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Australian super battery Waratah gets connection greenlight

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The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has granted Generator Performance Standard (GPS) approval for the Waratah Super Battery, marking the first approval for such a large battery energy storage project. The super battery is anticipated to be 850MW/1,680MWh.

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Construction begins on 500MW Australian battery project

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Construction has begun on Synergy’s Collie battery energy storage system, which will be one of the biggest grid-scale batteries in Australia when complete. The battery is expected to be completed by the end of 2025. Kwinana Battery Stage Two is under construction and is due to be completed in late 2024.

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Western Australia contracts 2.8GWh battery storage

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million) in contracts to deliver the new battery energy storage systems in Kwinana and Collie, together totalling 2.8GWh in storage capacity. Limited (CATL) has been contracted to supply 300 EnerC Plus, containerised liquid-cooling battery systems for Kwinana Battery Stage Two, and about 650 EnerC Plus for Collie. billion ($1.8

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Octopus Australia acquires 1GWh transmission-connected battery project

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Octopus Australia has acquired the Queensland-based Blackstone battery development project with a 1GWh storage capacity, one of Australia’s largest battery systems, connected to the 275kV high voltage transmission network.

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Pacific Green Technologies to double battery pipeline this year

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US-based energy storage company Pacific Green Technologies has announced a target of more than 12GWh in battery storage capacity across four global markets for this year. Pacific Green is targeting a minimum of 1GWh capacity in each market it enters.

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Quantum batteries: next-gen storage in sight

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Researchers at the University of Adelaide have reported demonstrating the underlying concept of quantum batteries. Quantum batteries, like quantum computing based on the behaviour of matter at the sub-atomic level, have the potential to revolutionise current technologies with the prospect of a new compact and powerful energy storage medium.

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Shell-backed Koorangie battery project completes financing

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The 185MW/370MWh battery storage system, valued at AUD400 million ($253.9 Australian renewable energy company Edify Energy and Sosteneo, a specialist infrastructure investor, announced the completion of project financing to build and operate the Koorangie Energy Storage System (KESS) with support from Shell Energy.