Battery energy storage systems (BESS) equipped with grid-forming inverters have emerged as essential components for maintaining system stability in Australia’s National Electricity Market (NEM) as renewable energy penetration increases.

Jason Beer of Fluence Australia, discusses some energy trends in Australia that are set to influence the development of the storage market.

Zenith secures 25-year PPA with Northern Star for 532MW hybrid project featuring a 138MW/300MWh BESS at Kalgoorlie gold mine in Australia.

Stanwell bags rights to Quinbrook’s 6.24GWh Gladstone Energy Hub, combining 780MW battery energy storage with gas generation in Queensland.

Two battery storage system developments from FRV Australia and AGL Energy, totalling 2,200MWh, have reached major milestones in Australia.

Manoa Energy and HD Renewable Energy Japan have begun commercial operation of a 50MW/104MWh battery storage project in Hokkaido, Japan.

The World Bank will invest in a huge 4GW, 5.12GWh solar-plus-storage complex in Malaysia, part of a pan-Southeast Asian power grid initiative.

Fortescue has completed delivery of its first large-scale battery storage system (BESS) to the North Star Junction site in Western Australia.

Ampyr Australia has secured a 15-year battery storage agreement with InCommodities for the 600MWh Bulabul BESS in New South Wales.

Battery storage products from prominent international providers Sungrow, Wärtsilä and Chint Power have undergone recent fire safety tests.