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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

Projects & Applications

Origin begins construction of 240 MW / 1,030 MWh stage of Eraring big battery Origin Energy previously approved the financing to construct the second-stage 240 MW / 1,030 MWh four-hour duration grid-forming battery at Eraring Power Station in New South Wales, in Australia which boosted the site’s energy storage to over 2 GWh.

Oct 30, 2024

Synchronous condenser

Grid-scale

Australian grid operator turns to batteries, synchronous condensors to safeguard system strength Transgrid, the operator of the high voltage electricity transmission network in the Australian state of New South Wales, is looking at rolling out up to 14 synchronous condensers and 4.8 GW of batteries with ‘grid forming’ capability to protect and strengthen the security and stability of the electricity grid as coal-fired power plants retire and more renewables come online.

Jun 25, 2024

Man charging an EV

Revenue streams

Australian vehicle-to-grid trial gets $3.2 million boost Amber Electric has received a $3.2 million (USD 2.3 million) grant from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) toward their $7.7 million electric vehicle (EV) smart charging and bi-directional vehicle-to-grid (V2G) software solution trial. One thousand customers across Australia will participate in the trial over the next two years with the V2G scope expected to begin in mid-2025.

Ev Foley, Carrie Hampel

Jun 20, 2024

MGA Thermal pilot rendering

Grid-scale

Thermal energy storage tech to bolster industry decarbonisation in Australia Long duration energy storage developer MGA Thermal is one step closer to commissioning its behind-the-meter demonstration plant after receiving a $2.48 million windfall from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency.

Jun 20, 2024

Image of pv field and energy storage systems

Grid-scale

Australian developer opts for longer battery duration to boost project economics Renewables developer Frontier Energy has boosted the storage duration of its 80 MW Waroona Renewable battery by 12% to 4.5 hours

Jun 12, 2024

Ausgrid Community Battery

Distributed

Community battery rollout picks up pace in Australia The deployment of community batteries rolls on in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) with network operators Endeavour Energy and Ausgrid both launching new energy storage systems on their networks.

Jun 03, 2024

Anthony Albanese and Ed Husic

Manufacturing

Stationary storage key priority in Australia’s new National Battery Strategy The Australian government has announced its new multi-billion-dollar National Battery Strategy aiming to boost the country’s domestic battery manufacturing capabilities and critical minerals processing capacity.

May 24, 2024

Workers sorting old batteries

Recycling

Envirostream eyes increased recycling revenues after boosting battery volumes Battery technology company Lithium Australia’s 100%-owned subsidiary Envirostream is seeking to scale up its battery recycling efforts, signing an updated agreement with South Korean manufacturer LG Energy Solution in a move that could deliver 770 tonnes of lithium-ion batteries for recycling.

May 10, 2024

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