Mark Croudace, executive representative of the LDES Council, questioned what technologies will join lithium-ion on the energy storage podium.

Fluence will use its AI-powered bidding optimisation software Mosaic to co-optimise Gentari’s 172MW Maryvale solar+BESS site in Australia.

Squadron Energy is seeking approval from the Australian government’s EPBC Act to develop a 1,000MWh BESS in New South Wales.

Equis Australia claims it has secured New South Wales’ first merchant BESS debt financing for a 500MWh BESS in Australia.

Dr Emi Gui of the Monash Energy Institute believes there’s a void in the market for an entity to drive Australia’s community batteries.

Acen Australia has sold a 50MW/100MWh 2-hour duration hybrid solar PV and BESS project to developer FRV Australia.

NSW’s BESS pipeline, PHES in Tasmania and the ‘home of utility-scale storage’ were discussed at the Energy Storage Summit Australia 2025.

2.6GWh of utility-scale battery energy storage projects have been successful in Western Australia’s first Capacity Investment Scheme tender.

Energy storage developer Energy Vault is set to fully acquire the 125MW/1GWh Stoney Creek battery energy storage system (BESS) in New South Wales, Australia, from Enervest Group.

“BESS project financing is rapidly evolving,” says Niall Brady of Australia’s Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC).