Fluence Energy, Inc. announced that the company has been selected by AGL Energy Limited (AGL) to deliver a 500 MW /1000 MWh energy storage system for the Liddell Battery Project. Located at AGL's Hunter Energy Hub in New South Wales, the project is the biggest energy storage system announced to date that Fluence will be designing, engineering, and constructing in Australia. The project will use Fluence's Gridstack(TM) energy storage product with a 5-year service agreement contributing to AGL's planned 850 MW national grid-scale battery rollout.

Construction for the project is expected to begin in early 2024, with the commencement of operations targeted for mid-2026. The project will also utilise Fluence's asset performance management software, Nispera(TM), to optimise the operational performance of the asset. To date, Fluence has been selected to deliver over 1 GW energy storage projects within Australia to enhance grid stability and enable the country's clean energy transition.

Globally, Fluence has deployed and contracted 7.6 GW of energy storage projects.