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Photograph of turbine stacks at Channel Island, the main gas-fired power plant in the Northern Territory's Darwin-Katherine Interconnected System.

First large-scale BESS in Australia’s Northern Territory reaches pre-commissioning phase

May 17, 2023
All 192 of the 3.5-tonne batteries at the first large-scale battery storage system (BESS) in the Northern Territory have been installed.
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Tesla Megapacks serving the grid as 300MWh BESS project comes online in New South Wales

May 11, 2023
What has been described as the largest battery storage project to date in the state of New South Wales, Australia, has been brought online by Edify Energy.
Victorian Big Battery. Image: Victoria State government.

Grid inertia measurement trial at Australia’s biggest battery storage project

April 25, 2023
The Australian government is funding grid inertia measurement trial at the Victorian Big Battery, aiming to develop real-time, accurate assessments of the status of the network.
Neoen's Hornsdale Power Reserve in South Australia, the company's first Tesla Megapack BESS project in Australia. Image: Neoen.

Neoen reaches financial close on 400MWh Blyth Battery in South Australia

January 6, 2023
French renewable energy company Neoen has kicked off 200MW/400MWh battery project in Australia, its third under construction in the country.
Australian energy minister Chris Bowen (left) and the government of prime minister Anthony Albanese have committed to the country's first auctions in which large-scale energy storage will play a major role. Image: Transgrid.

New South Wales: AU$7 million for pumped hydro, first grid-scale BESS is delivering inertia

December 20, 2022
New South Wales has pledged financial support to pumped hydro project, while state’s first grid-scale BESS is in full commercial operations.
Victorian Big Battery. Image: Victoria State government.

ARENA pledges funding support to 4.2GWh of battery storage across Australia

December 19, 2022
Eight large-scale BESS projects in Australia have been selected to receive funding support worth AU$176 million.
The first BESS in Australia to deliver grid-forming capabilities, Hitachi Energy's 30MW/8MWh project in Dalrymple, South Australia. Image: Hitachi Energy.

Construction ‘milestone’ at first large-scale BESS project in Australia’s Northern Territory

November 29, 2022
Battery storage project will deliver nearly AU$10 million annual electricity system cost savings in Australia’s Northern Territory.
AGL brought forward the closure date of Loy Yang (pictured), where it plans to deploy a large-scale BESS. Image: Wikimedia user Marcus Wong.

225MW of grid-forming battery storage supported by state government in Victoria, Australia

September 29, 2022
Alongside unveiling of an energy storage deployment target, Victoria government announced funding for large-scale battery storage projects.
Victorian Big Battery. Image: Victoria State government.

Australian state of Victoria introduces bigger energy storage deployment target than New York

September 27, 2022
Victoria, Australia, will target 6.3GW of renewable energy storage by 2035, one of the world’s most ambitious storage policy goals.
Neoen's Hornsdale Power Reserve in South Australia, the company's first Tesla Megapack BESS project in Australia. Image: Neoen.

Upgrade at Tesla battery project demonstrates feasibility of ‘once-in-a-century energy transformation’ for Australia

July 28, 2022
Hornsdale Power Reserve battery storage system in South Australia now has upgraded capabilities, enabling it to provide inertia to the grid.

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