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RWE wins tender for 400 MWh battery in Australia

RWE wins tender for 400 MWh battery in Australia

May 2, 2023 |

RWE Renewables Europe & Australia, a subsidiary of German electric utility RWE, has won a competitive tender to build a 50 MW/400 MWh battery energy storage system in New South Wales, southeast Australia. In Balranald, New South Wales, the battery will be installed next to the 249 MW Limondale solar farm, which is owned by RWE. Limondale has 770 hectares and has been in operation since 2021. RWE expects to announce the project’s final investment decision by May 2024. 

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Construction begins on 60 MW rooftop solar storage project in Australia

Construction begins on 60 MW rooftop solar storage project in Australia

September 21, 2022 |

In a 30-year agreement, Solar Bay and Logos will construct and operate 60 MW of rooftop solar PV and 150 MWh of battery energy storage to provide network and retail energy services to Moorebank Logistics Park (MLP) tenants in the New South Wales capital’s Port Botany. According to the reports, Logos will fund the construction, with Solar Bay managing the embedded network.

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Greenspot secures approval for 500 MW BESS project in Australia

Greenspot secures approval for 500 MW BESS project in Australia

August 9, 2022 |

Greenspot, an Australian investment firm, has received approval from the New South Wales (NSW) Department of Planning and Environment for a battery energy storage system (BESS) project. The 500 MW/1,000 MWh project will be built on the site of the disused Wallerawang Power Station near Lithgow. An investment of about $280 million is anticipated to be needed. 

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Origin Energy acquires Yarrabee solar facility in New South Wales

Origin Energy acquires Yarrabee solar facility in New South Wales

May 2, 2022 |

Origin Energy, a leading Australian integrated energy company, has announced the purchase of the Yarrabee Solar Farm in New South Wales (NSW). The first phase of the solar complex, which will be located in NSW’s Riverina district, is expected to have a capacity of 450 MW. Under the planning approval granted by the NSW government in December 2018, this could be upgraded to up to 900 MW.

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Hydrogen Production Center of Excellence to be established in New South Wales

Hydrogen Production Center of Excellence to be established in New South Wales

September 8, 2021 |

Sweetman Renewables Limited and Singapore’s CAC-H2 Private Limited have entered into a joint venture to establish a hydrogen production center of excellence. The center will be located in Hunter Valley, New South Wales, Australia. The deal amounts to an investment of AUS $15 million from CAC-H2, in return for 80 per cent ownership in Sweetman Renewables.

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Development of a hydrogen industry in New South Wales

Development of a hydrogen industry in New South Wales

July 12, 2021 | ,

Electricity generation in NSW is moving away from coal and towards renewable energy. Renewable energy can be intermittent; which can affect the security and reliability of the National Electricity Market (NEM). Similar to batteries and pumped hydro, hydrogen can provide security and reliability to the NEM. Surplus renewable energy can be used to generate hydrogen using electrolysis, which can be stored and used at times where renewable energy output is not able to meet energy demand.

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New South Wales to house large scale ‘hydrogen valley’ project

New South Wales to house large scale ‘hydrogen valley’ project

May 18, 2021 |

The Hunter region in New South Wales will house Australia’s first-ever hydrogen valley, unlocking potential world-class energy resources of the Central West, New England, and Hunter-Central Coast renewable energy zones. The project is dubbed the Hunter Hydrogen Network (H2N) and will carry out large-scale hydrogen production, transportation, and export projects to enable the development of a hydrogen economy in the region.

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Precinct Capital and Edify propose the installation of a 28 MW battery storage system in New South Wales

Precinct Capital and Edify propose the installation of a 28 MW battery storage system in New South Wales

December 23, 2020 |

Precinct Capital and Edify have proposed a 28 MW battery storage project in New South Wales. The project is set to occupy 1.5 acres in the Mayfield Steel River Industrial Estate in the City of Newcastle. The battery will charge and discharge directly from the grid and is expected to improve stability as renewable energy use is increased. Further, the storage system will occupy 2500 square metres and will include supporting infrastructures such as climate-controlled energy storage enclosures and grid connection.

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Australia’s New South Wales aims for $23.3 billion of private investments in renewables space

Australia’s New South Wales aims for $23.3 billion of private investments in renewables space

November 11, 2020 |

The state of New South Wales in Australia announced its plans to shift from coal-base power to renewables in the next decade. For this it aims to mobilise $23.3 billion of private investment into the renewables sector. The state authorities plan to attract private participation by improving the approval process, reducing bureaucratic hurdles and ensure timely clearances.

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