Among the new projects added are several large hybrid renewable energy developments combining wind or solar generation with battery energy storage systems (BESS). A full breakdown of the new projects can be seen below.
Project nameCompanyState/TerritoryTechnologyCapacityBaldon Wind FarmGoldwind AustraliaNew South WalesWind + BESSWind: 1,400MWBESS: 400MWhDinawan Energy Hub – Wind FarmSpark RenewablesNew South WalesWindStage 1: 357MWStage 2: 350MWYanco Delta Wind FarmOrigin EnergyNew South WalesWind + BESSWind: 1,500MWBESS: 800MWhCoppabella Wind Farm BESSGoldwind AustraliaNew South WalesBESS1,063MWhBowmans Creek Wind Farm (Stage 2 and BESS)Ark EnergyNew South WalesWind + BESSWind: 120MWBESS: 2,414MWhBendemeer Renewable Energy HubMetis EnergyNew South WalesSolar + BESSSolar: 255MWBESS: 300MWhBullawah Wind FarmBullawah Wind Farm Pty LtdNew South WalesWind + BESSWind: 803.7MWBESS: 718MWhMarri Wind FarmAlinta EnergyWestern AustraliaWind550MWWattle Creek Solar FarmSpark RenewablesNew South WalesSolar + BESSSolar: 265MWBESS: 200MWhYathroo Wind FarmNeoen AustraliaWestern AustraliaWind500MWWest Arthur Wind FarmLacour EnergyWestern AustraliaWind500MW
These include Goldwind Australia’s 1.4GW Baldon Wind Farm, which features a 400MWh BESS, Origin Energy’s Yanco Delta Wind Farm with 1.5GW of wind generation and an 800MWh battery, and Ark Energy’s Bowmans Creek Wind Farm Stage 2, which incorporates a 2,414MWh battery storage system.
