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Allume launches SolShare 2 with community battery integration Allume Energy has launched SolShare 2 in the UK and Australia, adding improved energy storage capability to its shared solar hardware for apartment blocks. Europe general manager Jack Taylor tells ESS News how the system works for households in multi-tenant buildings.
Matthew Lynas
Jun 30, 2026
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Supply chain
CATL to supply 2.4 GWh Australian BESS, invests $1BN in DeepSeek AI CATL to provide battery storage for Smoky Creek and Guthrie’s Gap project which reached financial close in May 2026. The world’s biggest battery maker has also increased exposure to the AI market with a major contribution to DeepSeek's first fundraising round.
Matthew Lynas
Jun 09, 2026
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Grid-scale
Global battery additions reached 108 GW in 2025, according to IEA Battery energy storage system (BESS) deployment beats historical peak for gas-fired power additions, according to international Energy Agency (IEA) data. Record year for capacity additions driven by utility-scale battery storage segment.
Matthew Lynas
Jun 02, 2026
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Projects & Applications
In Australia’s Q4 2025, 1.3 GW of batteries were connected with full output In addition to projects reaching full output, 4.1 GW of standalone batteries and 960 MW of solar co-located batteries applied to get connected in Australia in the final three months of 2025.
David Carroll, Tristan Rayner
Jan 28, 2026
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Home battery deployment soaring in Australia More than 1.2 GWh of new behind-the-meter energy storage capacity was installed across Australia in December 2025 as households and businesses sought to take advantage of the federal government’s revised $7.2 billion Cheaper Home Batteries Program.
David Carroll
Jan 07, 2026
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Grid-scale
Akaysha switches on major battery project in Australia  Akaysha Energy, the battery storage platform backed by global funds giant Blackrock, has announced the completion of its first big battery project with the 155 MW / 298 MWh Ulinda Park energy storage system in Queensland now online.
David Carroll
Dec 16, 2025
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Projects & Applications
‘Catastrophic failure’ at Waratah Super Battery in Australia A key infrastructure asset at one of the world's biggest batteries has reduced operations and delayed completion for more than six months, with few details made public regarding the critical asset.
Tristan Rayner
Nov 10, 2025
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Projects & Applications
Samsung C&T wins environmental approval in Australia for 300 MWh solar-storage plant in just 19 days Australian government authorities have fast-tracked environmental approval to Samsung's C&T division in Australia for its 300 MW / 300 MWh Queensland-based solar and battery energy storage project.
Ev Foley
Nov 10, 2025
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Markets
Australian government push for community electrification met with renewed calls for federal residential battery subsidy With the Australian federal government increasing efforts to support community electrification programs, industry bodies have responded with renewed calls for a national program to accelerate residential battery uptake. The Smart Energy Council said that, as a federal election campaign looms, a battery support scheme could be promised and implemented quickly, delivering a “win for hip pockets.”
Jonathan Gifford
Jan 30, 2025
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