The Government of New South Wales has approved the development of the 90 MW West Wyalong solar project proposed by the Lightsource Development Services Australia Pty Ltd, a unit of Lightsource BP.
The AUD136 million (US$92.9 million) project will have battery storage. The solar farm will have an export capacity of 90 MW, producing 226,000 MWh of clean, renewable electricity a year.
The construction of the solar plant is set to start by the fourth quarter of 2020.
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December 02, 2019
1414 Degrees acquires CST project in Australia
Australian thermal energy storage company 1414 Degrees plans 400 MW solar PV farm with innovative progressive storage capacity to several thousand MWh in place of Aurora project it is set to acquire f...
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November 29, 2019
AECOM signs contract for 2 GW offshore wind project development in Victoria
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November 29, 2019
J-Power to invest in Genex's 250 MW K2 pumped storage hydro project in Queensland
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November 28, 2019
Tilt Renewables wins court battle for 300 MW Palmer Wind Farm in Adelaide
Tilt Renewables has been delivered the judgment of the Supreme Court upholding the decision of the Environment, Resources and Development Court (ERD) to approve the Palmer Wind Farm project. The Palm...
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November 27, 2019
EDL starts the commercial operation of 23 MW Agnew hybrid renewable project in Western Australia
EDL has switched on its 23 MW power station that integrates 4 MW solar photovoltaic with 19 MW gas and diesel generation to power Gold Fields’ Agnew Gold Mine, in Western Australia. The pr...
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