Source: www.pv-magazine.com --- Wednesday, October 11, 2017
The AUS$150 million agreement between the government-owned CS Energy and the Kennedy Energy Park marks yet another positive step for Australia as it seeks to tap the potential of all its renewable energy sources. CS Energy, a Queensland government-owned renewable energy generator has entered into a ten-year, AUS$150 million power purchase agreement (PPA) with Kennedy Energy, the developers of the 60 MW hybrid Kennedy Energy Park, being built in North Queensland. The hybrid park will be comprised of a 15 MW Solar PV plant, a 43.5 MW wind plant and 2-4 MW of battery storage, which is being developed by Windlab and Eurus Energy Holdings respectively. By creating a hybrid facility combining wind and solar resources supported by battery storage will allow the Kennedy Energy Park to supply a steady source of power to the grid. The plan is to ensure that the park is fully operational by the second half of 2018 and will connect to the national grid via existing transmission infrastructure, with a maximum export capacity of 50 MW. Treasurer Curtis Pitt articulated that the agreement would signify that CS Energy will buy the electricity output and a portion of the large-scale generation certificates from the hybrid energy generation facility. “The Kennedy Energy Park is an innovative grid-connected wind, solar and storage hybrid project that will provide enough electricity to power more than 30,000 homes,” Mr Pitt said. “This $150 million ...
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