Operators anticipate bringing an additional 54GW of battery storage capacity online over the next two and half years, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).

The Clean Energy Finance Corporation committed a record AU$9.1 billion (US$6 billion) in the financial year to 30 June 2026.

Australia’s framework governing the energy obligations of large data centres advanced on multiple fronts last week.

Market conditions look favourable, but some developers are finding it difficult to prove their revenue projections will hold up.

ESN Premium speaks with Fluence’s Jeff Monday and Sam Markham on the opportunity battery energy storage could provide data centres in Australia.

The Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB) of the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has classified foreign-produced power inverters and “advanced robotic devices” as national security threats.

BESS and solar have driven Australia past the halfway mark in NEM renewable penetration, but the technology mix is not yet broad enough.

Grid-forming BESS have not yet been confirmed to meet the highest tier of system strength requirements in Australia’s NEM, according to AEMO.

The State Council of China recently released the 15th Five-Year Carbon Peaking Action Plan, outlining a roadmap for carbon peaking through the Action Plan period.

Large data centres should serve as “anchor tenants” for new renewable energy generation, storage, and transmission investment, leveraging the scale and longevity of digital infrastructure commitments to advance energy projects rather than waiting for supply to arrive.