All BESS and demand response projects selected under ASL’s 2023 firming tender for New South Wales, Australia, are now operational.

Alinta Energy has received the first shipment of battery units for its 250MW Reeves Plains Battery project in South Australia.

Victoria’s SEC invests up to AU$43 million for a stake in 400MW Baranduda battery system near Wodonga alongside Aware Super.

Australia has opened a consultation on draft laws and rules to implement the recommendations of its review of NEM wholesale market settings.

Lava Blue commissions Australia’s first grid-connected sodium-sulfur BESS, while ZEBRE’s 360MWh Noblevale BESS clears EPBC review.

Eku Energy’s Elias Saba discusses why he believes the CIS has not fundamentally changed the company’s investment approach.

Akaysha Energy’s Waratah Super Battery in Australia briefly reached its full rated output of 850MW on 7 September.

In this interview with ESN Premium, Sahand Karimi of OptiGrid discusses how BESS warranties and constraint management shape trading behaviour.

Australia’s 58 grid-scale battery storage systems in the NEM generated a combined AU$28.79 million in estimated gross energy and FCAS revenue.

Octopus Australia has referred the Blackstone battery energy storage system (BESS), a 500MW/2,000MWh standalone facility, to Australia’s federal government for assessment under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act.