PROJECT TALLY (December) Number of projects = 491 - 213 Generating - 278 In Development

Total Capacity = 71,836.125 MW - 21,464.445 MW Generating - 50,371.68 MW In Development Project Updates Week ending 19 January 2018

Moira Shire approves another "After the initial construction period, X-Elio will employ staff to maintain the land, large scale solar project including slashing grass, eradicating weeds 21 December and vermin, managing the landscape buffer Moira Shire is leading the way in renewable and general maintenance of the project." energy development with a planning permit for a $112 million solar farm on Kaarimba Approval of this project follows close on the Road, Wunghnu approved this week. heels of a $175 million, 100 megawatt solar farm by Neoen Australia Pty Ltd and set on CEO Mark Henderson said the site consisted 500 hectares near Drumanure, which was of 270 hectares which would house more than given the green light by Moira Shire in August. 200,000 solar panels, producing approximately 102 megawatts of power. Source: Moira Shire Council

"X-Elio Australia Pty Ltd is a Spanish based company which specialises in the development of solar farms. They have NEW PROJECT constructed solar farms across the world Name: Solar River Project including Japan, South America, the Middle Developer: Solar River Project Pty Ltd East, USA and Mexico," Mr Henderson said. Capacity: 200 MW Location: Maude, South Australia "The proposed solar farm will help to diversify Estimated cost: $454mil the local and regional economy and Description: The Solar River Project comprises strengthen Moira’s reputation as a council single axis tracking photovoltaic arrays with a that embraces renewable energy investment. combined 200MW capacity; 20MWh battery storage system, 275kV transmission line to "Conditions will be set out to ensure a 10 Robertstown substation, and ancillary metre wide landscaping buffer will minimise infrastructure including substation, access visual impact around the solar farm." roads and temporary construction facilities Contact: Aju Yeldhose Mr Henderson said the electricity produced Project Manager on site will connect back into the grid and The Solar River Project Pty Ltd provide improved energy security for Email: [email protected] Numurkah, Cobram and Yarrawonga.

"Local tradespeople wherever possible will be used to construct and install the solar panels and ancillary facilities," he said.

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AusNet Services to develop as we transition into a sustainable and integrated new energy future. Terminal Station Source: AusNet Services 12 January AusNet Services (ASX: AST) announced today that agreement has been secured with RES Australia and Macquarie Capital to develop a UNSW signs world-first solar new transmission connection for Stage 1 of the Murra Warra Wind Farm project, located energy agreement approximately 30km north of Horsham in 15 Jan north western Victoria. In the first deal its kind in the world university sector, UNSW has reached an agreement with The Stage 1 windfarm capacity will be Maoneng Australia and to have 226MW, with a total permitted capacity of 100% of its energy supplied by photovoltaic 429MW. Stage 1 of the wind farm will solar energy. generate enough clean energy to power the equivalent of more than 220,000 Victorian UNSW Sydney has announced a tripartite homes, and reduce CO2 emissions by 900,000 arrangement with contract partners Maoneng tonnes per annum; the equivalent of almost Australia (Maoneng) and Origin Energy 320,000 fewer cars on the road each year. (Origin) for an offsite Solar PV Corporate Power Purchase Agreement (Solar PPA). Additionally, the Stage 1 Murra Warra wind farm will provide approximately 150 full time The 15-year solar supply agreement with direct jobs during construction and eight Maoneng is the first of its kind in Australia – during operation. bringing together a retailer, developer and corporate – and will allow UNSW to achieve AusNet Services’ Executive General Manager its goal of carbon neutrality on energy use by Commercial Energy Services, Chad Hymas, 2020. UNSW believes it is the first university said AusNet Services was committed to worldwide to go fully energy carbon neutral supporting wind farm development and with 100% of its needs supplied by solar renewable energy in Australia. photovoltaics (PV).

AusNet Services is excited and proud to be “This landmark initiative is an exciting step making a meaningful contribution to this towards realising UNSW’s goal of carbon significant wind farm development that will neutrality on energy use by 2020 and reflects support our industry’s transformation and our commitment to making a positive global contribute to continuous job growth in the impact,” said UNSW President and Vice- region,” Mr Hymas said. Chancellor Professor Ian Jacobs.

The agreement follows an extensive period of “The Solar PPA arrangement will allow UNSW collaborative planning and design between to secure carbon emission-free electricity AusNet Services and RES Australia in supplies at a cost which is economically and conjunction with industry and state planning environmentally attractive when compared to bodies. fossil fuel-sourced supplies.

Mr Hymas said the project represents a “Over the past six months, UNSW has further achievement in AusNet Services collaborated with our contract partners strategy to grow our contracted asset base Maoneng and Origin to develop a Solar PPA while generating attractive long-term returns model that leads the way in renewable energy

Page 2 (Click on relevant project links to go to online Project Database) procurement and reflects our commitment to Engineering was awarded 12 projects with a global impact outlined in our 2025 Strategy. total cash grant value of more than $16 million from the Australian Renewable Energy “It is also highly significant and a testament to Agency (ARENA). Five of those projects are the world-class research carried out here at focusing on the further development of UNSW, that a technology which we played a UNSW’s Advanced Hydrogenation technology leading role in developing is now being used to improve world record commercial solar to provide the university with a renewable cells. source of emissions-free energy. The tripartite arrangement for UNSW was “UNSW researchers, in particular Professor supported by Norton Rose Fulbright as legal Martin Green and the late Professor Stuart advisors who specialise in PPAs, along with Wenham and their teams, have been energy management consulting firm Energy instrumental in ensuring that solar energy is Action, who provided energy market analysis affordable and accessible to all –- today’s and advice. announcement is a testament to their work,” said Professor Jacobs. This ground-breaking agreement provides UNSW with a direct line of sight over the The 142kW array is part of the 692kW of solar source of renewables supply, reduced PV arrays currently installed across rooftops emissions, and greater certainty around prices at the UNSW Kensington campus. over the next 15 years.

The agreement, which was signed on 14 Kelly Davies, Senior Consultant at Norton Rose December 2017, will see UNSW purchase up Fulbright, said: “UNSW is a true leader of to 124,000 MWh of renewable energy per innovation. The PPA market has been annum from Maoneng’s Sunraysia Solar Farm extremely dynamic in the last 12 months and near Balranald in south-western NSW, deals like UNSW’s have been critical in driving meeting UNSW’s annual energy requirement real change in the way universities and other starting in 2019. users procure energy.”

A three-year retail firming contract was also Energy Action’s Chief Executive Officer, Ivan signed with Origin, as the electricity retailer, Slavich, said: “This ground-breaking to manage the intermittency of solar agreement provides UNSW with a direct line production. of sight over the source of renewables supply, reduced emissions, and greater certainty NSW Minister for Energy Don Harwin said the around prices over the next 15 years. We are agreement was evidence of UNSW’s seeing a strong trend amongst corporate leadership in renewables. energy users turning to PPAs as a way to hedge against future pricing movements and “Already a world leader in solar PV to meet their green energy objectives.” technologies, this agreement is yet another demonstration of UNSW’s commitment to a Maoneng’s Project Finance Director, Kevin clean energy future,” said Mr Harwin. Chen, said: “By collaborating with Origin and UNSW and maintaining an open dialogue, we “I congratulate UNSW for entering into this have created a corporate PPA template that agreement, it’s not only great for the we believe not only works for UNSW, but can environment but it will deliver jobs and be replicated and tailored to fulfil the specific investment in regional NSW." needs of each customer.”

In December 2017, UNSW’s School of Origin’s General Manager, Business Energy, Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Ryan Willemsen-Bell, said: “Origin is proud to

Page 3 (Click on relevant project links to go to online Project Database) be a contract partner in this agreement with Women in Renewables UNSW and we are committed to creating innovative solutions to help our customers launches 2018 with e- meet their carbon neutrality aspirations. mentoring program 15 January ”The Sunraysia Solar Farm development will The Clean Energy Council’s Women in include a visitor’s centre and weather Renewables Initiative (WiR) is seeking both monitoring system, with UNSW staff and mentors and mentees from the renewable students having site visit access for data energy industry to be part of a new e- sharing, research and case study purposes. mentoring program.

Construction of the Sunraysia Solar Farm is The e-mentoring program is conducted by the due to begin later this year, with completion Australian Women in Resources Alliance and the start of solar energy generation (AWRA). expected in the second quarter of 2019. Origin will be providing electricity to UNSW Women in Renewables Chair Natalie Collard during the solar farm construction. said the mentoring process offers “knowledge sharing and support for career progression at Source: University of NSW its best”.

“We are aiming to make our young and NEW PROJECT dynamic industry even stronger, by enabling Name: Goat Hill Pumped Storage Hydro women in renewable energy to grow, flourish Project and learn from others through online paired Developer: Altura Group e-mentoring,” Ms Collard said. Capacity: 270 MW Location: Lincoln Gap, South Australia “Having experienced the growth myself from Estimated cost: $350mil both having and now being a mentor, these Description: 230-270MW capacity pumped kinds of opportunities are incredibly valuable hydro facility comprising an upper and lower for those on both sides of the relationship.” reservoir, penstock, powerhouse and ancillary infrastructure including transmission lines, Ms Collard said while the program was aimed access roads, water supply line and temporary at developing female renewable energy construction facilities. professionals, the Clean Energy Council is Contact: Rosahlena Robinson seeking both women and men to be involved Director as mentors. Altura Group Tel: 0429 567 037 “We’re calling on women and men in the Email: [email protected] industry to nominate themselves as mentors. By doing so they’re making a commitment to empower women and close the gender gap in the renewable energy industry. Through the e-mentoring process we hope to unlock a wealth of professional and personal potential for the industry,” Ms Collard said.

The e-mentoring program runs for nine- months, with the mentee having access to online modules, webinars and handbooks throughout this time. There will be five intakes from February to June 2018 with the

Page 4 (Click on relevant project links to go to online Project Database) relationship beginning once AWRA pairs the ANCA will buy its power from a renewable mentee and mentor. Eligibility and acceptance plant, accessing fixed rates for long term into the program is determined by AWRA. savings over a period of ten years. The agreement will buy a fixed percentage of wind Expression of interest forms for mentors and and solar power directly from the renewable mentees are available online. For further generator in real time, calculated at 30 information please see the Women in minute intervals under a ‘take or pay’ Renewables page at arrangement, meaning that ANCA will only cleanenergycouncil.org.au pay for what it uses.

Source: Clean Energy Council Matthew van der Linden, Managing Director of Flow Power, comments, “We’re very pleased to welcome ANCA as a customer and as one of the very first companies to benefit Powering ANCA with a Wind from Flow Power’s Renewable Corporate PPA. This type of deal is a game changer. Finally, PPA we’ll begin to see Australia to catch up with 15 January other international markets that have proven Australia’s fastest growing business power this model to be a success.” retailer, Flow Power, has announced that it has signed ANCA, a market leader in CNC “Flow Power empowers businesses to take machinery and systems, as one of its first control of their energy consumption. Our customers for its Renewable Corporate Power Renewable Corporate PPAs will open up the Purchase Agreement. market to more Australian businesses and allow them to access lower power prices The landmark agreement, one of the first of through agreements that have only previously its kind in Australia, sources renewable energy been available to big corporations with the from Ararat Wind Farm to allow ANCA direct scale to negotiate one-to-one with large access long term energy at wholesale prices. renewable plants.” This renewable energy can be used in real time to offset grid electricity consumption, Flow Power’s Renewable Corporate PPAs potentially saving businesses thousands of allow businesses to benefit from lower power dollars in electricity costs and reducing overall costs while reducing their carbon footprint emissions. and overall emissions.

ANCA’s Group CEO, Grant Anderson Source: Flow Power comments: “At ANCA we are always looking for opportunities to reduce our impact on the environment and, as a manufacturing plant, the partnership with Flow Power to access renewable power will bring us tremendous benefits. This is a win-win helping both our business and the environment.”

“ANCA has succeed on a global scale by taking an innovative approach to manufacturing. We see Flow Power’s unique model of giving companies back the control over their energy costs as an approach that shares our core value of innovation.”

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Solar farms to go ahead NEW PROJECTS 15 January Name: Western Plains Wind Farm Horsham Rural City Council has issued the go Developer: Epuron ahead for two major solar farming enterprises Location: 4km north of Stanley, Tasmania in the municipality. Capacity: 40 MW Description: The project will include around Mayor Cr Pam Clarke said that Council has 13 wind turbines on the "Western Plains" approved planning permit applications to property north-west of Stanley. Epuron has construct and operate solar farms on a 196 been measuring wind speeds on the property hectare property at Riverside (Horsham Solar for many years and the high wind speeds, Farm) and a 370 hectare property at Murra together with very low turbulence, provide an Warra, from ESCO Pacific Pty and RES, excellent resource for wind farm respectively. development. The project will connect to the existing Port Latta substation via a new 22 or “These companies can now make submissions 33 kilovolt powerline primarily located within to the Victorian Renewable Energy Auction the existing road easement. Scheme (VREAS) which was launched in November. The scheme aims to support Name: Wesley Vale Solar Farm achievement of the Victorian Renewable Developer: Epuron Energy Targets which is to ensure that 25 per Location: Wesley Vale, Tasmania cent of the State’s electricity generation Capacity: 12.5 MW comes from renewable sources by 2020, rising Description: The project will occupy an area of to 40 percent by 2025,” she said. around 35 hectares located approximately 2.5km north of the town. The land has Submissions to the VREAS for large scale previously been used for grazing, and as a technology neutral and solar-specific result the project is expected to have limited renewable energy will be accepted until negative environmental impacts. A 22 kilovolt February, with the outcomes announced in powerline will connect the site to the adjacent July. Proponents are required to demonstrate Wesley Vale substation located across Mill their ability to engage with communities and Road from the site. The project is intended to neighbours. be built in stages, and may include energy storage in the future. Cr Clarke said that it will be important for the two companies to work closely with Contact: Shane Bartel neighbours and the community throughout Project Manager the process. Epuron Tel: 0408 997 735 “These projects are significant for the region. Email: [email protected] With a combined total investment of $470 million, incorporating up to 1,290,000 solar panels, the new solar farms will generate substantial economic activity during the initial construction phase and with their ongoing operations,” she said.

Source: Horsham Rural City Council

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Queensland generation CSPV is an entity formed specifically to own the solar farm, and will be able to draw on the applications expertise of its parent group. Ratch is an Generation applications have been made to unlisted public company, incorporated in the Queensland Government for the Australia and owned by a Thai power Whitsunday Solar Farm and the Hamilton generation company, Ratchaburi Electricity Solar Farm near Collinsville, which are both Generation Holding PCL (80%), and Australian comprised of up to 215,280 solar panels at engineering services company, 320 watt (W) and 23 x 2.5 megawatt (MW) Broadspectrum Ltd (20%). inverters, with a combined generating capacity of 68.9MW DC. The Hamilton Solar Source: Queensland Government Farm comprised of up to 215,280 solar panels at 320 watt (W) and 23 x 2.5 megawatt (MW) inverters with a combined generating capacity of 68.9MW DC. Both projects will connect to the grid at Powerlink’s new Springlands Community co-investment substation near the Strathmore substation. initiative to proceed in 2018 The operator of the solar farms has 18 January contracted Edify Energy Pty Ltd to oversee the Thank you to everyone who participated in day to day management of the solar farm our Community Investment Testing survey. through a 20-year Asset Management Agreement. The ultimate owner of the solar CWP is pleased to announce that the Sapphire farms is Welee Australia Pty Ltd, which owns Wind Farm in northern New South Wales will 100% of the shares in the operator. The be opened to community investment from the shareholding in Welee is comprised of local community, in an Australian industry WIRCON Australia HoldCo GmbH (94.9%) and first. Edify (5.1%). With your strong interest through our series Ratch Australia has also applied for a of public events and online survey in late generation authority for its Collinsville Solar 2017, we received pledges of $5.4 million Farm, located approximately 5km west of the from 337 community members, with 80% of town at the site of the decommissioned pledges coming from the local area. Collinsville coal-fired generator. CSPV has leased the land off two other Ratch CWP is extremely encouraged by the interest companies, which are the owners of the land shown in community investment at the and were the original operators of the coal- . It exceeded our fired generator. The generating plant will expectations and demonstrates the level of comprise up to 163,676 solar PV panels and public interest in investing in large renewable 21 x 500 kilowatt (kW) inverters with a energy projects, alongside institutional combined generating capacity of 58.68 investors. megawatts (MW) DC. This will comprise of 48,140 panels at 355W and 115, 536 at 360W. Given the extent of interest and the decision The operator CSPV proposes to connect the to proceed, the community investment survey solar farm to Ergon Energy’s distribution has re-opened to allow further pledges until network at the Collinsville 33 kV switchyard. mid-2018. Further, we will look to extend the Electricity generated is proposed to be sent investment opportunity to encompass the into the National Electricity Market (NEM). proposed Sapphire Renewable Energy Hub, CSPV has entered into an off-take agreement which is proposed to add significant solar with Braemar Power Projects for 70 per cent generation and battery storage to the of the solar farm’s generation. The remaining Sapphire Wind Farm. 30 per cent of generation will be sold by CSPV into the spot wholesale market in the NEM.

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The local communities surrounding the Carnegie’s development fee. Significant Sapphire projects remain the priority for the progress has already been made with initial Sapphire community investment opportunity. engineering works and long lead items Direct community investment extends the ordered. The project is on track to complete in benefit sharing of these renewable energy the second half of 2018 and when it will begin projects, on top of the existing Community selling power into the Western Australian Benefit Fund and Neighbour Agreements with grid. It is the largest solar project currently landowners surrounding the projects. under construction in Western Australia and the first ever to be developed on a Akin Consulting, together with Starfish “merchant” basis where the power is not Enterprises, will work closely with CWP contracted under a long term offtake Renewables through 2018 to finalise the agreement. Carnegie retains a 50% interest in design and establishment of the community the solar farm. investment company, which will begin operating when construction the Sapphire The Northam Solar Farm has been developed Wind Farm is completed in late 2018. as a template for future projects where Carnegie receives value from multiple Source: CWP Renewables revenue streams including: • electricity sales; • renewable energy certificate sales; • reserve capacity credit payments; 10 MW Northam Solar Farm • project construction and operating and maintenance; and update • a project development fee. 18 January • Execution of detailed documentation for Carnegie’s Managing Director, Dr Michael 50% equity investment from Indigenous Ottaviano, commented: Business Australia and Perth Noongar “This is an important step forward to formally Foundation move the project into the construction and • Design and construct contract executed with delivery phase. We look forward to working EMC/Lendlease Joint Venture with IBA, PNF and Lendlease on the delivery • Engineering works underway and long lead of this innovative project.” items ordered • Largest solar project under construction in Indigenous Business Australia’s Chief Western Australia Executive Officer, Rajiv Viswanathan, commented: “IBA is excited to see this Carnegie Clean Energy Limited (ASX: CCE) is partnership come to life, demonstrating how pleased to advise that progress continues on we can work alongside Indigenous WA’s first merchant utility solar project, the organisations and the private sector to 10 MW Northam Solar Farm, with the generate positive financial and social returns completion and execution of the detailed from new areas of the economy”. transaction documentation for the Partnership Agreement with co-equity Perth Noongar Foundation’s Chairman, Cedric investors Indigenous Business Australia (IBA) Jacobs, commented: and Perth Noongar Foundation (PNF). “We are excited about the journey we are on together with Carnegie and IBA. We recognise The Design and Construct Contract with the the tremendous effort and engagement by all Energy Made Clean/Lendlease Joint Venture parties to date”. has also now been executed. The Northam Solar project has a capital cost of Source: Carnegie Clean Energy approximately $17million, which includes

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Global heat: hottest five-year period on record confirmed KEY FINDINGS INCLUDE: 19 January ◦The 2013-2017 period has been the hottest The hottest period on record has been five-year period ever recorded. officially confirmed, with the world ◦2017 was the third hottest year ever experiencing its hottest five-years from 2013 recorded, and the hottest year in which through 2017, according to new climate data temperatures have not been boosted by an El released today. Niño event. ◦The world’s 10 hottest years on record have The Climate Council’s ‘2017: Record-breaking all occurred since 1998 and 17 of the 18 Year for Heat and Extreme Weather’ report hottest years on record have occurred this coincides with this morning’s release of century. climate data from peak climate observation ◦2017 was Australia’s third hottest year on body the National Oceanic and Atmospheric record. Administration (NOAA). ◦Seven of the ten hottest years on record in Australia have happened since 2005. Five of Climate Councillor and international climate the seven have occurred the past five years. scientist Professor Will Steffen said that the ◦2017 broke records for hot, dry conditions global temperature averaged over the last five with more than 260 heat and low rainfall years (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017) has records broken throughout winter. been confirmed as the highest ever on record ◦The increasing global heat, driven primarily for any five-year period. This record is part of by the burning of fossil fuels, exacerbated a sharp, long-term upswing in global extreme weather events around the globe temperatures, with 17 out of the 18 years and in Australia in 2017. hottest years on record all occurring in this century. Climate Council CEO Amanda McKenzie said the global data release was timely after the “Just like dominos, temperature and extreme Federal Government admitted that Australia’s weather records have toppled one after the greenhouse gas pollution levels were other around the globe in 2017,” he said. consistently rising, contributing to intensifying climate change. “Here in Australia, we are seeing the effects of intensifying climate change first hand. We’ve “Climate change is exacerbating extreme seen records reach disappointing new height’s weather events across Australia and around in just 12 months, with more than 260 heat the globe. This was obvious in 2017, from and low rainfall records smashed throughout severe heatwaves and bushfires, through to one season (winter) alone.” supercharged storms, cyclones and flooding,” she said. “Australians have been touched by soaring temperatures, with some regions in New “The window of opportunity to tackle climate South Wales and South Australia experiencing change is rapidly closing. The release of this daytime temperatures nearing 50 degrees last data is yet another warning to the Federal summer. Government to urgently slash Australia’s rising greenhouse gas pollution levels in a bid “Severe heatwaves are silent killers, causing to protect Australians from escalating more deaths since the 1890s than bushfires, extreme weather events, placing lives at risk.” cyclones, earthquakes, floods and severe storms combined.” Source: Climate Council

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