In this interview with ESN Premium, Keith Lovegrove of ITP Thermal warns that Australia’s energy storage sector risks over-reliance on lithium-ion batteries.

Developer Alternate Path has secured federal environmental approval for its 500MW/2,000MWh Murchs Corner battery energy storage system (BESS) in Victoria, Australia.

After reporting a record 112GW of global non-pumped hydro energy storage installations in 2025, BloombergNEF (BNEF) expects to see a 41% increase this year.

Australian utility AGL has said adding its Liddell and Tomago BESS to its existing coal-fired generation could boost portfolio returns by 10%

Australia has installed 380,712 home battery storage systems, representing 10.7GWh of storage capacity, since the introduction of the Cheaper Home Batteries Program last year, Chris Bowen, Australia’s minister for climate change and energy, has disclosed.

Queensland has become the first state in Australia’s National Electricity Market (NEM) to discharge over 100GWh from utility-scale battery storage systems in a single month.

Fortescue’s AI-enabled batteries stabilised its Pilbara mining grid without spinning generators, reversing electron flow in nanoseconds during disruption.

New South Wales BESS set two charging records on 2 May, reaching 1,240MW of charging power and capturing 11.9% of state consumption.

Fluence’s Daniel Elias explores why circular-economy principles and material recovery are essential as renewable energy infrastructure matures and reaches end of life.

Two battery energy storage systems (BESS) in South Australia and Queensland have received federal environmental clearance under the EPBC Act.