Two Australian BESS projects in South Australia and Victoria have been submitted to the federal government under the EPBC Act.

Australia’s federal Cheaper Home Batteries Program has passed 600,000 home battery storage systems sold, roughly 16.8GWh.

Energy held in battery energy storage systems (BESS) across Australia’s NEM reached a record 20.17GWh on 6 November.

EnergyAustralia has taken delivery of the final battery storage units for its 50MW/250MWh Hallett BESS in South Australia, as construction continues at the site.

Three developers have secured debt and equity for solar PV, wind and battery storage projects across Australia and New Zealand.

Australia has finished trialling grid-forming battery storage for system security services and needs contracts signed within two years.

ESN Premium speaks with Zane Zhou of CATL Australia and New Zealand, about TENER+, sodium-ion demand, the Collie BESS and more.

Revera Energy has doubled its holdco credit facility from US$150 million to US$300 million to fund its BESS pipeline in the UK and Australia.

Two Australian battery storage projects in Queensland and Victoria have entered federal environmental review, with AGL Energy and developer ACEnergy each submitting referrals under the same national process.

Sungrow will supply both the BESS and the grid-forming power conversion equipment for ENGIE’s Hazelwood BESS expansion in Victoria, Australia.