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The Minety BESS project, developed by Luminous Energy and at one time the largest BESS in Europe. Image: Shell Energy Europe / Penso Power / Luminous.

Macquarie’s Green Investment Group, Shell to develop 400MWh BESS in Melbourne

March 31, 2023
Green Investment Group (GIG) and Shell Energy have announced a 200MW/400MWh battery storage project in Victoria, Australia.
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Indonesia solar-plus-storage project to take power to Singapore cancelled

March 29, 2023
Sembcorp has pulled the plug on Indonesia solar-plus-storage project, shortly after completing Southeast Asia’s biggest battery storage project.
Major BESS projects internationally, including the Victorian Big Battery in Australia (pictured) and Zenobe's upcoming project in Scotland are providing inertia via their inverters. Image: Victoria State government.

Australia needs major energy storage investment to face ‘wicked challenge’ of net zero, CSIRO says

March 29, 2023
National science agency CSIRO has said Australia needs multiple energy storage technologies at massive scale to achieve its transition.
Sembcorp's 200MW/285MWh BESS project on Jurong Island. Image: Sembcorp.
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‘Agile working method’ helped DNV get Southeast Asia’s biggest BESS online in just six months

March 22, 2023
Adopting an “agile working method” without taking any shortcuts on safety or other standards was crucial to DNV testing and certifying a 200MW battery project in Singapore in “record time”.
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1GWh+ of BESS projects from Synergy, SkyLab, Queensland gov progress in Australia

March 21, 2023
Battery storage projects at least 1GWh of capacity have been proposed or progressed in Australia by companies Synergy, SkyLab and the Queensland government.
Onslow Dam at Lake Onslow, New Zealand. A PHES plant at the site was conceptualised by Associate Professor Earl Bardsley from the University of Waikato in 2004. Image: Mohammed Majeed.

New Zealand considers investing US$9.8 billion in 5TWh of pumped hydro to bridge energy deficit

March 17, 2023
The government of New Zealand considering viability of pumped hydro among its options to plug energy deficits of between 3TWh and 5TWh.
Rendering of the Waranga electrolyte processing plant. Image: Australian Vanadium.

Australian Vanadium secures site for flow battery electrolyte plant in Western Australia

March 16, 2023
Australian Vanadium has secured a site and progressed the design and development of a flow battery electrolyte facility in Western Australia.
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Solar-plus-storage system commissioned in Tonga with 2MWh capacity

March 16, 2023
A solar-plus-storage project combining 300kW of PV and a 2MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) has been installed in the Polynesian archipelago nation of Tonga.
Wandoan South, a Vena Energy BESS project in Queensland, Australia. Image: Vena Energy.

Queensland hails public ownership as key to energy transition, launches EOI for 250MW battery storage project

March 13, 2023
The government of Queensland has said keeping energy sector in public ownership will be key to an orderly transition away from fossil fuels.
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Zen Energy buys 270MWh BESS project in South Australia for end-2024 COD

March 13, 2023
Utility Zen Energy has acquired a large-scale 2.5 hour battery storage project from developer and IPP RES in Australia, expected to be online by the end of next year.

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