Australia will launch its first tenders for large-scale energy storage resources during this year, minister says.

RWE has been awarded a long-term contract for a 50MW/400+MWh battery storage project in New South Wales, Australia.

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.

Work is set to begin “within weeks” on a BESS project at the site of a coal power plant in New South Wales, Australia.

Nearly double the megawatt-hours of large-scale BESS under construction in Australia by the end of 2022 compared to 2021.

ACT government has partnered with developer Eku Energy to deliver its flagship Big Canberra Battery project.

Maoneng joint venture has begun work on a 240MW/480MWh battery energy storage system project in Mornington Peninsula region of Victoria.

An AU$120 million (US$81.34 million) government funding round has opened in Australia for community battery energy storage projects.

The Australian market for residential battery storage grew by an estimated 55% in 2022 from the previous year, according to SunWiz.

Green Investment Group (GIG) and Shell Energy have announced a 200MW/400MWh battery storage project in Victoria, Australia.