French independent power producer (IPP) Neoen has started operations at its 270MW/540MWh Western Downs stage one battery energy storage system (BESS) in Queensland, Australia.

BESS developer Akaysha Energy has seen its 300MWh Ulinda BESS in Queensland, Australia, is set to enter the commissioning phase.

Two BESS have been submitted to Australia’s EPBC Act, totalling a potential 3,400MWh of energy storage in Queensland and New South Wales.

The Queensland government has continued its hard stance on renewables and energy storage by revoking permission to build a 450MW wind-plus-storage facility.

ACE Power has submitted a BESS of up to 8,000MWh in New South Wales to the Australian government’s EPBC Act.

Elements Green has received grid connection approval from Powerlink Queensland and the AEMO for a 1.3GWh solar-plus-BESS site in Queensland.

ACE Power has submitted a 2,000MWh BESS in Queensland to Australia’s Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act.

Quinbrook has officially confirmed the expansion of the ‘Supernode’ BESS in Queensland, Australia, via a 1,010MWh offtake agreement.

ACE Power has announced that the Australian government has permitted the development of 5.6GWh of BESS in Queensland.

The Queensland government has announced plans to release a five-year Energy Roadmap and transferred oversight of a 20GWh PHES project.