danish developer European Energy has reached financial close on the 80MWh Mokoan solar-plus-storage project in Victoria, Australia.

South Australia battery storage developer Lunio Energy has energised its first grid-scale BESS at Strathalbyn and started trading in the NEM.

As the battery storage market continues its strong growth trajectory, battery manufacturers are ramping up production to meet increased demand.

Australia’s NEM connected 9.1GW of new generation and energy storage to full output in FY26, more than double the result achieved in FY25.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has said that large-scale data centres will be legally required to put at least as much energy into the grid as they draw from it, and that this supply must be renewable energy.

A subsidiary of Indian renewable energy equipment and component manufacturer Waaree Energies has opened a battery energy storage system (BESS) enclosure factory.