Australia’s Assistant Minister for Climate Change and Energy has announced the results of Tender 7 under the Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS). A total of 19 renewable energy projects were selected, delivering 7.8 GW, exceeding the original 5 GW target of capacity. Of which 8 projects are hybrid systems combining wind or solar generation with battery storage.These hybrid projects will add more than 2.0 GW of storage capacity to the electricity grid. The 19 selected projects span multiple states.
In New South Wales, the projects include the 346 MW Baldon Wind Farm with 132 MWh BESS operated by Goldwind/Omni; 600 MW Birriwa Solar with 2400 MWh BESS operated by ACEN Australia; 300 MW Bullawah Wind Farm Stage 1 operated by BayWa; 300 MW Dinawan Solar Project with 1200 MWh BESS operated by Spark Renewables; Gundary Hybrid Facility with 320 MW Solar and 1,391 MWh BESS operated by Lightsource BP; Gunning Hybrid Project with 290 MW solar and 542 MWh BESS operated by Zero-E/Grupo Cobra; Kayuga Solar Farm and BESS with 85 MW Solar operated by European Energy Australia; Wattle Creek Hybrid with 180 MW Solar and 720 MWh BESS operated by Spark Renewables and 1,498 MW Yanco Delta Wind Farm operated by Origin Energy.
In Queensland, the projects include 228 MW Banana Range Wind Farm operated by EDF Power Solutions; 97 MW Bullyard Solar Project operated by European Energy Australia; Bungaban Wind Energy Project with 1,150 MW Wind and 1,400 MWh BESS operated by Windlab; Moranbah 171 MW Solar and 100 MWh BESS project operated by Zero-E/Grupo Cobra, and 1,022 MW Theodore Wind Farm operated by Theodore Energy Development. In Tasmania, the projects include 341 MW Cellars Hill Wind Farm and 200 MW Weasel Solar Farm, both operated by Gamuda Renewables and Alternate Path. The selected projects also includes the 289 MW Whyte Yarcowie Wind Farm – Wind operated by EDF Power Solutions in South Australia, 338 MW Willatook Wind Farm operated by ENGIE and 72 MW Woolsthorpe Wind Farm operated by ICA Partners, both in Victoria.