Battery Storage Archives - Ecogeneration https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/category/battery-storage/ The voice for Australia's clean energy industry Sun, 07 Sep 2025 23:57:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/cropped-ECO-Favicon-1-32x32.png Battery Storage Archives - Ecogeneration https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/category/battery-storage/ 32 32 Solar battery rollout hits 43,000 under SRES, 50,000 via subsidy scheme https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/solar-battery-installations-43000-under-sres-50000-via-subsidy/ Sun, 07 Sep 2025 23:57:46 +0000 https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/?p=23600
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Australia’s home battery market has accelerated sharply since July. More than 43,000 new systems have been registered under the Small-scale …

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Australia’s home battery market has accelerated sharply since July. More than 43,000 new systems have been registered under the Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme (SRES) and 50,000 batteries installed
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]]> New tech debuts at 100 MW Latrobe Valley BESS https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/new-tech-debuts-at-100-mw-latrobe-valley-bess/ Thu, 04 Sep 2025 23:40:03 +0000 https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/?p=23594
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Victoria has added a new 100 MW battery energy storage system in the Latrobe Valley, bolstering grid stability and supporting the state’s renewable energy transition. The Latrobe Valley BESS (Battery
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]]> $4 billion private investment tipped as WA opens new CIS rounds https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/4-billion-private-investment-tipped-as-wa-opens-new-cis-rounds/ Sun, 31 Aug 2025 22:57:40 +0000 https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/?p=23572
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Western Australia has opened two new Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS) tenders designed to add 1.6 gigawatts (GW) of renewable generation and 2.4 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of storage to the state’s grid, unlocking
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]]> Batteries balance power with precision https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/solplanet-power-with-precision-2/ Fri, 29 Aug 2025 04:47:08 +0000 https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/?p=23566
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As Australians experience the pain of energy price fluctuations and growing concerns over grid reliability, hybrid inverters and storage solutions are emerging as a compelling alternative. Solplanet’s
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]]> $500m scheme to build Australian batteries https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/500m-scheme-to-build-australian-batteries/ Tue, 19 Aug 2025 23:00:18 +0000 https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/?p=23518
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Australia has launched a $500 million funding program to scale up local battery manufacturing. The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) this week opened applications for the Battery Breakthrough
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]]> Gnarwarre BESS reaches financial close https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/gnarwarre-bess-reaches-financial-close/ Mon, 11 Aug 2025 22:42:05 +0000 https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/?p=23474
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Samsung C&T has secured the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for FRV Australia’s largest battery storage project. The Gnarwarre Battery Energy Storage System [BESS] reached
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]]> Pacific Green and ZEN Energy sign 10-year, 1.5GWh BESS tolling deal https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/pacific-green-and-zen-energy-sign-bess-tolling-deal/ Thu, 07 Aug 2025 00:53:13 +0000 https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/?p=23457
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Pacific Green has secured a 10-year tolling agreement with ZEN Energy covering 1.5 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of battery energy storage across three projects in Victoria, New South Wales, and Queensland. The
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]]> Waratah Super Battery playing world-first protection role https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/waratah-super-battery-playing-world-first-protection-role/ Wed, 06 Aug 2025 01:17:39 +0000 https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/?p=23448
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Half of the Waratah Super Battery is now live, providing a critical “shock absorber” function for New South Wales’ high-voltage network. The first 350MW (700MWh) tranche of the 850MW/1680MWh system
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]]> Merredin Big Battery to bring SWIS storage https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/merredin-bess-big-battery-to-bring-swis-storage/ Tue, 05 Aug 2025 23:02:21 +0000 https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/?p=23445
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A major battery project in Western Australia is moving ahead this week. Construction is officially underway on the 100 MW / 400 MWh Merredin Battery Energy Storage System [BESS], a grid‑scale facility
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]]> Transmission project costs double in new AEMO planning reports https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/transmission-project-costs-double-in-new-aemo-planning-reports/ Mon, 04 Aug 2025 21:53:53 +0000 https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/?p=23439
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The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has released a suite of technical reports to kick off modelling for the 2026 Integrated System Plan (ISP). The release marks the halfway point in the two-year
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