X-ELIO launches 200MW Oz solar farm

• Blue Grass project in Queensland is just one of 50 large-scale projects being developed in the state

X-ELIO has actually inaugurated its 200MW Blue Grass Solar Farm, situated in Queensland's Western Downs, 14km from Chinchilla.

The solar farm is one of Queensland's 50 large-scale renewable projects and also will certainly aid support the State Government's Renewable Energy Target (QRET) to generate 70% of its energy requires from renewable sources by 2032, and also 80% by 2035.

The farm is anticipated to supply 420GWh green energy every year, balancing out greater than 320,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions and also powering 80,000 home across the state.

Four hundred regional jobs were developed during the solar farm's two-year construction, with the project delivering a more than AUS$ 200m (EUR130m) financial investment in the state of Queensland.

The Blue Grass Solar Farm leverages advanced technology consisting of 375,000 bifacial photovoltaic panels and half-cut cells, boosting performance and effectiveness to assist lower the cost of solar and also assistance Australia's 2050 net zero ambitions.

The project's building and construction as well as grid link was sustained by first-tier renewable as well as transmission experts, consisting of Gransolar Group (GRS), Ingeteam and also Powerlink.

It obtained sponsorship from the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), ING, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), and has developed lasting support from first-tier offtakers Salesforce, Stanwell Corporation and also Australia's just 1.5 ℃ electrical energy retailer, ZEN Energy.

Lluis Noguera, CEO of X-ELIO, claimed: "Australia is a key calculated market for X-ELIO and our Blue Grass Solar Farm will spearhead our continued development along Australia's East Coast, with added projects planned for NSW as well as VIC."