Australia’s Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS) has awarded 4.13GW/15.37GWh of battery storage capacity in its third tender round, exceeding initial targets and attracting 135GWh of bids.

Australian battery storage developer Akaysha Energy has secured an AU$300 million (US$196 million) corporate debt facility to accelerate its growing portfolio of utility-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) projects across Australia and global markets.

910MWh of BESS in Queensland, Australia, has been added to AEMO’s Market Management System, signalling readiness for commissioning.

“It’s the most powerful BESS in the world,” Nick Carter of Akaysha Energy, tells ESN Premium after switching on the Waratah Super Battery in New South Wales, Australia.

The first 350MW/700MWh of the Waratah Super Battery in New South Wales, Australia, has officially come online.

BESS developer Akaysha Energy has seen its 300MWh Ulinda BESS in Queensland, Australia, is set to enter the commissioning phase.

Akaysha Energy has penned an offtake agreement with commodities trader Guvnor Group for its 205MW/410MWh Brendale BESS in Queensland.

ESN Premium discusses the technology enabling Australia’s Waratah Super Battery to fulfil its critical System Integrity Protection Scheme (SIPS) duties.

Battery energy storage system (BESS) integrator Fluence will use its AI-powered bidding optimisation software Mosaic for 3.64GWh of Akaysha Energy BESS in Australia.

Energisation has begun at Waratah Super Battery, the energy storage project contracted as a ‘giant shock absorber’ for the grid in New South Wales, Australia.