Sahand Karimi, CEO of OptiGrid, tells ESN Premium that the majority of BESS projects in the NEM “rarely go fully contracted”.

Australian energy major AGL Energy has confirmed that two transformers for the 1,000MWh Liddell battery energy storage system (BESS) in New South Wales have been delivered.

The hugely anticipated draft National Electricity Market (NEM) review report, led by Tim Nelson, has been released, outlining key market reforms with implications for energy storage.

Fluence’s Matt Grover and Sam Markham discuss the growing opportunity for hybrid renewables-plus-storage projects in Australia.

Grid-scale BESS discharge has hit an all-time quarterly high in Australia’s National Electricity Market for an average of 162MW in Q2 of 2025.

Tesla’s Shane Bannister revealed that he doesn’t think Tesla will sell another battery in Australia that’s not grid-forming.

DP Energy has announced plans to build a wind-plus-storage project in Queensland, Australia, featuring up to 2,000MWh of BESS.

Fluence will provide its Mosaic software for a 200MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Victoria, Australia.

The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has made grid-forming BESS a priority for the National Electricity Market (NEM) and South West Interconnected System (SWIS) for 2026.

State-owned energy company Stanwell has confirmed the arrival of Tesla Megapack 2XL units at its 300MW/1,200MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) at Stanwell Power Station in Queensland, Australia.