Australia’s biggest utility company looks set to be in ownership of the country’s biggest battery storage facility.

Australian pension fund Hostplus will invest in a JV to build a 1.5GW renewable energy park.

Fluence’s software will be used at the first battery storage project in Australia by Spain’s Gransolar Group. 

Origin Energy has outlined how a virtual power plant (VPP) and large-scale battery storage will allow it to replace coal.

The community of the Daintree Rainforest region in Queensland, Australia, will host a “world-leading renewable microgrid”.

Hybrid projects in Australia have enabled a gold mine and a remote township to run at 50% or more average penetration of renewable energy. 

Genex Power has now achieved financial close on its 50MW/100MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Queensland, Australia. 

Fluence’s artificial intelligence-driven bidding platform will optimise large-scale wind and solar assets in Australia for Telstra Energy. 

Genex Power has “secured the final piece” of its project finance package for Bouldercombe Battery Project in Queensland. 

Genex Power has received credit approvals on a AU$35 million (US$25.26 million) debt finance facility for its 50MW/100MWh Bouldercombe battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Queensland, Australia.