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Edify Energy proposes 2,400MWh solar-plus-storage site in Australia

July 9, 2025
Australian renewables developer Edify Energy has submitted plans for a 2,400MWh solar-plus-storage project to Australia’s Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act.
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How will the Frequency Performance Payments reform impact BESS owners in Australia?

July 8, 2025
ESN Premium speaks with Sahand Karimi, co-founder and CEO of Australian AI-driven energy management company OptiGrid, on the new FPP reform.
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Ampyr Australia reaches financial close on its first grid-scale BESS, signs contracts with Fluence

July 8, 2025
Renewable energy developer Ampyr Australia has reached financial close on its 300MW/600MWh Wellington Stage 1 BESS in New South Wales.
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Alinta Energy green lights South Australia’s largest BESS project

July 1, 2025
Alinta Energy has approved the development of the first stage of its Reeves Plains Energy Hub BESS in South Australia.
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Australian Energy Regulator approves Basslink conversion, boosting Tasmania’s pumped hydro potential

June 27, 2025
Australia’s AER has approved plans to convert Basslink to a regulated transmission service, with implications for PHES developments.
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Battery storage growth surges as AEMC predicts energy reliability gaps in Australia

June 27, 2025
The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) predicts South Australia and New South Wales could experience reliability gaps from 2026-27 and 2027-28.
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Commissioning begins on 1.6GWh Melbourne Renewable Energy Hub BESS in Australia

June 24, 2025
Commissioning of the 1.6GWh Melbourne Renewable Energy Hub (MREH) battery energy storage system (BESS) in Victoria, Australia, is set to begin.
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Australia: CIS waiting times to be cut as 576MWh solar-plus-BESS approved in Tasmania

June 23, 2025
The Australian government is set to cut CIS tender process times to around six months as a 576MWh solar-plus-storage site has been approved in Tasmania.
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South Australia opens consultation into latest long-duration energy storage tender

June 18, 2025
South Australia is preparing to launch a new LDES tender seeking projects with a minimum of 30MW and at least 8 hours in duration.
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Hybrid assets and grid-forming BESS: Fluence on the trends in Australia’s NEM

June 12, 2025
In this blog, ESN Premium speaks with Fluence’s Rob Hills and Sam Markham about hybrid assets and trends in Australia’s NEM.

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