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US investment giant BlackRock makes a $1 billion battery play in Australia, acquiring Melbourne startup Akaysha Energy
US investment firm BlackRock is acquiring local battery storage developer Akaysha Energy as part of a deal to spend A$1 billion to develop 1GW (Gigawatt) worth of storage feeding into the National Electricity Market (NEM) in Australia. For perspective, that’s more than the power produced by Australia’s largest coal-fired power station, Origin Energy’s Eraring plant (2,880MW),… Read more »
