The rising costs of coal and gas mean that the adoption of renewable energy is a “survival issue” for countries in Southeast Asia, and energy storage is critical to the transition.

Wärtsilä has brought the 150MW/300MWh Bungama BESS online in South Australia, for owner and operator Revera Energy.

Samsung C&T Renewable Energy Australia has submitted the 600MWh Comet Park BESS for federal environmental assessment under the EPBC Act.

Australian AI infrastructure developer Firmus Technologies has signed a 12-year wholesale energy supply agreement with Gunvor Group, including 1.5GWh of battery storage by 2032.

Energy North has submitted a proposed 1GW hyperscale data centre campus with a co-located 16GWh BESS to Australia’s EPBC Act.

French independent power producer (IPP) Neoen Australia has begun construction of a 215MW/963MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) at its 440MWp Culcairn Solar Farm in New South Wales, Australia.

BlackRock-backed developer Akaysha Energy has announced that its 1,660MWh Orana BESS has reached commercial operations in Australia.

Australian utility AGL Energy has submitted a 100MWh BESS in New South Wales for federal environmental assessment under the EPBC Act.

OptiGrid’s Sahand Karimi examines why state of charge & algorithm quality drove divergent outcomes during SA1’s AU$20,300/MWh price cap on 21 June.

ADB has approved a Royal Government of Cambodia application for financial support for a 250MW/500MWh battery storage project.