RWE Renewables Australia has officially opened the 50MW/400MWh Limondale battery energy storage system (BESS) near Balranald in south-west New South Wales.

Eku Energy has submitted its 1,000MWh Griffith battery energy storage system (BESS) for environmental assessment under Australia’s EPBC Act.

RWE has received official sign-off from the AEMO and Transgrid to operate Australia’s first 8-hour BESS at full capacity.

Australia’s New South Wales (NSW) has opened two tenders seeking 2.5GW of renewable energy generation and 12GWh of long-duration energy storage, marking the largest generation procurement in the state’s history under its Electricity Infrastructure Roadmap.

Thimo Mueller, general manager of commercial at ASL, has urged that a ‘culture of collaboration’ will be key to New South Wales (NSW) achieving its energy storage targets.

Speaking to ESN Premium, Tom Best and Rachel Rundle of Eku Energy explore some of the key policies and drivers of Australia’s ESS market.

Thimo Mueller of ASL discusses the recent 12GWh LDES tender in New South Wales, Australia, with ESN Premium.

ASL has launched a consultation on a new Hybrid Generation LTESA product alongside its 2026 NSW Consumer Trustee Investment Priorities.

New South Wales is set to open its seventh firming tender, seeking approximately 500MW of energy storage to support grid reliability.

In a recent webinar hosted by AEMO Services, the latest New South Wales long-duration energy storage tender round was in the spotlight.