Australian energy infrastructure company Jemena has switched on two new 400kWh community batteries in Bellfield and Coburg in Victoria, Australia.

Wärtsilä will supply what it claims is the first large-scale DC-coupled hybrid battery connected to Australia’s NEM for Octopus Group.

Elgin Energy has seen a 330MW solar-plus-storage site featuring a 250MW/500MWh BESS fast-tracked by the Victoria government in Australia.

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.

Acen Australia has sold a 50MW/100MWh 2-hour duration hybrid solar PV and BESS project to developer FRV Australia.

NSW’s BESS pipeline, PHES in Tasmania and the ‘home of utility-scale storage’ were discussed at the Energy Storage Summit Australia 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.

Energy company EnergyAustralia has today (28 February) confirmed that it has started construction on its 350MW/1,400MWh Wooreen battery energy storage system (BESS) days after it reached financial close.

Balance-of-plant (BOP) contractor Zenviron has secured a contract with EnergyAustralia to provide balance-of-plant design, construction, installation, and commissioning of a 350MW battery energy storage system in Victoria, Australia.

Modo Energy has said that revenue for BESS in Australia’s NEM fell by 7% month-on-month in January, despite revenue tripling in Queensland.