Australia’s framework governing the energy obligations of large data centres advanced on multiple fronts last week.

Citicore has broken ground on the country’s first embedded solar integrated renewable energy and energy storage system (IRESS) facility.

In this news roundup, ACCURE, Hydrostor, Shoals and TerraFlow, and Qnetic claim significant advances in and for energy storage technology.

Serentica Renewables has commissioned the first phase of a battery storage project that will help deliver round-the-clock (RTC) renewable energy in Rajasthan, India.

EV manufacturer Ola Electric has entered India’s utility-scale battery storage market with a vertically integrated business model.

ZEBRE has submitted the 180MW/360MWh Noblevale Battery in Queensland for federal environmental assessment under the EPBC Act.

Australian Vanadium Limited has signed an MoU with Alcoa to evaluate the deployment of vanadium flow battery technology in Western Australia.

Elestor claims its hydrogen-iron flow battery delivers 75%+ round-trip efficiency, a 20-25 year lifespan, and 15€/kWh capex for long-duration storage. 

Japanese utility Tokyo Gas has entered into a long-term offtake agreement for a 49.7MW/202.1MWh battery storage project in Fukushima Prefecture.

AMPYR Australia has received a 5.3.4 letter from AEMO for the 270MW Northern Battery near Port Augusta in South Australia.