While little action is seen on the federal level, energy storage is increasingly coming to the fore as part of state and territory energy policies. With a rising number of residential battery subsidy schemes taking shape in Australia, funding appears to be slowly moving away from solar to energy storage. Such initiatives are poised to not only reshape the battery storage market Down Under, but also have a major impact on the grid, making it more reliable, responsive, and flexible.
Large scale battery storage systems are being coupled to wind and solar arrays, even at remote facilities, such as this ABB Powerstore in the Pilbara, Western Australia
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