Zenviron lands BOP contract for 1.4 GWh battery project
Balance-of-plant contractor Zenviron has been awarded a contract with electricity gen-tailer EnergyAustralia to build a four-hour battery energy storage system of 350 MW capacity in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley.
Highs and lows of Australia’s big battery boom
Big batteries are having their moment in the Australian sun — or rather, are having their moments before and after the sun shines (let that pun sit with you for a bit).
YES Group energises 15 MWh battery project and 5 MW solar farm
YES Group kicks off 2025 by energising Stage 1 of a 15 MWh battery storage system in Canberra, and a 5 MW solar farm in South Australia while transitioning the company from contracting to build sub-5 MW projects to a new build, own, operate model.
1.8 GWh battery project put in planning express lane
A 1.8 GWh battery energy storage system proposed for Victoria’s northeast is one of two new renewable energy projects set to be fast tracked through the state’s accelerated planning approval pathway.
Flow battery startup scores $1.85 million federal grant to scale to mass production
Newcastle based clean-tech company Allegro Energy has secured $1.85 million in federal government funding to help bring its redox flow battery technology to mass production.
Fluence launches highly-modular 7.5 MWh AC-based BESS platform
The system features an innovative split design breaking away from the industry standard 20-foot container. It is configurable for storage durations of two to eight hours.
Energy Vault to supply battery storage system for Horsham renewables park
Energy storage solutions company Energy Vault will supply the Victorian government with 100 MW / 200 MWh battery energy storage system for its state electricity commission renewable energy park development.
$2.4 billion capital investment boosts clean energy developments in Q4 2024
The Clean Energy Q4 2024 report finds solar generation reaching financial commitment or commencing construction totalled 1,139 MW, and overall clean energy investment was at a record high.
Lighthouse signals battery plans for Emerald Solar Farm
A development application has been lodged with a central Queensland council for a four-hour battery energy storage system to be built alongside the 72 MW Emerald Solar Farm with the plant owner acknowledging the growing demand for firmed renewables.
NEM project pipeline nears 50 MW in December quarter
Almost 50 GW of new large-scale solar, wind and battery energy storage projects were progressing through the connections process for Australia’s main grid at the end of 2024, up 36% year-on-year.
