The government of Queensland has committed to investing in a factory in the Australian state that will make flow batteries based on iron electrolyte technology.

State-owned energy company Stanwell has today (13 August) announced it has started construction on its 300MW/1,200MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) at the coal-fired Stanwell Power Station in Queensland, Australia.

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

Over the past few days, non-lithium long-duration energy storage (LDES) technology providers have made a plethora of announcements.

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.