Commissioning begins on 1.6GWh MREH BESS in Australia - Energy-Storage.News
Commissioning of the 1.6GWh Melbourne Renewable Energy Hub (MREH) BESS in Victoria, Australia, is set to begin.| Energy-Storage.News
The Australian government has opened two CIS tenders in Western Australia, targeting 2.4GWh of energy storage and 1.6GW of renewables.| Energy-Storage.News
Potentia Energy, a joint venture co-owned by Enel Green Power and INPEX, has secured the first environmental approval for a grid-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) under South Australia's new Hydrogen and Renewable Energy (HRE) Act.| Energy-Storage.News
French independent power producer (IPP) Neoen, which is now fully owned by Canadian investment firm Brookfield, has switched on the second phase of its 560MW/2,240MWh Collie BESS in Western Australia.| Energy-Storage.News
“Australia is one of the leading countries for grid-forming inverters,” said Natalie Thompson, senior analyst of energy storage and solar at Wood Mackenzie, when discussing the Australian energy storage market.| Energy-Storage.News
Renewables developer and independent power producer (IPP) TagEnergy has acquired Australian developer ACE Power, adding 6GW of energy storage and renewables projects to its portfolio.| Energy-Storage.News
“Battery energy storage systems (BESS) typically change ownership between two and four times during their 40-year lifecycle,” John Sheehy, CEO of Pottinger, said on day two of the Battery Asset Management Summit Australia 2025 this morning.| Energy-Storage.News
BESS developer Pacific Green Technologies has secured a AU$77 million (US$49.9 million) debt facility for projects in Australia.| Energy-Storage.News
Several new community batteries have been launched in Victoria and Queensland, Australia, to soak up distributed solar PV.| Energy-Storage.News
The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has found battery energy storage systems (BESS) are the most reliable clean energy technology in the National Electricity Market (NEM).| Energy-Storage.News
State-owned utility Western Power has commissioned five new community batteries in Perth suburbs as part of a federally funded initiative in Western Australia.| Energy-Storage.News
ACE Power has confirmed the sale of the 103MW/206MWh Kerang grid-forming BESS in the Loddon Valley region of Victoria, Australia.| Energy-Storage.News
CATL has partnered with renewable energy developer ACEnergy to supply 3GWh of battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Australia.| Energy-Storage.News
The Australian government has officially launched the AU$500 million Battery Breakthrough Initiative (BBI).| Energy-Storage.News
Commissioning of the 1.6GWh Melbourne Renewable Energy Hub (MREH) BESS in Victoria, Australia, is set to begin.| Energy-Storage.News
Neoen has started operations at its 270MW/540MWh Western Downs stage one battery energy storage system (BESS) in Queensland, Australia.| Energy-Storage.News
In this blog, ESN Premium speaks with Fluence's Rob Hills and Sam Markham about hybrid assets and trends in Australia's NEM.| Energy-Storage.News
