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First round of Gippsland offshore feasibility licences granted
The Australian government has awarded the first feasibility licences for offshore wind projects off the coast of Gippsland, Victoria. Six developers now have the green light to explore the feasibility of offshore wind farms within the area declared in December 2022. Feasibility licences have been granted or offered to: High Sea Wind Pty Ltd; Gippsland Skies Pty Ltd; Blue Mackerel North Pty Ltd;
Kut-Wut Brataualung Pty Ltd;
Ørsted Offshore Australia 1 Pty Ltd (Gippsland 01); and
Star of the South Wind Farm Pty Ltd. Lakes Paynesville Traralgon Inverlock Wilsons Promontory Yarram Sale Entrance Loch Sport
under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. Another six licences have progressed to First Nations consultation. These are: Iberdrola Australia OW 2 Pty Ltd (Aurora Green); Greater Gippsland 2 OWP Project Pty Ltd (Gippsland Dawn);
Flinders Island
Area declared off the coast of Gippsland, Victoria, December 2022
This enabled licence holders to begin the assessment work needed to determine the feasibility of their proposed offshore wind projects. This can include potential approvals
Navigator North Project Pty Ltd;
Ørsted Offshore Australia 1 Pty Ltd (Gippsland 02); Kent Offshore Wind Pty Ltd; and
Great Eastern Offshore Wind Farm Project Co Pty Ltd
The 12 projects in total could amount to an installed capacity of some 25 GW.
Sungrow breaks ground on Templers battery storage project
Sungrow and its partners have broken ground on the 138 MW/330 MWh Templers battery project in South Australia (where the Hornsdale battery (150 MW/193.5 MWh) is also located). As well as Sungrow, the Templers project participants include power retailer ZEN Energy and China Energy Engineering Group Shanxi Electric Power Construction (SEPC).
The Templers battery energy storage project, sited 60 km north of Adelaide, received grid connection approval from the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) in early 2023. It achieved approval in record time, 13 months from the first round application submission and is anticipated to achieve commercial operation in 2025.
The facility will consist of a Sungrow PowerTitan energy storage system, “specifically tailored to meet the unique demands of the Australian market and regulatory landscape”, with liquid-cooled battery technology, “designed to enhance grid reliability by mitigating intermittency issues and stabilising power supply.”
Golden Plains: at 1.3 GW, the biggest Vestas onshore project
Strengthening an existing relationship with TagEnergy, Vestas has been awarded the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) for the second stage of the Golden Plains wind farm in Australia. The second stage will feature 93 Vestas EnVentus V162-6.2 MW wind turbines.
Vestas is currently delivering the 756 MW EPC contract for the first stage, consisting of 122 EnVentus V162-6.2 MW machines. The extension will provide an additional 577 MW, generating a total of 1.3 GW, making it Vestas’ largest ever onshore wind farm. Upon completion of first and second stage, Vestas will also deliver a 30-year service and maintenance agreement (AOM5000), ensuring optimal energy production into the Australian grid.
Delivery of Vestas’ wind turbines for the second stage of the Golden Plains wind farm is expected to begin in the first quarter of 2025, with commissioning to commence in the first quarter of 2026.
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Right: Golden Plains site layout (source TagEnergy/ Golden Plains)
Below: Vestas V162-6.2
onshore wind turbine
(source Vestas)
East West
Wind turbine generator Access tracks
Undergound cables
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