“We need some form of policy or expansion of the CIS for LDES,” Nick Hawke, director of Australia’s CEFC, tells ESN Premium.

The first 350MW/700MWh of the Waratah Super Battery in New South Wales, Australia, has officially come online.

Paul Peters, CEO of the New South Wales Energy Security Corporation (ESC) discusses the investment mandate of the newly launched green bank.

Ark Energy has submitted plans for a 2,000MWh wind-plus-storage project to the New South Wales Independent Planning Commission (IPC).

Fluence has penned its largest battery energy storage system deal globally for a 2,000MWh battery storage project owned by Australia’s AGL.

The New South Wales government has announced plans to launch a new tender seeking 500MW of firming capacity, seeking bids from battery energy storage, gas and virtual power plants (VPP).

Australia-based battery energy storage system (BESS) developer, owner and operator Stor-Energy has announced plans to build a 1,449MWh 8-hour duration BESS.

Renewable energy developer Ampyr Australia has signed what it claims is an Australian “first-of-a-kind” Aboriginal community equity partnership and participation model for the Wellington Stage 1 battery energy storage system (BESS).

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.

Australian distribution network company Endeavour Energy has launched a new community battery in East Bowral, New South Wales.