On the first day of All-Energy Australia 2024, held in Melbourne on October 23, Kate Clark, programme manager at Victoria’s Department of Energy, Environment, and Climate Action, stated: “There are many different definitions and types of value that can be generated by community batteries.”
Energy storage developer Energy Vault has inked a new partnership with Enervest Group to supply a 1GWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in New South Wales, Australia.
Australia’s energy minister, Chris Bowen, confirmed yesterday (21 October) that the government is seeking around 4GW of dispatchable power, such as energy storage, and 6GW of renewable energy generation in the next Capital Investment Scheme (CIS) tender round.
Technology provider and system integrator Wärtsilä has been selected to provide its Quantum High Energy storage technology for a 300MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in South Australia.
Swedish-based developer OX2 has acquired a proposed 1GW onshore wind farm in Western Australia, which includes plans for a 100MW co-located battery energy storage system (BESS).
US-based utility Chugach Electric Association has successfully commissioned a new 40MW/80MWh 2-hour duration battery energy storage system (BESS) in Anchorage, Alaska.
UK utility SSE’s renewable energy arm has started constructing a 320MW/640MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in North Yorkshire. When completed, it will be one of the country’s largest.
Fluence Energy GmbH, a subsidiary of battery storage system integrator Fluence, will provide solutions for Germany’s largest solar-plus-storage project.
