The cancellation of the 5GW/120GWh Pioneer-Burdekin Pumped Hydro Project in Queensland, Australia, has seen power price forecasts jump by over 60% for 2035.

Engineering group Gamuda and infrastructure developer Ferrovial have been signed up in an early contractor involvement (ECI) deal for a 12GWh pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) project being developed in Queensland.

Renewable energy developer ACE Power has submitted its 3.6GWh 4-hour duration Nebo battery energy storage system (BESS) in Queensland to the Australian government seeking approval under its Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act.

Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners has secured AU$722 million (US$452 million) in debt financing for the first two stages of its ‘Supernode’ energy storage project in Queensland, Australia.

Renewable energy infrastructure developer BE Power Group’s 9.6GWh Big-G pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) project in Queensland, Australia, has been submitted to the Federal government seeking approval under the EPBC Act.

Battery recycling firm Livium, via its wholly owned subsidiary, Envirostream Australia, has partnered with Chinese battery manufacturer Hithium Energy to recycle lithium-ion batteries from Lightsource bp’s Woolooga solar-plus-storage site in Queensland.

Cubico Sustainable Investments Australia has submitted two wind-plus-storage projects to the Federal government under the EPBC Act.

Lightsource bp has selected Hithium as the supplier of battery storage technology for a 222MW/640MWh solar co-located project in Queensland, Australia.  

French independent power producer (IPP) Neoen has secured AU$1.4 billion (US$890 million) in capital to help fund energy storage and solar PV projects in Australia.

A 1,200MWh solar-plus-storage twin project is set to be developed in North Queensland, Australia, after success in the recent Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS) tender.