Flow Power: ‘Solar-plus-storage projects are an upcoming trend in the Australian PPA market’
Flow Power’s chief operating officer, Byron Serjeantson, believes solar-plus-storage projects represent an upcoming trend in Australia’s PPA market.
Frontier misses out on AEMO Reserve Capacity Credits for Western Australia solar-storage hub
Frontier Energy will pursue alternative funding solutions after missing out on Reserve Capacity Credits (RCCs) from the AEMO for its 360MWh Waroona Renewable Energy Hub in Western Australia.
‘Emerging tech to challenge lithium-ion dominance’ in Australia’s long-duration energy storage sector
The Australian government’s Department of Industry, Science and Resources has indicated that lithium-ion batteries are poised to “dominate” stationary storage for durations under 4-hours, but alternative technologies could surpass them for long duration energy storage (LDES).
Trina Solar submits plans for 2.6GWh BESS in Western Australia
PV module manufacturer Trina Solar has submitted a planning application for a 660MW/2,640MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Wellesley, in the Shire of Harvey, Western Australia.
Iberdrola starts building solar-plus-storage project in Queensland, Australia
The Australian arm of Spain-based utility and IPP Iberdrola has started building a solar-plus-storage project with a 180MW/260MWh BESS in Queensland.
Installation of Tesla Megapacks begins at the 1,600MWh Melbourne Renewable Energy Hub in Victoria, Australia
Construction has started at the 600MW/1,600MWh Melbourne Renewable Energy Hub (MREH), one of the largest energy storage projects in Victoria, Australia.
Energisation underway at 1,680MWh Waratah Super Battery in New South Wales, Australia
Energisation has begun at Waratah Super Battery, the energy storage project contracted as a ‘giant shock absorber’ for the grid in New South Wales, Australia.
Victoria government’s streamlined planning process approves Australian state’s biggest BESS project
Today (29 August), the Victoria government announced it has streamlined the planning process to deliver the state’s “largest” battery energy storage system (BESS), ACEnergy’s 350MW/700MWh Joel Joel project.
Energy Vault China project commissioned, new Aus BESS order, but big revenue drop in 2024
Commissioning has been completed on the first commercial-scale project using Energy Vault’s gravity energy storage technology, while the firm has also secured a 400MWh BESS order for a project in Australia. However, it expects revenues this year to be 70-85% lower than 2023.
Australia: Akaysha in AU$250 million debt deal, national tenders oversubscribed and 2GWh project contract awarded
Australia’s energy storage sector has seen trio of significant announcements around major battery energy storage system (BESS) projects.
