HMC said it has committed equity to develop its first new-build battery storage project in Australia, a 300MW/1,200MWh facility in Victoria.

DC-coupled solar-plus-storage projects can reduce the time needed for grid connection approval compared with AC-coupled designs.

Australia’s BESS market evolves from physical tolls to commoditised contracts as spreads compress & investor return expectations rise to 14%.

BESS developers who built business cases on assumptions of faster coal plant closures are now absorbing the consequences of that timeline slipping.

GE Vernova and CATL selected for 1,216MWh Supernode Stage 3 in Queensland, which will expand Australia’s largest battery storage system.

Battery energy storage degradation guarantees need to evolve as the surrounding market does, writes Faisal Mohd at Envision Energy Australia.

Windlab and Squadron Energy have referred a 500MW BESS at the Bungaban solar-plus-storage project in Queensland for approval.

The AER has found that growth in renewable energy and battery storage eased pressure across Australia’s wholesale electricity market in 2025.

APA Group has taken a final investment decision to construct, own and operate the 104MWh Sybella Creek solar-plus-storage site in Australia.

Construction has officially started on the 200MW/400MWh Steel River East battery energy storage system (BESS) in Newcastle, New South Wales, marking the first project delivery for developer PLUS Grid Storage.