Australian mining giant Fortescue has accelerated its timeline for deploying 4-5GWh of battery energy storage systems (BESS) paired with 1.8GW of renewable energy generation, which it now expects to begin commercial operation by 2028.

Engineering firm UGL is progressing the construction of two battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Australia, totalling 2,125MWh.

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners has sold its 240MW/960MWh Summerfield Battery to Palisade Investment Partners in South Australia.

Envision’s Behzad Naderi believes that Australia’s hybridisation rules are reshaping development and connection processes across the NEM.

A 150MWh system has been granted approval in Australia, whilst a 1,000MWh system has been submitted for federal consideration.

James Costello, CEO of EORA Energy, argues that long-duration vanadium redox flow battery storage is critical to Western Australia’s decarbonisation efforts, particularly for remote mining operations.

Australia’s heavy reliance on imported fossil fuels has left households and businesses dangerously exposed to global energy shocks, with the current conflict involving the US and Iran costing motorists more than AU$1 billion (US$710 million) in March alone.

New South Wales has been warned that it must accelerate the development of battery energy storage systems to meet its 2030 targets.

Private Energy Partners has submitted a hybrid energy project to Australia’s environmental approval process, proposing a 780MW BESS.

In this webinar, GridBeyond’s Scott Berrie and Paul Conlon explore how to extract more value from battery storage assets in Australia’s NEM.