South Australia has officially opened its inaugural Firm Energy Reliability Mechanism (FERM) tender round, seeking up to 700MW of long-duration energy storage (LDES) capacity to enhance grid reliability and support the state’s renewable energy transition.

The New South Wales Independent Planning Commission has approved Ark Energy’s 3,148MWh Richmond Valley solar-plus-storage project in Australia.

Energy storage developers are securing significant capital and strategic partnerships, with ESS Inc launching a 50MWh iron flow battery pilot, Energy Vault closing a US$300 million investment, and NineDot obtaining US$175 million in debt financing.

South Australia is set to open a tender seeking 700MW of long-duration energy storage to bolster grid reliability.

WaterNSW, the state-owned water supplier to New South Wales, Australia, has selected three dams as suitable sites for pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) developments.

Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners has completed construction on the first stage of its Supernode battery energy storage system (BESS) in Queensland, Australia.

Two developers, OCI Energy and Nexus Renewable Power have secured financing for battery energy storage system (BESS) projects located in Texas, US.

Just over 70% of the successful projects in the first window of the UK’s long-duration energy storage (LDES) scheme are using lithium-ion BESS technology.

A trio of energy storage startups: XL Batteries, Unbound Potential and Fourth Power, have raised financing for emerging flow battery and thermal storage technologies.

RWE Renewables Australia has successfully registered Australia’s first 8-hour duration battery energy storage system (BESS) with the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO).