Australian infrastructure contractor GenusPlus Group has been awarded an AU$110 million (US$78.5 million) engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning contract for the 200MW/800MWh Koolunga battery energy storage system (BESS) in South Australia.

ARENA is supporting two First Nations-led microgrid projects in the Northern Territory (NT) with AU$11 million in funding.

Around 74% of battery storage projects in Australia’s NEM pipeline are confirmed to be equipped with grid-forming inverters, says AEMO.

New Zealand generator-retailer Genesis Energy has reached Final Investment Decision (FID) on the second stage of its Huntly battery energy storage system (BESS).

Pacific Energy has been awarded a contract by Territory Generation to deliver 81MWh BESS across Australia’s Northern Territory.

Akaysha Energy has entered into a deal with Copenhagen Energy to advance “mega-scale” battery energy storage projects in Germany.

Synergy has submitted a hybrid renewable energy project to Australia’s EPBC Act, featuring a 500MW battery energy storage system (BESS).

Neoen Australia has referred its 3,200MWh Bondo wind-plus-storage project for federal environmental assessment.

Amazon has announced nine new renewable energy PPAs in Australia totalling 430MW of capacity, eight of which include co-located BESS.

Alinta Energy has commenced main construction works on its 1,000MWh Stage 1 of its Reeves Plains BESS in South Australia.