Developers who buy or flip battery storage projects mid-life risk inheriting decommissioning liabilities they had not properly accounted for.

Speaking to ESN Premium, Kashish Shah of Wärtsilä explains why Australia’s volatile market structure makes it uniquely suited for battery storage.

HMC said it has committed equity to develop its first new-build battery storage project in Australia, a 300MW/1,200MWh facility in Victoria.

Australia’s BESS market evolves from physical tolls to commoditised contracts as spreads compress & investor return expectations rise to 14%.

BESS developers who built business cases on assumptions of faster coal plant closures are now absorbing the consequences of that timeline slipping.

US battery storage developer Key Capture Energy (KCE) has closed a US$300 million financing agreement with British multinational bank Standard Chartered.

UNSW receives AU$6.52 million to study how solar, wind and battery storage interact with grid protection systems as Australia transitions to renewables.

Squadron Energy has completed a refinancing of its Australian renewable energy portfolio, securing total debt commitments of more than AU$2.7 billion (US$1.76 billion).

ESN Premium learns about Hong Kong’s role as a bridge between China and the world, from energy storage solution provider RelyEZ and investment promotion agency InvestHK.

Energy-Storage.news Premium speaks with Mona Dajani of law firm Cooley, about how FEOC has changed BESS project negotiations and financing.