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Wärtsilä to supply the first utility-scale DC-coupled hybrid BESS on Australia’s NEM

April 10, 2025
Wärtsilä will supply what it claims is the first large-scale DC-coupled hybrid battery connected to Australia’s NEM for Octopus Group.
Epic Energy's Mannum BESS will go into commercial operation this year, optimised by Habitat. Image: Habitat Energy

South Australia: 477MWh Blyth Battery commissioned, optimiser appointed for 200MWh Mannum BESS

April 10, 2025
A 238.5MW/477MWh standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) has been commissioned in South Australia, and an optimisation deal signed for another of the state’s largest BESS assets.
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Queensland government to deliver five-year Energy Roadmap, transfers oversight of 20GWh PHES

April 10, 2025
The Queensland government has announced plans to release a five-year Energy Roadmap and transferred oversight of a 20GWh PHES project.
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Australia’s federal election ‘a sliding doors moment’ for energy transition, says minister Chris Bowen

April 9, 2025
Australia’s energy minister has argued that the upcoming federal election is a “sliding doors moment” for the country’s energy transition.
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Western Australia’s first grid-connected hybrid solar-battery site comes online

April 8, 2025
GPG has brought online what it claims is Western Australia’s first grid-connected large-scale solar-plus-storage hybrid project.
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Construction begins on 200MWh SEC Renewable Energy Park in Victoria, Australia

April 8, 2025
The SEC, a state-owned energy company in Victoria, Australia, has confirmed that construction has started on the SEC Renewable Energy Park.
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Australia’s WaterNSW assessing pumped hydro storage viability at 41 of its dams

April 7, 2025
State-owned company WaterNSW has confirmed it is exploring opportunities to implement pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) across 41 of its dams in New South Wales, Australia.
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Australian Labor Party pledges to introduce AU$2.3 billion home battery subsidy if re-elected

April 7, 2025
Anthony Albanese, leader of the Australian Labor Party, has pledged to introduce an AU$2.3 billion battery subsidy scheme if re-elected.
Rendering of CS Energy's 200MWh Chincilla BESS project, announced by the state-owned group earlier this year. Image: CS Energy.

Australia: Queensland grid secures new battery discharge record

April 4, 2025
Queensland achieved a new battery discharge record on 30 March 2025, with a maximum instantaneous battery discharge of 474.1MW at 17:55.
Trump tariffs China batteries

Trump’s 1930s-level tariffs bring China battery duty to 82%, big increases for Southeast Asia

April 3, 2025
Donald Trump has announced his sweeping ‘Liberation Day’ global tariffs, with another new China tariff resulting in an effective doubling of the price of batteries and BESS imported from there to the US.

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