Australian utility Origin Energy yesterday (30 October) confirmed it had started construction on the second phase of its 2.1GWh Eraring battery energy storage system (BESS) in New South Wales, Australia.

Tier-1 battery manufacturer EVE Energy will be the first to mass-produce lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cells with more than 600Ah capacity for stationary applications.

Australian startup Green Gravity has commenced studies to develop a 2GWh gravitational energy storage project in Northwest Queensland, Australia.

French independent power producer Neoen confirmed that stage one of the 219MW/877MWh Collie battery energy storage system in Western Australia has been completed.

On the first day of All-Energy Australia 2024, held in Melbourne on October 23, Kate Clark, programme manager at Victoria’s Department of Energy, Environment, and Climate Action, stated: “There are many different definitions and types of value that can be generated by community batteries.”

Sunwoda and Gryphon Energy have partnered to develop a 1.6GWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Queensland, Australia.

Spanish sustainable energy developer X-Elio is expanding a solar PV plant in Queensland, Australia, with the addition of battery storage.

Hyperstrong has inked a new deal with solar and energy-storage-as-a-service provider Tesseract ESS to explore opportunities in the Australian market.

Singapore’s government and Energy Market Authority have announced power sector and grid enhancements, including a possible expansion of Southeast Asia’s biggest battery storage plant.

World leaders attending COP29 next month have been encouraged to sign a pledge to collectively increase global energy storage capacity to 1,500GW by 2030.