Amp Energy plans 1.3 GW of solar at South Australia renewables hub

• Canada-based renewables firm Amp Energy will certainly develop a portfolio of large-scale PV projects and battery energy storage space systems as part of an AU$ 2 billion (US$ 1.55 billion) hub in South Australia.

The portfolio of solar projects, obtained from Australian firm EPS, contains three plants totalling 1.3 GW of ability, situated at Robertstown (636MW), Bungama (336MW) and also Yoorndoo Ilga (388MW), in addition to battery storage space capacity of up to 540MW.

With advancement authorizations and land protected, the Robertstown and also Bungama projects are expected to start energisation in late 2022.

Amp claimed the Renewable Energy Hub of South Australia will likewise consist of wind assets, while two of the PV projects will certainly be linked to a hydrogen manufacturing center. The firm is aiming to generate the gas for both the domestic market as well as export to Asia.

With South Australia targeting 100% sustainable generation by 2030, Amp's news was welcomed by the state's priest for trade and also financial investment, Stephen Patterson: "The Renewable Energy Hub of South Australia will certainly be essential in integrating our state's renewable energy storage possessions as well as developing our capability and sustaining the fast-moving energy changes we're experiencing."

South Australia's renewables transition has actually been increased by a new exhausts reduction arrangement with Australia's federal government that will focus on locations such as hydrogen, carbon capture as well as storage space, as well as a new interconnector in between the state as well as New South Wales.

Having actually satisfied its 2020 emissions decrease target 2 years ahead of schedule, South Australia last week introduced strategies to lower its exhausts by 45-50% by 2030.

Dean Cooper, head of Amp Australia, claimed the critical value of the company's renewables and also energy storage space portfolio "is considerable in a territory which is undertaking one of the most fast energy transitions on the planet".

Founded in 2009, Amp creates, has and also runs tidy energy assets in countries consisting of the US, Canada, Japan and also India, where it just recently protected 130MW of solar ability in a recent public auction.

Previously this year, private equity company the Carlyle Team introduced a US$ 374 million investment in Amp, which will utilize the funds to expand its property portfolio in markets such as North America, Japan, Australia, Iberia as well as the UK.