Australia’s AEMC is consulting on minimum system load in the NEM, with battery energy storage investment at the heart of the debate.

A 19.8MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) is to be added to an existing solar-plus-storage facility in the Republic of Palau, with Australian development finance backing the expansion of one of the Western Pacific’s flagship hybrid renewable energy projects.

HMC Capital has launched Illuma Energy, a new identity that brings together the ASX-listed asset manager’s energy investment, development and operating activities under a single platform.

Field and Pulse Clean Energy have each advanced UK battery storage projects this week, with a combined capacity of over 1.3GWh.

Renewables company CleanPeak Energy has inked a 15-year agreement to supply Western Sydney International (WSI) Airport with 100% renewable energy, with 30MW/120MWh of battery energy storage on-site as part of the commercial arrangement.

Tech giant Amazon has signed a new power purchase agreement (PPA) to procure energy from IPP European Energy’s 220MWh Winton North solar-plus-storage project in northeast Victoria, Australia.

Australia’s 55 grid-scale BESS generated a combined AU$17.98 million in estimated gross energy and FCAS market revenue during June 2026.

AGL has delivered a solar and battery microgrid described as “one of the largest privately owned non-mining microgrids in Australia”.

Singapore-headquartered clean energy developer Vena Energy has raised AU$1.4 billion (US$970 million) in green finance to support 614MW of solar PV capacity and 1,141MWh of battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Australia.

Samsung C&T Renewable Energy Australia has submitted the 600MWh Comet Park BESS for federal environmental assessment under the EPBC Act.