As Australia undergoes a transformative shift toward renewable energy, the Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) market has emerged as a cornerstone for ensuring grid stability and optimising energy generation. With increasing demand for dispatchable storage driven by rapid electrification, data consumption, and AI, the BESS landscape is evolving rapidly. Investors and developers are dealing with a competitive environment fueled by record-low renewable energy capital costs and favourable regulatory frameworks. You’ll learn how decreasing capex costs and evolving market regulations are shaping the future of large-scale BESS projects.

This article explores the key success factors that are critical for succeeding in Australia’s BESS market while also addressing the technical, commercial, and regulatory risks that could impact project development and operation:

Seizing Bess Market Opportunities:

Investors must identify and seize two main commercialisation opportunities:

• Revenue-enhancing opportunities from value stacking: Learn how BESS projects are optimising revenue streams by balancing arbitrage opportunities and ancillary services, with price arbitrage becoming an increasingly dominant source of revenue.
• Cost-out opportunities via colocation: Discover how co-locating BESS with renewable energy assets such as solar or wind farms can maximise efficiency, reduce costs, and improve grid stability through optimised energy management and demand response participation.

Accelerating BESS Project Delivery for Competitive Advantage

Find out how developers with mature pipelines and proactive in-house capabilities are accelerating delivery, strategically positioning themselves for market consolidation by mitigating risks related to contractor shortages, shifting contracting models, and supply chain vulnerabilities.

Strengthening BESS Project Delivery for Sustainable Success

Understand how companies can strengthen their delivery frameworks by managing key capabilities effectively and addressing supply chain risks, ensuring delivery certainty in a fast-evolving market.

In addition to these key success factors, the article discusses the technical and regulatory challenges that stakeholders must navigate, and identifies several technical risks, such as rapid technological advancements, safety hazards like thermal runaway, and supply chain instability, which can complicate project timelines and operations. We advise you on how to mitigate these risks and offer a strategic framework to help you navigate these challenges.

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This report contains significant contributions from Simon Kim, Director and Tim Braunstein, Manager, A&M Australia