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Victoria government fast-tracks 400MWh utility-scale BESS and 500MW solar-plus-storage site in Australia

June 10, 2025
Australia’s Victoria government has fast-tracked a 400MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) and 500MW solar-plus-storage project via its Development Facilitation Program (DFP).
A solar and battery project Gannawarra, Victoria, completed in 2018 with some support from ARENA. Image: ARENA.

Australia: Victoria sets new BESS charge and discharge records

June 3, 2025
Victoria achieved a new BESS discharge and charge record over the weekend, with 693.5MW and -704.8MW, respectively.
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Australia’s Victoria government fast-tracks 770MWh BESS for approval

May 12, 2025
Developer ACEnergy has seen its 350MW/770MWh Little River battery energy storage system (BESS) fast-tracked by the Victoria government in Australia.
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Jemena switches on two new community batteries in Victoria, Australia

April 28, 2025
Australian energy infrastructure company Jemena has switched on two new 400kWh community batteries in Bellfield and Coburg in Victoria, Australia.
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Wärtsilä to supply the first utility-scale DC-coupled hybrid BESS on Australia’s NEM

April 10, 2025
Wärtsilä will supply what it claims is the first large-scale DC-coupled hybrid battery connected to Australia’s NEM for Octopus Group.
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500MWh solar-plus-storage site fast-tracked for approval in Victoria, Australia

April 1, 2025
Elgin Energy has seen a 330MW solar-plus-storage site featuring a 250MW/500MWh BESS fast-tracked by the Victoria government in Australia.
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HDRE, ZEN Energy JV secures 695MW energy storage portfolio in Australia; acquires 104MWh BESS in Japan

March 27, 2025
Taiwan’s HD Renewable Energy (HDRE) and Australian renewable energy developer ZEN Energy have secured a 795MW greenfield solar PV and energy storage portfolio spanning four projects in Australia.
FRV Australia solar plus storage project

Acen Australia sells 100MWh hybrid solar PV and BESS project to FRV Australia

March 24, 2025
Acen Australia has sold a 50MW/100MWh 2-hour duration hybrid solar PV and BESS project to developer FRV Australia.
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NSW’s ‘staggering’ BESS pipeline, ‘small but mighty Tasmania’ and Australia’s home for utility-scale energy storage

March 20, 2025
NSW’s BESS pipeline, PHES in Tasmania and the ‘home of utility-scale storage’ were discussed at the Energy Storage Summit Australia 2025.
Large-scale battery storage project in New South Wales, Australia, built with Tesla's Megapacks. Image: Edify Energy.

LDES and battery revenue streams: trends to look out for at Energy Storage Summit Australia 2025

March 12, 2025
Ahead of the Energy Storage Summit Australia 2025, which will take place next week (18-19 March) in Sydney, we take a look at some of the key debates set to take centre stage at the event.

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