The government of Victoria, Australia, has opened a round of funding for ‘neighbourhood-scale’ battery storage.

Battery storage is leading provider of frequency control ancillary services (FCAS) in the National Electricity Market.

Volatility and demand for distributed energy solutions in Australia are among the motivations for UK’s GridBeyond to set up offices there.

EnergyAustralia will control and operate two large-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) in a portfolio in development by Edify Energy. 

Fluence’s software will be used at the first battery storage project in Australia by Spain’s Gransolar Group. 

Origin Energy has outlined how a virtual power plant (VPP) and large-scale battery storage will allow it to replace coal.

Australian energy retailer Origin Energy intends to build a 700MW battery storage system on the site of a coal power plant for which it has brought forward a planned retirement date by seven years. 

Neoen said yesterday that its 100MW / 200MWh battery storage project in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) is underway, after the developer issued a notice to proceed to its construction partners Doosan Heavy Industries and Construction and Doosan GridTech.

Enel X has announced its first battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Australia, which will help Central Irrigation Trust (CIT) in South Australia “intelligently manage” its energy use. 

Construction has begun on a 150MW / 150MWh battery storage project at the site of a former fossil fuel plant site in Victoria, Australia.