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Photograph of turbine stacks at Channel Island, the main gas-fired power plant in the Northern Territory's Darwin-Katherine Interconnected System.

First large-scale BESS in Australia’s Northern Territory reaches pre-commissioning phase

May 17, 2023
All 192 of the 3.5-tonne batteries at the first large-scale battery storage system (BESS) in the Northern Territory have been installed.
RWE's 249MWac Limondale PV plant. The 8-hour battery project will be built on an adjacent site. Image: RWE.
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RWE wins government contract for eight-hour lithium BESS in New South Wales, Australia

May 2, 2023
RWE has been awarded a long-term contract for a 50MW/400+MWh battery storage project in New South Wales, Australia.
The 200MW/285MWh project on Jurong Island. Image: Sembcorp.

Southeast Asia’s biggest battery storage project officially opened in Singapore

February 2, 2023
Singapore has surpassed its 2025 energy storage deployment target, with the official opening of Southeast Asia’s biggest BESS.
Major BESS projects internationally, including the Victorian Big Battery in Australia (pictured) and Zenobe's upcoming project in Scotland are providing inertia via their inverters. Image: Victoria State government.

Hope for large-scale tenders to drive forward energy storage’s role in the energy transition

February 1, 2023
Australia and New York are two very different places but both are likely to soon see their first government-backed tenders in which grid-scale energy storage can compete.
Firm dispatchable renewable energy (FDRE) tenders are one of several solicitation mechanisms putting energy storage on the grid in India. Image: Tata Power Solar.

Winner of SECI’s 1,000MWh pilot energy storage tender in India given green light to proceed

January 19, 2023
JSW Renew Energy Five has been given the official notice to go ahead with two large-scale battery storage projects it was awarded in a tender by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI).
The first BESS in Australia to deliver grid-forming capabilities, Hitachi Energy's 30MW/8MWh project in Dalrymple, South Australia. Image: Hitachi Energy.

Construction ‘milestone’ at first large-scale BESS project in Australia’s Northern Territory

November 29, 2022
Battery storage project will deliver nearly AU$10 million annual electricity system cost savings in Australia’s Northern Territory.
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Powin begins work on 1.9GWh Australian ‘Super Battery’ for BlackRock-owned developer  

November 18, 2022
Work has begun on Australia’s biggest battery storage system to date, the Waratah Super Battery.
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Solar Energy Corporation of India launches 2,250MW ‘Round-the-Clock’ renewables tender

September 6, 2022
Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) is seeking 2,250MW of so-called ‘Round-the-Clock’ (RTC) energy from renewable sources.
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Canadian Solar revealed as solar-plus-storage developer with winning bid in Chile government tender

September 5, 2022
Canadian Solar was behind a successful bid in Chile’s July auction with 253MWp of solar PV and 1GWh battery energy storage.
Firm dispatchable renewable energy (FDRE) tenders are one of several solicitation mechanisms putting energy storage on the grid in India. Image: Tata Power Solar.

Solar Energy Corporation of India’s 1,000MWh energy storage tender winner revealed

August 30, 2022
Bidding took place in reverse auction to contract for 500MW/1,000MWh of standalone BESS with the Solar Energy Corporation of India.

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