RWE has received the official green light from the Australian Energy Market Operator and transmission network service provider Transgrid to operate Australia’s first eight hour battery energy storage system at its full 50 MW / 400 MWh capacity.

Australia is the world's third-largest utility-scale BESS market, with 4.3GW of large-scale battery storage systems reaching financial close.

German energy giant RWE says it received official sign-off to operate Australia's first eight-hour battery energy storage system at full capacity.