The South Australia’s Planning Council has approved the development of a 500 MW (AC) solar farm project, co-located with 250MW/1,000MWh of battery energy storage from renewables developer EPS Energy.
A massive solar and battery storage project with an AUD1.17 billion (US$822.5 million) price tag has been waved through by the South Australian government. The projects will be built about 115 km northeast of Adelaide.
The power station will be developed in various stages and will be connected to the existing Robertstown Substation via 275kV transmission lines. The initial assessment determines that the facility could potentially export energy to the grid without any significant restraints, but it will incorporate synchronous condensers to support reliability and security of electricity supply.
The Robertstown project is expected to be completed in 2020. Once commissioned, the facility will generate enough electricity to power 144,000 homes during its 30-year life.
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July 16, 2019
NSW approves Shoalhaven Hydro Expansion plans
The Department for Planning & Environment of the New South Wales Government in Australia has approved the first stage of the geotechnical works for the AUD300 million (US$210.5 million)...
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July 15, 2019
Tilt Renewables launches sale of Snowtown 2 wind project in South Australia
Tilt Renewables Ltd has launched the sale of its 270 MW Snowtown 2 wind farm located in South Australia. The company has commissioned Lazard to assist in reviewing its ownership of th...
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July 15, 2019
Jemena begins Atlas gas pipeline construction
Jemena and its partner have started to construct a 60-kilometer, eight-inch steel-coated buried gas pipeline and compressor station for the Atlas gas pipeline project located in the south-west of...
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July 11, 2019
Australia opens 60 MW Gannawarra solar farm and 25 MW energy storage
Australia’s largest integrated battery and solar farm has opened in Victoria. The Gannawarra Solar Farm is a 60 MW DC single-axis tracking project located west of Kerang in north-west Victoria....
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July 09, 2019
TasNetworks completes the substation and transmission line for the 144 MW Cattle Hill Wind Farm in Australia
TasNetworks has completed the work on the substation and transmission line that connects the 144 MW Cattle Hill Wind Farm to central Tasmania’s grid. Six of the 48 Goldwind turbines that will p...
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