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WA energy minister Bill Johnston (second from left) with other project partners last week. Image: Synergy.

Project Symphony: Western Australia’s biggest virtual power plant goes online

November 11, 2022
Virtual power plant in Western Australia will demonstrate how distributed energy resources can help stabilise the electricity grid.
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.

Australia’s ancillary services costs coming down as more batteries enter market

October 11, 2022
New large-scale battery storage in Australia will increase competition and put downward pressure on costs of ancillary services.
FCAS services remain the biggest revenue stream for most BESS assets in Australia, like the Hornsdale Power Reserve (pictured). 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.
Transgrid operates high voltage lines for New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. Image: Transgrid.

Transgrid: Billions of dollars in net benefit from large-scale battery projects in New South Wales

July 4, 2022
Grid-scale battery storage has emerged as the preferred option to ensure reliable electricity supplies in regions of New South Wales, Australia.
Forecasted NEM capacity to 2050 under AEMO’s Step Change scenario. Source: AEMO.

Australia’s National Electricity Market ‘needs 46GW/640GWh of dispatchable energy storage by 2050’

July 1, 2022
As the role of coal declines and ends in Australia’s NEM, huge growth in dispatchable energy storage capacity will be needed in the mix.
FCAS services remain the biggest revenue stream for most BESS assets in Australia, like the Hornsdale Power Reserve (pictured). Image: Neoen.

Hornsdale Power Reserve issued with penalty for failure to deliver contingency services

June 29, 2022
Hornsdale Power Reserve in South Australia has been fined for breaching National Electricity Rules over a three month period in 2019.  
An existing community, or neighbourhood battey site in Western Australia. ARENA has called for systems of between 500kW and 5MW from applicants. Image: Horizon Power.

Australia ‘should adopt energy storage target, drop capacity mechanism plans’

June 29, 2022
Australia’s Clean Energy Council calls for an energy storage target, while arguing that a plans for a capacity mechanism should be scrapped.
Image: AEMO

Batteries are number one at maintaining Australia’s grid frequency

May 16, 2022
Battery storage is leading provider of frequency control ancillary services (FCAS) in the National Electricity Market.
Maoneng's rendering ofthe Gould Creek project by a substation in Parra, South Australia. Image: Maoneng.

450MWh battery storage project granted South Australia government development approval

November 1, 2021
A 225MWp / 450MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) project has been granted development approval by the Minister for Planning and Local Government in South Australia. 
Sungrow exhibiting at the Intersolar Europe trade event a few weeks ago. Image: Sungrow.

ROUNDUP: Synthetic inertia in Australia, Flow battery company raises US$15m, Sungrow C&I product for APAC market

October 28, 2021
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