Australia’s national Clean Energy Finance Corporation has invested to help a 100MW/200MWh battery storage project reach financial close.

Zinc bromide battery startup Gelion has started up manufacturing operations in Australia which lean on existing production techniques for lead-acid batteries.

CellCube has formed an R&D partnership in Australia in anticipation of establishing a presence in the country’s long-duration energy storage market.

Alongside unveiling of an energy storage deployment target, Victoria government announced funding for large-scale battery storage projects.

Victoria, Australia, will target 6.3GW of renewable energy storage by 2035, one of the world’s most ambitious storage policy goals.

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.

Neoen has proposed building a gigawatt-scale BESS in a region of Australia with close and continuing ties to the coal industry.

Aquila Capital will acquire a pipeline of large-scale battery storage projects in development in Australia, from Spain’s Gransolar Group.

The Australia-based Electric Mine Consortium is seeking long duration energy storage solutions to help with decarbonising mining operations.

Pilot production has been established by an Australian company making lithium-ion battery storage solutions designed for hot climates.