Australia’s AusEnergy Services (ASL), formerly AEMO Services, has released the Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS) Tender 6 parameters, seeking an initial 2,400MWh of dispatchable capacity in Western Australia.

Construction has officially started on the 100MW/400MWh 4-hour duration Merredin battery energy storage system (BESS) in Western Australia.

Developer Atmos Renewables has successfully achieved financial close on its 400MWh Merredin battery energy storage system (BESS) in Western Australia.

Samsung C&T has submitted plans for a 100MW/400MWh BESS to Australia’s Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act.

Renewable energy developer ACE Power has received development approval for a 200MW/800MWh solar-plus-storage site in Western Australia.

Atmos Renewables has awarded construction company GenusPlus Group an AU$65 million (US$42 million) contract to build the 400MWh Merredin battery energy storage system (BESS) in Western Australia.

Western Australia has expanded the state’s home BESS rebate scheme, which is expected to lower installation costs for around 100,000 households.

All 640 battery packs have been installed at Synergy’s 2,000MWh Collie BESS, which is set to be one of the largest batteries in Australia.

2.6GWh of utility-scale battery energy storage projects have been successful in Western Australia’s first Capacity Investment Scheme tender.

Neoen’s Australia-based energy storage assets have helped boost the company’s 2024 storage revenue by 66% year-on-year.