Transgrid has shortlisted nine utility-scale battery storage projects, totalling up to 2GW, to provide critical system strength services.

Envision Energy’s director of energy storage solutions, Michael Koller, speaks with Energy-Storage.news at Energy Storage Summit 2026 in London, UK.

5.5GWh of battery energy storage projects have been added to Australia’s Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act.

Australian utility AGL has started commissioning its 500MW/1,000MWh Liddell battery energy storage system (BESS) in New South Wales.

“When we started back in two years ago, there was a lack of understanding in the market about how the grid-forming inverters operate,” said Ghasem Jahedi, principal grid engineer at AGL.

A 500MW/1,000MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) with grid-forming inverters has gone into commercial operation in Cambodia.

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Origin Energy’s 300MW/650MWh Mortlake BESS has entered AEMO’s MMS, marking the facility’s transition into its commissioning phase.

3.6GWh of solar-plus-storage developments have progressed in Australia this week, with Edify Energy partnering with DT Infrastructure and Flow Power acquiring a 60MW project.

A second-round auction in the UK for grid stability services, including inertia, concluded without any wins for grid-forming battery energy storage system (BESS) projects.