Spain-headquartered power electronics manufacturer Ingeteam has supplied power conversion systems (PCS) for around 65MW/130MWh of battery storage projects in Victoria, New South Wales (NSW) and South Australia.

Rondo Energy and Rio Tinto have started engineering and design work on a 360MWh thermal energy storage (TES) project in Australia.

Genesis Energy has officially opened its first grid-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) at Huntly Power Station on New Zealand’s North Island.

ENGIE’s Hazelwood battery energy storage system (BESS) expansion in Australia has moved closer to financial close after a state transmission declaration.

Australian battery energy storage system (BESS) developer Akaysha Energy has refinanced its project debt into an AU$1.75 billion (US$1.22 billion) portfolio-level facility.

New Zealand energy storage company ArcActive has switched on a pilot lead-acid BESS in Victoria, Australia, with support from Origin Energy.

Australian energy company AGL has referred a 500MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Queensland to the federal government under Australia’s Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act.

Insufficient progress has been made towards the Energy Storage and Grids Pledge, endorsed by dozens of countries at COP29 two years ago.

960MWh Summerfield BESS in South Australia enters commissioning, while Gotion starts building the 843MWh Lower Wonga project in Queensland.

ASL has set a target of 1,500MW of new firming infrastructure in NSW by the end of May 2033 and opened a consultation on the tender.