Infradebt has made the first close of a fund dedicated to investing in large-scale battery storage projects around Australia.

Planning approval has been given for Waratah Super Battery in Australia to help fill gap in energy supply from a retiring coal power plant.

Australia has an “urgent need” for long-duration energy storage, along with new generation resources and transmission infrastructure.

Two large-scale battery storage systems which will help power iron ore mining operations in Western Australia have been commissioned.

Proposed changes to rules and regulations will strengthen the Philippines’ position as leading energy storage market in the ASEAN region.

Singapore-based VFlowTech has raised a US$10 million Series A to set up a manufacturing facility and scale up production of its 250kWh vanadium flow battery product.

Australia wants to leverage its position as a mining and minerals hub to capture opportunities in the battery industry.

Government-backed energy storage announcements continue to roll out of Queensland, with the Australian state set to begin a ‘Neighbourhood Battery’ programme.

Singapore has surpassed its 2025 energy storage deployment target, with the official opening of Southeast Asia’s biggest BESS.

Australia and New York are two very different places but both are likely to soon see their first government-backed tenders in which grid-scale energy storage can compete.