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'Australia is a market made for batteries': Wärtsilä strategy lead on volatility and the business ...
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Fusion42 · 31 August 2026 · Fusion42 review
Wärtsilä highlights Australia's National Electricity Market as ideal for battery storage due to its volatile energy-only market structure, where energy arbitrage now drives battery revenue more than fast-response ancillary services. Wärtsilä offers flexible integration solutions including a power plant controller compatible with various power conversion systems and software like Pulse to optimise battery cycling amid these market shifts.
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You must adapt your battery projects to Australia's volatile price signals by using flexible controllers and advanced software to maximise arbitrage revenues. Fixed hardware setups limit your returns as the market shifts away from ancillary services to energy cycling profit.
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