Developer ACEnergy has seen its 350MW/770MWh Little River battery energy storage system (BESS) fast-tracked by the Victoria government in Australia.

ZEBRE, a joint venture (JV) between HDRE and ZEN Energy, has acquired a 333MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in South Australia.

7.15GW of renewables and energy storage projects have been granted access rights to connect to Australia’s first REZ in Central-West Orana.

AGL Energy has acquired two pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) sites in the Hunter region of New South Wales, totalling 13,930MWh.

AEMO has revealed a big increase in battery energy storage system (BESS) output in Australia’s National Electricity Market (NEM).

Australian distribution network company Endeavour Energy has expanded its partnership with Israel’s mPrest to optimise its community BESS.

Renewable energy developer ACE Power has seen its 3.6GWh Nebo BESS in Queensland waved through the EPBC Act.

The Labor Party, led by Anthony Albanese, has secured a landslide victory in the 2025 Australian federal election.

Yarra Energy Foundation has secured funding to install three new community batteries in and around Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

AEMO has revealed that, as of March 2025, the pipeline of new standalone BESS in the NEM has increased by 86% year-on-year (YoY).