Energy Vault has completed the acquisition of the underlying project land for its 125MW/1,000MWh Stoney Creek battery energy storage system (BESS) in northern New South Wales, Australia.

Octopus Australia has submitted a 1.2GW/4,800MWh standalone BESS for assessment under Australia’s EPBC Act.

Ausconnex has begun construction on the first of eight community BESS planned across Greater Western Sydney, Australia.

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

Etapro has deployed digital twin and predictive analytics at MGA Thermal’s 5MWh thermal energy storage demonstration plant in Australia.

NSW has introduced a new upfront discount scheme for battery storage systems installed by businesses and apartment buildings.

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.

BW ESS has acquired a 1,000MWh battery storage system in Riverina, New South Wales, from Australian developer ACEnergy.

Australia’s framework governing the energy obligations of large data centres advanced on multiple fronts last week.

ESN Premium speaks with Fluence’s Jeff Monday and Sam Markham on the opportunity battery energy storage could provide data centres in Australia.