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Akaysha Energy’s ‘giant shock absorber’ Waratah Super Battery switched on in Australia

August 5, 2025
The first 350MW/700MWh of the Waratah Super Battery in New South Wales, Australia, has officially come online.
Waratah Super Battery. Image: Akaysha Energy.
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What makes Waratah Super Battery a ‘giant shock absorber’ for Australia’s power grid?

January 23, 2025
ESN Premium discusses the technology enabling Australia’s Waratah Super Battery to fulfil its critical System Integrity Protection Scheme (SIPS) duties.
Waratah Super Battery. The project is set to begin the commissioning process, Akaysha Energy said. Image: Akaysha Energy

Energisation underway at 1,680MWh Waratah Super Battery in New South Wales, Australia

September 2, 2024
Energisation has begun at Waratah Super Battery, the energy storage project contracted as a ‘giant shock absorber’ for the grid in New South Wales, Australia.
EnergyCo in New South Wales announced about a week ago that testing had begun at Akaysha's Waratah Super Battery. Image: EnergyCo via LinkedIn

Akaysha Energy closes AU$650 million deal for 1.6GWh+ Australia BESS project

July 15, 2024
Akaysha Energy has closed financing for a battery storage project in New South Wales, Australia that is planned to be in excess of 1,660MWh capacity.
The 477 tonne HV transformer leaving Wilson Transformer Company premises en route to the project site. Image: Wilson Transformer Company.

Australia: An ‘exciting and unique’ BESS market, says Waratah Super Battery provider Powin

May 20, 2024
Energy-Storage.news speaks with Danny Lu of Powin about some of the system integrator’s thoughts on the Australia market and delivery of the Waratah Super Battery.

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