State government-owned energy company Synergy has received planning approval for its 500MW/2,000MWh Collie Battery Energy Storage System (CBESS) project in Western Australia.

Suppliers of equipment to two landmark battery storage projects in Western Australia have been awarded contracts worth more than a billion dollars from the state’s government.

Alinta Energy will deploy a battery energy storage system (BESS) in Western Australia at the site of one of its thermal power plants.

Synergy has begun its second large-scale battery project in Western Australia as the company’s first nears its start of commercial operations.

Neoen has appointed its construction partner for the first phase of what could be a 1GW/4GWh battery storage project in Western Australia.

UGL has been selected to design, test and commission a BESS which will provide power for BHP’s iron ore port in Western Australia.

A 100MW/200MWh battery storage project in Western Australia is about to begin its operational test phase ahead of commissioning.

Western Australia (WA) has said it will provide funding for two battery energy storage system (BESS) projects that will be among the biggest in Australia to date.

Battery storage projects at least 1GWh of capacity have been proposed or progressed in Australia by companies Synergy, SkyLab and the Queensland government.

Onslow, Western Australia, is powered almost entirely by renewables, and the utility behind the project wants to roll out the technology.