How Australia''s AUD 2.4B Battery Storage Boom

Australia is leading the global battery storage boom with AUD 2.4B invested in Q1 2025. Discover how big batteries are replacing coal,

2025 May 24

How Australia''s AUD 2.4B Battery Storage Boom Is Replacing Coal

Australia is leading the global battery storage boom with AUD 2.4B invested in Q1 2025. Discover how big batteries are replacing coal, stabilizing the grid, and driving the

2024 Nov 22

Battery Storage: Australia''s current climate

As the world shifts to renewable energy, the importance of battery storage becomes more and more evident with intermittent sources

2023 Feb 26

NHOA starts installing Western Australia''s biggest

NHOA has started installing an LFP-based 100MW/200MWh battery energy storage system in Western Australia, the state''s largest.

2024 Feb 16

Renewable Energy Storage Roadmap

Renewable storage technologies have the potential to revolutionise clean and reliable energy access in remote communities, support cost-effective decarbonisation in industry and

2024 Jul 31

Eight energy trends that will shape Australian

This event will bring together key stakeholders from across the region to explore the latest trends in energy storage, with a focus on the

2024 Aug 25

Australia: 11GWh of energy storage reaches

The organisation''s latest ''Quarterly Clean Energy Investment Report'' found that Australia rounded off 2024 with 870MW/1,936MWh of

2023 Feb 16

Australia on the Cusp of Big Battery Boom, According to

Uptake of utility-scale batteries in Australia could expand eightfold to 18GW in 2035 from 2.3 gigawatts in 2024, according to a new report published by research provider

2025 Oct 31

Big battery investment charges up in Q1 2025

The first quarter of 2025 was the second best on record for investment in large-scale Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) in

2023 Apr 23

Renewable Energy Storage Roadmap

Renewable storage technologies have the potential to revolutionise clean and reliable energy access in remote communities, support cost-effective

2025 May 05

MGA Thermal completes industrial steam heat

Australia''s MGA Thermal has completed what it claims is the world''s first industrial steam heat energy storage demonstrator project.

2023 Jul 22

Hybrid battery systems: A new frontier for

Australia''s National Electricity Market (NEM) is entering a new phase, driven by the rapid expansion of renewable energy and the

2024 Jun 05

Tesla Megapacks Set to Power Two Major 200MW

Tesla is on track to support two new energy storage projects in Australia with its Megapack grid-scale batteries, each boasting

2024 Jul 26

Ausgrid switches on new community BESS in New

A new 200kW/284kWh community battery energy storage system (BESS) has been switched on in Cammeray, a suburb of Sydney,

2026 Jan 16

Australia: The State of Battery Energy Storage in the NEM

Since then, investment in grid-scale battery energy storage in Australia''s National Electricity Market - or NEM - has continued. 25 projects are now commercially operational in the NEM,

2024 Nov 27

Millions invested in big batteries amid net zero transition

A large battery project in South Australia sells for nearly $500 million as investment in renewable energy surges.

2026 Jan 30

NSW''s Energy Security Corporation to invest

Armed with AU$1 billion (US$640 million) in funding, the Energy Security Corporation, a newly founded state-owned body that will

2025 Feb 05

Australia: Construction begins at biggest battery storage project

The report, ''Clean Energy Australia 2023'', recapped project activities including construction and investment commitments across wind, solar and energy storage last year,

2024 Jan 27

Battery energy storage in Australia''s net-zero transition

Australia''s journey toward a net-zero future hinges on the successful integration of renewable energy sources and the parallel expansion of battery storage solutions.

2023 Mar 16

Big battery investment charges up in Q1 2025

The first quarter of 2025 was the second best on record for investment in large-scale Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) in Australia, with six projects worth $2.4 billion

2026 Jan 27

Eight energy trends that will shape Australian energy storage in

This event will bring together key stakeholders from across the region to explore the latest trends in energy storage, with a focus on the increasing integration of energy storage

2025 Mar 10

What energy storage technologies will Australia need as

Increasing gap between maximum and minimum operational demand in Australia call for urgent need of balancing storage technologies. Fast response hybrid battery

2024 Jul 06

Australia''s shift towards long-duration energy storage systems

Energy-Storage.news delves into long-duration energy storage and how it is helping shape Australia''s energy transition.

2024 Jul 29

Australia: Victoria sets new BESS charge and discharge records

In April, Energy-Storage.news reported that Queensland had bagged a maximum instantaneous BESS discharge record of 474.1MW at 17:55 on 30 March. Soon after, the

2024 Sep 23

Battery energy storage in Australia''s net-zero transition

Australia''s journey toward a net-zero future hinges on the successful integration of renewable energy sources

2025 Feb 16

Energy Security Corporation launches in New

The Energy Security Corporation has officially launched in New South Wales, Australia, with an initial funding allocation of AU$1 billion.

2025 Aug 14

Large-scale battery storage investment in Australia reached

The first quarter (Q1) of 2025 has seen a surge in investment for large-scale battery storage in Australia, with six projects worth a total of A$2.4bn ($1.5bn) reaching the

2025 Jul 27

Large-scale battery storage investment in Australia

The first quarter (Q1) of 2025 has seen a surge in investment for large-scale battery storage in Australia, with six projects worth a total

2025 Apr 10

BNEF: Australian utility appetite for big batteries rising

Interest in owning big batteries is a growing trend for electric companies and coal-plant owners as market revenue potential improves, particularly for newer, longer-duration

2025 Oct 02