As Australia accelerates its transition toward renewables, demand for reliable & sustainable energy storage solutions has never been higher.  

Developer Akaysha Energy has confirmed that the 850MW Waratah Super Battery will undergo a planned balance of plant shutdown from 20 November to 2 December 2025.

Pacific Green’s Portland Energy Park, Victoria’s largest BESS at 1GW/2.5GWh, has secured federal approval via Australia’s EPBC Act.

Battery energy storage systems in Australia’s NEM are facing new operational and revenue challenges due to minimum system load events.

Ampyr Australia has acquired the 270MW Davenport battery energy storage system (BESS) in South Australia from Green Gold Energy (GGE), renaming the facility the ‘Northern Battery’.

Three large-scale BESS with a combined capacity of 720MW have been submitted for federal assessment under Australia’s EPBC Act.

Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) and EDP Renewables Australia have signed an exclusivity agreement to develop the Punchs Creek Renewable Energy Project, a 1,600MWh solar-plus-storage project in Queensland’s Toowoomba region.

Australia’s Waratah Super Battery has been hit with a “catastrophic” failure at one of its transformers, reducing the project’s capacity.

HDRE and Zen Energy have executed a 20-year power purchase agreement for the 111MW/330MWh Templers Battery Project in South Australia.

Australia’s AGL Energy has agreed to divest 19.9% of its equity interest in Tilt Renewables to Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) and a Future Fund-led consortium for AU$750 million (US$488 million).