An advanced compressed air energy storage has been selected as the preferred option for a city in rural New South Wales, Australia.

Battery storage is leading provider of frequency control ancillary services (FCAS) in the National Electricity Market.

Neoen has been contracted by AGL to provide a “virtual” charge or discharge of a battery system in Australia. 

EnergyAustralia will control and operate two large-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) in a portfolio in development by Edify Energy. 

Group co-owned by State Grid Corporation of China and Singapore Power has halted investment into a hybrid project in South Australia. 

Fluence has won another contract to use its bidding platform to maximise market participation for renewable energy facilities in Australia.

A 100MW/200MWh battery energy storage system comprising Tesla Megapacks will be built by a state-owned power company in Queensland.

Tesla has been contracted to provide 300MWh of its Megapack BESS for projects in development by Edify Energy in Australia. 

Australia’s biggest utility company looks set to be in ownership of the country’s biggest battery storage facility.

Fluence’s software will be used at the first battery storage project in Australia by Spain’s Gransolar Group.