Latest Digest
March 2026
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Updated daily at 07:00 AEDT
Battery energy storage systems (BESS) are increasingly used in uninterruptible power supply (UPS) applications for data centers and to speed grid connections, offering services beyond what gas turbines can provide, including emerging approaches such as bring your own capacity (BYOC) and flexible grid connections (FGC).
AER flags cut in cost of electricity for households and businesses across the NEM, as wholesale power prices get the benefit of more wind and big batteries.
Scientists from Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), RMIT University and the University of Melbourne have developed a quantum battery prototype that demonstrates rapid, scalable energy storage using collective quantum effects.
GBP K.K., a Japan-based clean energy infrastructure company, has launched perimeter fencing systems for grid-scale solar and battery energy storage system (BESS) sites, targeting security in difficult terrain and noise mitigation near residential areas.
With new incentives driving battery uptake, the focus is shifting to size and flexibility - and Fox ESS is betting on modular systems that can grow with household energy needs.
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