The Vecco Critical Minerals Project, an AU$798 million (US$540 million) initiative aiming to unlock upstream battery manufacturing, has been declared a “coordinated project” by the Queensland government in Australia.

Octopus Group’s first standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Australia has won local approval in Queensland.

The state of Queensland, Australia, has committed to investing AU$448 million into battery storage technology at a coal power plant.

A Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners portfolio company will shortly begin construction on a 250MW/500MWh battery storage system in Queensland, Australia.

The government of Queensland has published its official battery strategy as part of the Australian state’s major Energy and Jobs Plan and policies to invigorate its industries.

The government of Queensland, Australia, will invest in 48MW/96MWh of distributed battery storage and trial the use of flow batteries to integrate rooftop PV generation into local networks.

Octopus Investments Australia has bought one of the biggest BESS projects in development in the country, from developer Firm Power.

The government of Queensland has provided details of its Stanwell Clean Energy Hub multi-phase development.

Two projects in Queensland using different flow battery technologies have been given the financial backing of the state’s government.