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Alinta Energy’s 35MW battery storage to help halve emissions at BHP iron ore port in Western Australia

September 20, 2022
Australian mining group BHP will use a 45MW solar, 35MW battery energy storage system from Alinta Energy to halve emissions at its WA Iron Ore port facilities at Port Headland by end-2024.
Major BESS projects internationally, including the Victorian Big Battery in Australia (pictured) and Zenobe's upcoming project in Scotland are providing inertia via their inverters. Image: Victoria State government.

Neoen proposes 1GW/4GWh BESS at ‘ideal location’ in Australian coal region

September 15, 2022
Neoen has proposed building a gigawatt-scale BESS in a region of Australia with close and continuing ties to the coal industry.
A vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) system manufactured by E22, a subsidiary of Spanish renewables company Gransolar. VRFB is among the broad suite of technologies that can deliver long-duration storage. Image: E22 / Gransolar.

Aquila Capital buying 440MWh of battery storage projects in South Australia

September 12, 2022
Aquila Capital will acquire a pipeline of large-scale battery storage projects in development in Australia, from Spain’s Gransolar Group.
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Australian mining consortium launches long duration energy storage challenge

September 7, 2022
The Australia-based Electric Mine Consortium is seeking long duration energy storage solutions to help with decarbonising mining operations.
Energy Renaissance claimed its lithium battery solutions are designed and built with deployment in the heat and humidity of Australia and much of the wider Asia-Pacific region in mind. Image: Energy Renaissance.

Pilot production begins for Australia’s first lithium battery gigafactory

September 5, 2022
Pilot production has been established by an Australian company making lithium-ion battery storage solutions designed for hot climates.
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Spain’s Naturgy buys Australian hybrid solar project with 220MWh battery storage

September 2, 2022
Spanish multinational Naturgy has bought a large-scale hybrid solar-plus-storage project in development in Australia.
The first BESS in Australia to deliver grid-forming capabilities, Hitachi Energy's 30MW/8MWh project in Dalrymple, South Australia. Image: Hitachi Energy.

State’s first ‘big battery’ project enters construction phase in Australia’s Northern Territory

September 1, 2022
A state-owned power company has begun the construction phase of a 35MW grid-scale battery storage project in Australia’s Northern Territory.
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Powin Energy enters Australia’s battery storage market with 1.7GWh developer agreement

August 31, 2022
Powin Energy has entered a partnership with developer Akaysha Energy to deploy battery storage systems in Australia.
Wandoan South, a Vena Energy BESS project in Queensland, Australia. Image: Vena Energy.

Queensland’s largest utility-scale battery storage system begins commercial operations

August 24, 2022
A 100MW/150MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) has been brought online in Queensland, Australia, by developer Vena Energy.
The BlackRock and Akaysha Energy teams together. Image: BlackRock.

BlackRock commits AU$1 billion capital for Australian battery storage developer’s 1GW buildout

August 16, 2022
A real estate and infrastructure investment arm of BlackRock has committed to investing US$700 million into Akaysha Energy’s pipeline.

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