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Darlington Point and Riverina, a BESS project in New South Wales, Australia, equipped with Tesla Megapacks. Image: Edify Energy.

Pacific Green acquiring land in Australia for 1GW/2.5GWh battery storage park development

October 9, 2023
Pacific Green has followed its ramp up of activities in the UK with moves to secure land for a pipeline of projects in Australia.
A rendering of Stanwell Clean Energy Hub. Image: Queensland government.

Octopus buys 1,000MWh BESS project to back renewable energy PPAs in Queensland, Australia

October 6, 2023
Octopus Investments Australia has bought one of the biggest BESS projects in development in the country, from developer Firm Power.
Large-scale solar PV plant in Victoria, Australia, with battery storage in foreground. The new CfD is designed to stimulate investment in large-scale PV and wind, which has stalled in Australia. Image: Edify Energy.

Federal approval for Edify Energy’s PV plant with 200MW/800MWh BESS in Queensland, Australia

October 4, 2023
Renewables developer Edify Energy has secured federal approval on a 600MW solar PV plant in Central Queensland, Australia.
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Hydrostor in binding agreement with mining firm Perilya to progress Australia A-CAES project

October 2, 2023
Advanced compressed air energy storage (A-CAES) technology firm Hydrostor has signed a binding agreement with mining firm Perilya to progress the construction of a project in New South Wales, Australia.
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Progress for New South Wales REZ, as government pledges AU$1 billion for ‘storage CEFC’

October 2, 2023
New South Wales has submitted an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for its Central-West Orana Renewable Energy Zone (REZ).
Even when BESS fires only have limited impact such as this incident at the Victoria Big Battery in Australia, they make the news, while prevented fires do not. Image: Country Fire Authority.

Tesla Megapack on fire in ‘minor incident’ at battery storage site in Australia

September 27, 2023
A fire has taken place at a battery storage project in Queensland, Australia, as it reached the final stages of its commissioning phase.
Rendering of Synergy's Kwinana BESS 2 project, on which construction began a few months ago. Image: Synergy.

Western Australia awards key contracts for 2.8GWh of BESS to CATL, Power Electronics

September 19, 2023
Suppliers of equipment to two landmark battery storage projects in Western Australia have been awarded contracts worth more than a billion dollars from the state’s government.
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Fluence wins ‘first full product ecosystem’ BESS project order, in Australia

September 18, 2023
Global system integrator Fluence has been enlisted by developer Tilt Renewables for a 100MW/200MWh BESS project in Victoria, Australia, the first to deploy the full Fluence product ecosystem, it said.
ESS Inc at this year's RE+ trade show in Nevada, US. Image: Andy Colthorpe / Solar Media
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‘Ultra-high throughput, twice daily cycling and 24/7 renewables’: Flow battery providers talk up advantages

September 13, 2023
Flow battery companies at the RE+ 2023 show in Las Vegas offered takes on how their technologies can compete in the evolving energy storage market.
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Developer Akaysha and Japanese conglomerate Itochu partner on battery storage projects

September 11, 2023
Blackrock-owned developer Akaysha and Japanese conglomerate Itochu have entered into a strategic alliance to develop battery storage projects in Japan.

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