Energy-Storage.news delves into the Marinus Link and how the 1.5GW interconnector could facilitate Tasmania’s ‘Battery of the Nation’ goal.

Industry sources including ex-Fluence executives discuss what the next era for the rapidly-evolving BESS technology landscape looks like, including the move to AC blocks and changing battery cell sizes.

India Grid Trust (IndiGrid) and development finance institutions from Great Britain and Norway have launched a transmission and battery storage development platform.

National deployment targets should be set for energy storage technologies, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Coalition for Action has said.

Oil & gas major TotalEnergies and Canadian Solar have received key state-level approvals for large-scale solar PV-plus-energy storage projects in New South Wales, Australia.

Energy generator and retailer Alinta Energy has penned an early contractor agreement for the 7.2GWh Oven Mountain pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) project in New South Wales, Australia.

Large-scale energy storage reaching financial commitment increased 95% year-on-year in Australia in Q3 2024, reaching just under 4GWh.

Australian transmission system operator Transgrid has contracted Edify Energy’s 300MWh Riverina and Darlington Point battery energy storage system (BESS) to increase its network capacity in New South Wales by 120MW.

The government of New South Wales has signed a land lease agreement for a long-duration advanced compressed air energy storage (A-CAES) project.

The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) said increased energy storage capacity will be essential to manage daily and seasonal variations in output on the National Electricity Market (NEM).