Australia’s second largest battery storage facility has been brought into commercial operation by project owner AGL and system integrator Wärtsilä.

Many ASEAN countries are advancing their adoption of renewable energy with the support of regulators, but the same can’t yet be said for energy storage technologies.

The Australian government is funding grid inertia measurement trial at the Victorian Big Battery, aiming to develop real-time, accurate assessments of the status of the network.

French renewable energy company Neoen has kicked off 200MW/400MWh battery project in Australia, its third under construction in the country.

New South Wales has pledged financial support to pumped hydro project, while state’s first grid-scale BESS is in full commercial operations.

Eight large-scale BESS projects in Australia have been selected to receive funding support worth AU$176 million.

Battery storage project will deliver nearly AU$10 million annual electricity system cost savings in Australia’s Northern Territory.

Zenobē has begun construction on three battery storage projects in Scotland which will total £750 million (US$892 million) of investment.

Construction has begun on battery storage project to demonstrate advanced inverter technology, in historic mining region of Broken Hill, New South Wales.

News of major project acquisitions in another busy week for the UK battery storage market.