Australia’s BESS market evolves from physical tolls to commoditised contracts as spreads compress & investor return expectations rise to 14%.

BESS developers who built business cases on assumptions of faster coal plant closures are now absorbing the consequences of that timeline slipping.

Allegro Energy has entered a strategic partnership with Jena Flow Batteries and its parent company Suqian Time Energy Technology.

Windlab and Squadron Energy have referred a 500MW BESS at the Bungaban solar-plus-storage project in Queensland for approval.

The AER has found that growth in renewable energy and battery storage eased pressure across Australia’s wholesale electricity market in 2025.

Etapro has deployed digital twin and predictive analytics at MGA Thermal’s 5MWh thermal energy storage demonstration plant in Australia.

NSW has introduced a new upfront discount scheme for battery storage systems installed by businesses and apartment buildings.

Construction has officially started on the 200MW/400MWh Steel River East battery energy storage system (BESS) in Newcastle, New South Wales, marking the first project delivery for developer PLUS Grid Storage.

Melbourne-based battery technology company Relectrify has installed its first AC1 battery energy storage system (BESS) in Renmark, South Australia, in partnership with YES Energy.

UNSW receives AU$6.52 million to study how solar, wind and battery storage interact with grid protection systems as Australia transitions to renewables.