The state government gave the green light for the company’s Kaban Green Power Hub in north Queensland, which could have a capacity of up to 160MW and battery storage of up to 100MW.
Neoen plans to begin construction in mid-2019, .
Kaban is Neoen’s third hybrid project incorporating wind power in Australia. It is building the 194MW Bulgana Green Energy Hub in Victoria, which will also comprise a 20MW/34MWh lithium-ion battery, while one phase of its 309MW Hornsdale wind complex is connected to a 100MW/129MWh battery, which is the largest in the world.
Neon has not yet arranged a preferred supplier for Kaban’s 29 wind turbines.
Minister for state development, manufacturing, infrastructure and planning, Cameron Dick, meanwhile, said each turbine at Kaban could have a maximum tip height of 240 metres and an output rating of up to 5.5MW, meaning the project would be up to 159.5MW.
Queensland has a target of sourcing 50% of its energy from renewable sources by 2030, and in June 2017 announced it would invest A$1.16 billion ($875 million) towards improving its energy system.
It has just two small operational wind projects to date, according to “uåX˜äŠÊ˜·³Ç Intelligence, the research and data division of “uåX˜äŠÊ˜·³Ç.
But the state has approved developer Windlab’s plans for an , and AGL’s plans for the 115-turbine, 453MW Cooper’s Gap site, which could become the country’s largest wind farm.
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