Gravity energy storage company Energy Vault’s battery storage division has been contracted to work on a 250MW two-hour duration project at a solar PV plant in Victoria, Australia.

Australia’s budget includes nearly AU$25 billion for clean energy to ease cost of living pressures as well as help fight climate change.

The first utility-scale battery project in Tonga officially opened today at an event attended by the South Pacific Kingdom’s prime minister.

Australia is developing a National Critical Minerals Strategy, including materials for batteries and other clean energy technologies.

ARENA funding will support Hydrostor’s advanced compressed air energy storage (A-CAES) project in New South Wales.

Maoneng Group has received equity investment to fast track some of Australia’s biggest battery storage projects.

Australia’s government has put its support behind two major transmission projects which will increase the utilisation of renewable energy.

Akaysha Energy has been selected for the Waratah Super Battery project in New South Wales, with Powin Energy as key equipment supplier.

Development of battery systems to help integrate renewables and boost grid reliability continues to pick up pace in New South Wales.

Recent policy developments in the US and European Union represent a considerable uplift to prospects for global energy storage deployment.