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Black coal, the closest competitor to battery storage, will be all but off the system by the mid to late 2030s. Image: Flickr user John Englart.

After the Climate Wars: Why does Australia need an electricity storage target?

June 8, 2022
How a deployment target scheme could transform the economics of storage in Australia and help the government fulfil its promises to voters.
Tesla battery storage at a site in Australia. The company said customer appetite for battery storage remains strong. Image: Elgar Middleton.

Australian utility AGL signs ‘virtual’ agreement for Neoen’s 100MW Capital Battery

April 14, 2022
Neoen has been contracted by AGL to provide a “virtual” charge or discharge of a battery system in Australia. 
Telstra Energy's Murra Wurra Wind 1 project in Victoria, Australia. Image: Fluence-Telstra.

Fluence deploys bidding platform for 320MW Australian renewables, supplies BESS to Ireland wind farm project

February 24, 2022
Fluence’s artificial intelligence-driven bidding platform will optimise large-scale wind and solar assets in Australia for Telstra Energy. 
Major BESS projects internationally, including the Victorian Big Battery in Australia (pictured) and Zenobe's upcoming project in Scotland are providing inertia via their inverters. Image: Victoria State government.

Early retirement plan for 3GW coal plant in Australia, outcompeted by renewables and energy storage

February 18, 2022
Australian energy retailer Origin Energy intends to build a 700MW battery storage system on the site of a coal power plant for which it has brought forward a planned retirement date by seven years. 

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