Western Australia’s ERA has fined state-owned energy company Synergy AU$1.2 million (US$785,600) after a software error at the Kwinana BESS.

Utility-scale battery storage systems in Western Australia supplied 37.2% of peak demand on 9 May, marking one of the highest battery storage penetration levels recorded in an isolated grid globally.

Synergy has submitted a hybrid renewable energy project to Australia’s EPBC Act, featuring a 500MW battery energy storage system (BESS).

State-owned energy company Synergy has completed the 500MW/2,400MWh Collie Battery Energy Storage System (CBESS) in Western Australia, establishing Collie as home to Australia’s largest operational battery energy storage system (BESS).

French independent power producer (IPP) Neoen, which is now fully owned by Canadian investment firm Brookfield, has switched on the second phase of its 560MW/2,240MWh Collie BESS in Western Australia.

State-owned energy company Synergy has completed construction of its 200MW/800MWh Kwinana battery BESS in Western Australia.

The first batteries have been installed at state-owned Synergy’s 500MW/2,000MWh Collie battery energy storage system (BESS) in Western Australia.

The merging of Tesla and SolarCity into a single entity creates a new company well-placed to deliver a full range of energy-related products and services to consumers, analysts have said.

A trial project using 1.1MWh of lithium-ion battery storage to harness power from rooftop solar systems has been installed in the Western Australia suburb of Alkimos.