ESN Premium speaks with Zane Zhou of CATL Australia and New Zealand, about TENER+, sodium-ion demand, the Collie BESS and more.

Revera Energy has doubled its holdco credit facility from US$150 million to US$300 million to fund its BESS pipeline in the UK and Australia.

Victoria’s SEC secures 10-year Glenrowan BESS offtake as Gentari’s first BESS units arrive at NSW’s Maryvale solar-storage project.

Two Australian battery storage projects in Queensland and Victoria have entered federal environmental review, with AGL Energy and developer ACEnergy each submitting referrals under the same national process.

Sungrow will supply both the BESS and the grid-forming power conversion equipment for ENGIE’s Hazelwood BESS expansion in Victoria, Australia.

Australia’s grid-scale BESS fleet earned an estimated AU$37.62 million in the National Electricity Market (NEM) in October 2026.

Demand for 8-hour battery energy storage in Australia is “completely artificial” and relies on government underwriting, according to Tesla, which said asymmetric registration can help such projects earn more.

Germany-headquartered inverter manufacturer SMA has launched a grid-forming solar-plus-storage solution in Australia, unveiling it at the All-Energy Australia 2026 event in Melbourne this week.

Algorithmic bidding systems used to trade battery storage do not threaten competition in Australia’s NEM, according to Fluence.

CATL has launched its 9MWh TENER+ battery storage system at All-Energy Australia 2026 and signed three MoUs with Australian partners.