Energy Storage Australia 2027 is a two-day conference on utility-scale and distributed energy storage. It runs March 9 to 10, 2027, at the Sheraton Grand Sydney Hyde Park in Sydney. The event runs under the Informa brand, and Solar Media produces the program. Organizers expect more than 450 senior delegates, including grid operators, project developers, investors, and technology providers.
The program covers the commercial, financial, and technical sides of storage deployment in Australia's National Electricity Market (NEM), where the federal Capacity Investment Scheme targets 40 GW by 2030. Data centres, AI, and demand growth make up one of the eight program themes.
Programming Focus
- Data centres, AI, and demand growth
- Offtake, tolling, and commercial structuring
- Merchant risk and revenue resilience
- Consolidation, M&A, and portfolio value
- Community and distribution-connected storage
- Speed to power and grid connection
- Policy certainty and government's evolving role
- Climate volatility and operational resilience
Featured Speakers
- Stuart Hillen, Director Development and Country Lead Australia, Eku Energy
- Tim Buckley, Director, Climate Energy Finance
- Tim Edmonds, Head of Advisory, Simply Energy NZ
- Toby Roberts, Country Director Australia, Elements Green
- Ana Erceg, Manager, Grid Evolution, AusNet Services
- Bence Dukat, Vice President, Energy Sector, ING
- Erin van Maanen, Executive General Manager, Strategy, Hydro Tasmania
- Evonne Bennett, Chief Operating Officer, Aula Energy
- Fin Crantock, Resilience Project Engineer, AusNet Services
- George Heynes, Senior Reporter, EnergyStorage.News
- Glenn Dahlenburg, Managing Director, GCD Advisory
- Graeme Martin, CEO, Village Power
- Jade Jackson, Head of Energy Transition, Simply Energy NZ
- Jeremy Lloyd, Software and Market Operations Lead, Neoen
- John Boothroyd, Principal Consultant, One to Zero
- Jose Luis Herrero, Director, Project Finance, North Harbour Clean Energy
- Julia Pfeiffer-Rieche, Senior Marketing and Communications Manager, Eku Energy
- Mahdi Behrangrad, Head of ESS/VPP Business Department, Pacifico Energy K.K.
- Peter Hulkenberg, Director and Principal Consultant, Pelagion
- Rachel Rundle, Director of Policy and Regulatory, Eku Energy
- Rob Mailler, Technical Lead, Tumuruu
- Sally Torgoman, CEO, Ascera Energy
- Steven O'Donnell, Generation and Storage Manager, Renewable Energy Safety, Energy Safe Victoria
Sponsors
Silver: Trina Storage
Bronze: SMA, Twaice
Exhibitors: Energy One
Who Should Attend
- Storage asset owners and project developers
- Investors and financiers
- Network operators, utilities, and market bodies
- Government agencies
- Technology providers and EPC contractors
Logistics
The conference takes place March 9 to 10, 2027, at the Sheraton Grand Sydney Hyde Park, 161 Elizabeth Street, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia. The agenda runs two streams: Communities, Regions & Global Markets, and Technology & Grid Integration. Delegate passes include access to all summit content, networking, the evening reception, and event presentations.
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