Understanding South Australia’s Firm Energy Reliability Mechanism (FERM)
November 18, 2025
South Australia has launched its inaugural Firm Energy Reliability Mechanism (FERM) tender, seeking 700 MW of long-duration dispatchable capacity ...
How can Advanced Compressed Air Energy Storage support renewables | Interview with Sara Taylor from Hydrostor
October 7, 2025
Long duration energy storage (LDES) will become increasingly important as Australia's coal-fired power stations retire and the share of wind and ...
FCAS revenue surges for South Australian batteries during July-August 2025
September 25, 2025
July-August 2025 was a great time to be a battery in South Australia! Revenue from Frequency Control Ancillary Services (FCAS) for South Austr ...
Making the revenue stack work for wind/BESS hybrids
June 12, 2025
You have probably seen the buzz around solar and battery energy storage system (BESS) hybrids. But what about wind/BESS hybrids? At Energy Syn ...
A divided path: Connecting to renewable energy zone (REZ) or existing grid
April 24, 2025
The primary goal of Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) development is to coordinate renewable energy projects, particularly wind, solar, and hybrid proj ...
Overcoming barriers to battery investment
April 10, 2025
Investment in utility-scale batteries is rapidly accelerating in Australia's National Electricity Market (NEM). Registered battery capacity doubl ...
Vanadium flow batteries are taking on the long duration storage challenge
February 20, 2025
As Australia continues its transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy, there is growing interest in vanadium flow batteries and other stora ...
How sodium-sulfur batteries can help bridge the storage gap in the energy transition
April 8, 2024
As Australia’s coal-fired power stations progressively close over the next 10-15 years, it will be critical to ensure that the grid has enough ...