Federal Resources Minister opens AVL’s flow battery electrolyte plant in Western Australia
An official opening took place this morning for the new vanadium flow battery electrolyte factory in Western Australia build by Australian Vanadium (AVL).
Australia needs renewables, transmission and lots of storage to quit fossil fuels
Australia runs a great risk of failing to meet its ambitious but achievable renewable energy goals, writes Stephanie Bashir, CEO of Nexa Advisory, who explains why utility-scale energy storage is among the crucial tools in the country’s energy transition toolkit.
‘Highly attractive’ revenues forecast in Australia’s new Very Fast ancillary services opportunity
The newest ancillary services product in Australia’s National Electricity Market (NEM) has been forecast to offer “significantly higher” revenues than other opportunities for battery storage.
Canadian Solar sells 100MW South Australia BESS project, gets contract to supply equipment
Vertically integrated solar PV company Canadian Solar has sold a grid-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) project in South Australia to Epic Energy.
Australia: Blackrock-backed developer Akaysha Energy progresses 710MWh of Queensland BESS projects
Akaysha Energy took Final Investment Decision (FID) on Queensland BESS, while another of its projects has achieved key grid code compliance.
Over 4GWh of long-duration energy storage selected through tender in New South Wales, Australia
Three utility-scale long-duration energy storage (LDES) projects have been selected for contract awards in a tender held on behalf of the state of New South Wales, Australia.
Australian Vanadium completes flow battery electrolyte factory in Western Australia
Construction has been completed at a factory making electrolyte for vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) energy storage systems in Western Australia
Planning approval granted in Western Australia for state’s flagship 2GWh battery storage project
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.
BESS investment commitments in Australia shrink in Q3 during ‘challenging year’ for clean energy
Financial commitments into utility-scale battery storage in Australia plummeted to just 13MW in Q3, although roughly ten times as much large-scale storage in megawatts have been commissioned so far this year compared to last.
Victoria’s State Electricity Commission kicks off 4.5GW clean energy investments with large-scale BESS
Work has begun on a 600MW/1,600MWh BESS by the State Electricity Commission (SEC), an entity owned by the Australian state of Victoria.
