The government of Western Australia has begun a drive to deploy at least 1,000 renewable energy off-grid power systems.

Queensland’s state government has identified batteries as the fastest way to add energy storage to the electricity network.

A capacity mechanism for Australia’s National Electricity Market needs to catalyse investment in renewable energy and energy storage.

The government of Victoria, Australia, has opened a round of funding for ‘neighbourhood-scale’ battery storage.

Novel project in development in Australia combining CSP, molten silicon thermal storage, solar PV and grid-scale BESS appears to be revived.

Western Australia will retire its two state-owned coal power plants by 2030 and invest in renewable energy and energy storage.

Global battery energy storage system (BESS) integrator Powin has sold a minority stake to Samsung Venture Investment Corporation.

Sembcorp is building 200MWh of battery storage systems on Singapore’s Jurong Island, home to much of the country’s industrial activity.

News in brief from around the world in energy storage.

Australian renewable energy developer Edify Energy has secured project financing for three battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in New South Wales totalling 150MW/300MWh.