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Massive 4GW wind and solar and storage project proposed for NSW
Australian renewable energy developers Energy Estate and MirusWind are proposing to build a 4,000MW (4GW) wind, solar and storage facility in New South Wales that will be the biggest single renewable energy project in Australia’s main grid.
The Walcha Energy Project is sited near the town of the same name, about 55km south of Armidale in the New England tablelands, adding to the extraordinary number and scale of wind and solar projects in the heart of ex National Party leader Barnaby Joyce’s electorate.
Energy Estate founder Simon Currie – a former head of energy at legal firm Norton Rose Fullbright – says the region has excellent wind and solar resources, and is close to the backbone of the transmission system and the coal plants in the Hunter Valley that are scheduled to be closed from 2022.
Australian renewable energy developers Energy Estate and MirusWind are proposing to build a 4,000MW (4GW) wind, solar and storage facility in New South Wales that will be the biggest single renewable energy project in Australia’s main grid.
The Walcha Energy Project is sited near the town of the same name, about 55km south of Armidale in the New England tablelands, adding to the extraordinary number and scale of wind and solar projects in the heart of ex National Party leader Barnaby Joyce’s electorate.
Energy Estate founder Simon Currie – a former head of energy at legal firm Norton Rose Fullbright – says the region has excellent wind and solar resources, and is close to the backbone of the transmission system and the coal plants in the Hunter Valley that are scheduled to be closed from 2022.
The plan is to combine the wind and solar, and add in storage such as pumped hydro and batteries, and create a new substation and “renewable energy hub” near the town of Uralla.
The proponents say this will ease congestion in the grid, and fits in with plans outlined by Transgrid, the NSW government and the Australian Energy Market Operator, to create the infrastructure to support a major renewable energy zone – one of many planned across the main grid as the country shifts to renewables. |
