DNV has independently verified that Fluence’s global fleet of battery energy storage systems (BESS) achieved 98.7% MW-weighted availability.

Akaysha Energy’s Waratah Super Battery is now operating at 700MW and 1,680MWh following the successful return to service of High Voltage Transformer 2 (HVT2), the BlackRock-backed developer confirmed in a market update today (4 June).

Australia’s Victorian government has approved four new energy projects worth a combined AU$2.4 billion via its DFP, including 1,390MW of BESS.

Recharge Power, a Taiwanese battery energy storage system (BESS) developer and integrator, has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Australian renewable energy developer Energy Decarb to establish a joint venture targeting the Australian solar PV and battery storage market.

Akaysha Energy’s 415MW/1,660MWh Orana BESS has reached full output, with the facility now listed as operating in Australia’s NEM.

Queensland Investment Corporation has opened a formal call for proposals under the state government’s AU$200 million North West Energy Fund.

Ausgrid has submitted its 150MW/300MWh Berkeley Vale BESS to the Australian government’s EPBC Act for federal environmental assessment.

RWE has received official sign-off from the AEMO and Transgrid to operate Australia’s first 8-hour BESS at full capacity.

Mining giant Fortescue has commenced construction on a 650MWh battery energy storage system at Cloudbreak in Western Australia’s Pilbara region, alongside the 690MW Turner River solar PV power plant.

Australia has emerged as the world’s third-largest utility-scale battery energy storage market, with 4.3GW of large-scale battery storage systems reaching financial close in 2025.