Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners has commenced commercial operations for the 619MWh Stage One of its Supernode battery energy storage system (BESS) project, located at the South Pine substation in Queensland, Australia.

State-owned energy company Stanwell Corporation has commenced commercial operations of its 300MW/600MWh Tarong battery energy storage system (BESS) in Queensland.

Energy infrastructure platform Revera Energy has completed an expanded US$150 million credit facility to accelerate development and construction of its battery storage, solar, and green hydrogen project pipeline across Australia and the UK.

Sam Markham of Fluence Australia believes grid-forming BESS are essential to deliver a safe, secure and affordable decarbonised power system.

Iberdrola Australia has officially opened its 65MW/130MWh Smithfield BESS in western Sydney, New South Wales, ahead of schedule.

Valent Energy has received development approval from the New South Wales government and satisfied AEMO grid compliance requirements under clause 5.3.4a for its 150MW/437MWh Armidale Battery Energy Storage System (BESS).

Octopus Australia has announced plans to develop what it claims is Australia’s “largest planned battery energy storage system (BESS)” in New South Wales.

ASL (formerly AEMO Services) has completed New South Wales’ (NSW) largest-ever tender for long-duration energy storage (LDES), contracting six new battery projects for a combined 1.17GW/11.98GWh.

Tonic Group has received federal environmental approval for a 440MWh solar-plus-storage facility in Western Australia in less than a month.

Western Australia’s ERA has proposed a Benchmark Reserve Capacity Price of AU$491,700/MW per year for the 2028-29 capacity year.