Australia has launched a $500 million funding program to scale up local battery manufacturing.
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) this week opened applications for the Battery Breakthrough
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Gnarwarre BESS reaches financial close
Samsung C&T has secured the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for FRV Australia’s largest battery storage project.
The Gnarwarre Battery Energy Storage System [BESS] reached
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Pacific Green and ZEN Energy sign 10-year, 1.5GWh BESS tolling deal
Pacific Green has secured a 10-year tolling agreement with ZEN Energy covering 1.5 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of battery energy storage across three projects in Victoria, New South Wales, and Queensland.
The
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Waratah Super Battery playing world-first protection role
Half of the Waratah Super Battery is now live, providing a critical “shock absorber” function for New South Wales’ high-voltage network.
The first 350MW (700MWh) tranche of the 850MW/1680MWh system
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Merredin Big Battery to bring SWIS storage
A major battery project in Western Australia is moving ahead this week.
Construction is officially underway on the 100 MW / 400 MWh Merredin Battery Energy Storage System [BESS], a grid‑scale facility
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Transmission project costs double in new AEMO planning reports
The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has released a suite of technical reports to kick off modelling for the 2026 Integrated System Plan (ISP).
The release marks the halfway point in the two-year
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Battery installations surge under new rebate scheme
More than 19,000 solar batteries were installed in July under the expanded Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme (SRES).
The Clean Energy Regulator (CER) has confirmed a strong start to the solar battery
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185 MW system goes live in Victoria’s north-west
Australia’s largest standalone battery in a renewable energy zone is now online, with CPP completing construction of the 185 megawatt (MW) / 370 megawatt-hour (MWh) KESS (Koorangie Energy Storage
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Eraring BESS enters final testing phase
Hold point testing is now underway at the Eraring BESS (Battery Energy Storage System), marking a critical step before the first stage begins full operation.
The testing process involves gradually increasing
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Batteries could be paid to block solar curtailment
The Clean Energy Council (CEC) wants to pay grid-scale batteries to absorb excess solar generation during low-demand periods.
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