Origin Energy has secured unconditional connection agreements with AEMO for its 300MW/650MWh grid-forming BESS at Mortlake Power Station in Victoria.

Australian energy giant AGL has submitted its 500MW/2,000MWh Tuckeroo Battery project for federal environmental approval.

Marie Cullen, head of procurement at Fluence Australia, explains how social licensing could become a key component for the future of energy storage developments.

The Victoria government in Australia has approved a 300MW/1,200MWh BESS in Gippsland and a 332MW solar PV power plant with integrated storage in the state’s northeast region.

Battery storage capacity in Australia’s National Electricity Market (NEM) expanded by 2,936MW/6,482MWh over the 12 months leading to the end of Q3 2025.

A “silver buckshot, not a silver bullet” has emerged as the rallying cry for Australia’s energy storage, said Paul Hunyor of Wollemi Capital.

Developer Eku Energy and LP Renewables have announced plans for the 400MW/1,600MWh Belah battery energy storage system in Queensland, Australia.

AEMO has reported a record 56.6GW of new generation and storage capacity in the National Electricity Market (NEM) development pipeline.

Samsung C&T Renewable Energy Australia is seeking federal approval for a 200MW battery energy storage system (BESS) project located near Townsville, Queensland.

ARENA has committed AU$25 million to support startup Relectrify’s world-first ‘inverterless’ battery energy storage system (BESS).