Australian renewable energy developer Windlab announced on Tuesday that it had been awarded environmental approval by the Tanzanian Government to construct the country’s first wind farm, a 300 megawatt (MW) wind farm set to be built in the center of the country.
Construction has begun on the first phase of Kennedy Energy Park, Australia’s first utility-scale wind, solar, and storage hybrid project which, once all phases are complete, could boast a capacity of up to 1.2 gigawatts.
A world first renewable energy project has taken its first steps in Australia, with big-name companies Vestas, Tesla, and Windlab backed by Australia’s Clean Energy Finance Corporation partnering on a $160 million, 60 MW hybrid wind, solar, and energy storage project.
The newly listed Australian renewable energy developer Windlab has secured a landmark power purchase agreement (PPA) for what will be the country’s first grid-connected large scale hybrid project combining wind, solar and battery storage.
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency has committed up to $18 million to fund the development of an Australian-first solar-wind-storage project in North Queensland. Announced on Friday, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) will commit up to $18 million in recoupable grant funding for an Australian-first solar-wind-storage project set to be … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. Australian renewable energy developer Windlab says it expects to begin construction on a world leading wind-solar-battery storage hybrid project in north Queensland early this year after winning development approval from the local council. The first stage of the Kennedy energy park near Hughenden will feature 30MW … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. by Sophie Vorrath Victoria’s Coonooer Bridge wind farm has begun producing what is assumed to be the cheapest wind energy in Australia, after the project became the first from the ACT government’s hugely successful wind auction to generate power. The milestone was announced by ACT environment minister … [continued]
Construction is expected to begin within 12 months on Australia’s first combined wind and solar plant, set to be located in the northern state of Queensland. Local renewable energy company Windlab Limited will partner with Japanese Eurus Energy Holdings Corporation in a 50/50 joint venture to build the Kennedy Energy … [continued]
Suggestions that the current Australian Renewable Energy Target of 41,000 GWh by 2020 is infeasible have been laughed off by global wind development company Windlab, who have released figures showing that not only is the target feasible, but could be met by existing approved wind energy that has simply yet … [continued]
