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GIG is working with energy storage system integrator Fluence to put a 150MW BESS at the former site of Hazelwood, a coal power station in Victoria, Australia, Pictured is a rendering of the site's BESS, currently under construction. Image: Fluence via Twitter.

Macquarie’s Green Investment Group launches global battery storage development platform

November 8, 2022
A global battery storage development platform has been launched by Macquarie Asset Management’s Green Investment Group (GIG).
Origin's Eraring coal power station (above), is currently the site of a major BESS development by Origin. Image: CSIRO.

New South Wales hands 700MW/1,400MWh ‘Super Battery’ connection contract to Transgrid

October 14, 2022
Steps forward have been taken New South Wales, Australia, for the largest battery storage system anywhere in the Southern Hemisphere.
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.

Neoen proposes 1GW/4GWh BESS at ‘ideal location’ in Australian coal region

September 15, 2022
Neoen has proposed building a gigawatt-scale BESS in a region of Australia with close and continuing ties to the coal industry.
The BlackRock and Akaysha Energy teams together. Image: BlackRock.

BlackRock commits AU$1 billion capital for Australian battery storage developer’s 1GW buildout

August 16, 2022
A real estate and infrastructure investment arm of BlackRock has committed to investing US$700 million into Akaysha Energy’s pipeline.
Wallerawang coal power plant, pictured in 2007, closed down in 2014, but New South Wales still has much more work to do to replace coal on its energy networks. Image: Wikimedia user Amitch.

Development approval given for 1,000MWh battery storage at Australian coal plant site

August 5, 2022
The Department of Planning and Environment in New South Wales gave development approval to a proposed 500MW/1,000MWh battery storage project.
Image: esVolta.

Generate Capital enters front-of-the-meter energy storage market with developer acquisition

July 22, 2022
Generate Capital has acquired US large-scale battery storage developer esVolta.
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Quinbrook plans ‘Supernode’ energy & data hub in Australia with 2GWh battery storage

July 8, 2022
Quinbrook developing A$2.5 billion ‘Supernode’ site in Queensland for storing energy and data that would include 2,000MWh of battery storage.
Muja coal power plant is scheduled for phased retirement by the end of 2029. Image: Wikimedia user nachoman-au

Western Australia invests A$3.8 billion to manage coal to renewables-plus-storage transition

June 17, 2022
Western Australia will retire its two state-owned coal power plants by 2030 and invest in renewable energy and energy storage.
CIP has worked on a range of clean energy projects and technologies, although its early focus was largely wind energy. Image: SSE Renewables.

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, developer Alcemi team up on 4GW UK battery storage pipeline

March 21, 2022
Developer Alcemi and investment group CIP have partnered for the development, construction and operation of a 4GW UK BESS portfolio.
Tunnelling work at a recently completed hydropower project in Portugal featuring 880MW of PHES. Image: Iberdrola

Construction begins on 3.5GWh Gran Canaria pumped hydro plant; progress on 18GWh more PHES

February 21, 2022
Construction has started on a 3.5GWh pumped hydro plant in Gran Canaria, Spain, and progress has been made on two other projects totalling 18GWh of storage in mainland Spain and Nevada, US.

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