Solar River Project
Solar River Project | |
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Country | Australia |
Location | north of MW (stage 1) 200 MW (stage 2) |
Storage capacity | 120 MW·h (stage 1) 150 MW·h (stage 2) |
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Solar River Project is a proposed photovoltaic power station planned to be built near Robertstown in South Australia.[1] The project received development approval from the Government of South Australia in June 2018 and was expected to start construction early in 2019.[2] However, as of November 2021[update], the project was still proposed to be constructed, but work on site was not expected until at least the second half of 2022.[3]
The company developing it is based at the
Stage 1 includes 200 MW of solar
The land is north of Goyder's Line and 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north of the Goyder Highway on crown land unsuitable for cropping due to the low rainfall.[6]
Downer Group was engaged in January 2019 for early contractor involvement, with construction expected to commence in July 2019 and stage 1 to take two years to build. The project had provision for three more stages, depending on market and network conditions.[7] In July, the project's website said that construction would start in the fourth quarter of 2019.[8] By November 2019, this had slipped to the first quarter of 2020.[9]
The grid-connected battery will be supplied by GE Renewable Energy. It is expected to be 100MW/300MWh, larger than any grid-connected batteries in the world at the time of its announcement in 2019.[13]
References
- ^ May, Jason (4 December 2017). "Solar River Project Development Application" (PDF). Application on notification – Crown Development. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ^ Evans, Richard (25 June 2018). "Groundbreaking Solar River Project to slash the cost of renewable energy to 90,000 SA homes". The Advertiser. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ^ Zerner, Mel (26 November 2021). "Renewables Projects Update Report". What's Happening in Goyder. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ "Reliable renewable energy is possible with The Solar River Project". University of Adelaide. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ^ a b Bloch, Michael (26 June 2018). "Massive Solar + Storage Facility For South Australia To Proceed". Solar Quotes Blog. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ^ "Major PV solar farm approved in outback South Australia". The LEAD. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ^ Etheridge, Michelle (28 January 2019). "Major milestone for Solar River renewable energy project in SA's Mid North". The Advertiser. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ "The Solar River Project". Archived from the original on 4 July 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
Project Construction Start Date Q4 2019
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Project Construction Start Date Q1 2020
- ^ Vorrath, Sophie (18 July 2019). "Alinta signs up for huge solar and battery project in South Australia". Renew Economy. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ Russell, Chris (17 July 2019). "Solar River project at Robertstown to sell power to Alinta Energy". The Advertiser. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ Parkinson, Giles (4 September 2020). "Solar River solar and battery project still confident, despite loss of Alinta contract". Renew Economy. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ Vorrath, Sophie (19 September 2019). "GE to supply world's biggest battery for South Australia Solar River project". Renew Economy. Retrieved 19 September 2019.