Engie buys out Eku to achieve 100% ownership of Hazelwood BESS
French energy company Engie has acquired London-headquartered Eku Energy’s minority stake in Engie’s 150 MW / 150 MWh Hazelwood battery energy storage system in Victoria.
AGL reaches milestone on 2 GWh Tomago battery
Energy utility AGL has commenced construction of the 500 MW / 2,000 MWh Tomago battery energy storage system in the New South Wales Hunter region with works expected to be completed in 2027.
First Fluence ecosystem deployed at new 100 MW battery in Victoria
Victoria has added a 100 MW battery energy storage system to its growing portfolio of grid-scale storage, marking the first deployment globally of the full Fluence, product ecosystem, with its OS7 operating system.
AGL reaches final investment decision on 2,000 MWh Tomago big battery
Australian energy major, AGL, has reached final investment decision on the 500 MW / 2,000 MWh Tomago battery energy storage system in the Hunter Region, New South Wales, and has appointed energy storage company Fluence to deliver the project’s build.
AGL reaches battery milestone at retired coal site
AGL’s 500 MW / 1,000 MWh Liddell battery energy storage system is taking shape with the recent installation of the first of more than of 1,500 battery units planned for the project site in the New South Wales Hunter Valley.
Victoria adds new big battery with Rangebank switched on
One of the biggest battery energy storage systems built in Victoria has been officially switched on, providing essential system services for the electricity grid and helping to increase the state’s renewable energy hosting capacity.
Origin building 650 MWh big battery in Victoria
Energy utility Origin Energy has announced construction of a 300 MW / 650 MWh battery energy storage system being built at Mortlake in southwest Victoria has officially commenced, with works expected to be completed in late 2026.
Victorian industrial scale battery storage system energised
The industrial-scale Rangebank battery energy storage system, located 50 kilometres southeast of Melbourne, Victoria, has successfully been energised and is scheduled to be fully operational by late 2024.
Origin presses go on 650 MWh grid-forming battery in Victoria
Origin Energy has issued a notice to proceed to EPC contractor Fluence for its 300 MW / 650 MWh battery energy storage project planned for Mortlake in southwest Victoria, progressing the company’s goal to build its renewables and storage portfolio to 4 GW by 2030.
Fluence broadens storage strategy with optimisation software
Global energy storage technology company Fluence has more than 1 GW of battery projects operating or under construction in Australia and it is now broadening its strategy beyond hardware to include optimising asset performance and servicing.
