PROJECT TALLY (March) Number of projects = 568 - 220 Generating - 348 In Development

Total Capacity = 82,876 MW - 21,754 MW Generating - 61,122 MW In Development Project Update Week ending 23 March 2018

South Australians vote for a Now it's time for Federal Labor to get on board with the National Energy Guarantee. return to sensible energy policy under Marshall Liberal Two days before the South Australian state election, Labor's Leader of the Opposition in government the Senate Penny Wong said she supported a 18 March 75 per cent renewable energy target: New planning and community engagement guidelines are in development to guide DAVID SPEERS: So, with Jay Weatherill now Queensland’s solar farm boom. promising in this campaign to go to a 75 per cent Renewable Energy Target do you think South Australians vote for a return to sensible that is a good idea? energy policy under Marshall Liberal government PENNY WONG: Yes I do ... Opposition Leader in the Senate Penny Wong, By electing Steven Marshall as Premier, South Sky PM Agenda, 15 March 2018 Australians have voted for a return to sensible energy policy and a more affordable, reliable Federal Labor must now acknowledge the energy system. This is welcome news for failure of South Australia’s energy policies and South Australians and all consumers across drop their own reckless 50 per cent the National Electricity Market. renewable energy target and 45 per cent emissions reduction target that they have Former Premier Jay Weatherill declared that never costed or come clean with the public as yesterday's election would be a "referendum" to how it will increase power prices. on his energy policy. After giving South Australians the most expensive and least The National Energy Guarantee is a unique reliable energy system in the country, Jay opportunity to break with the subsidy Weatherill doubled down on his "big mentality of the past and adopt a truly experiment" by proposing a 75 per cent technology neutral policy that delivers a more renewable energy target. affordable, reliable and sustainable energy system. South Australians have made their opinion clear and voted emphatically to reject Labor’s The Commonwealth looks forward to working energy policy. They have instead supported with the Marshall Government and other Steven Marshall's commitment to the jurisdictions through the COAG Energy Council National Energy Guarantee which will result in to deliver the National Energy Guarantee and lower prices and greater reliability as we the investment certainty the energy sector transition to a lower emissions future. needs.

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Under the National Energy Guarantee, innovation and new technology across Australian families will be on average $300 a Australia’s energy resources sector. The year better off when compared to Bill Federal Government, through NERA, has Shorten’s plan. Businesses will benefit from a provided $200,000 of industry matched- 23 per cent reduction in wholesale costs, funding to deliver clean and reliable power allowing them to expand their business, make across the Platform. Until now, the use of new investments and create more jobs. traditional power generation has dominated offshore oil and gas facilities but this project Source: Federal Government demonstrates the possibilities and opportunities that can come from integrating renewable energy into offshore assets.”

NERA grant funding for Carnegie’s Managing Director, Dr Michael Ottaviano said, offshore platform solar “We are seeing the range of applications for installation clean technologies extend further as their cost competitiveness and reliability continue to 19 March advance and are better understood by • $471,000 project on ENI’s Blacktip Wellhead customers. Solar and battery systems are Platform in the Southern Bonaparte Basin increasingly being considered for new • The project integrates solar PV to reduce applications, particularly in remote locations costs and carbon dioxide emissions and to that are expensive and difficult to access. Eni improve system availability has shown leadership in this space.”

Carnegie Clean Energy Limited (ASX: CCE) is Source: Carnegie Clean Energy pleased to advise that the National Energy

Resources Australia (NERA) has announced it has approved funding to Carnegie Clean NEW PROJECT Energy Limited for Securing Platform Power Supply with Renewable Energy. Lilydale Waste to Energy Facility Carnegie Clean Energy and Eni Australia will Location: Lilydale, Victoria improve system security through the Developer: Yarra Water integration of solar PV at the Blacktip LGA: Yarra Ranges Wellhead Platform in the Southern Bonaparte Description: The WtE facility is designed to Basin. The platform currently makes use of an generate electricity by feeding organic waste uninterruptable power supply consisting of into an anaerobic digestion process and, using turbogenerators feeding a battery bank. The the methane-rich biogas produced to fuel a project aims to integrate solar energy generator. The WtE facility will receive technology to reduce the total hours of approximately 150 tonnes of organic waste turbogenerator operation and reduce costs each day. Electricity generated by the WtE associated with cold starts, leading to a facility will be used to power the facility itself reduction in carbon dioxide emissions and and the neighbouring Lilydale Sewage improving system availability. If successful, Treatment Plant (STP), with the remaining the innovative approach could provide a electricity (approximately 70%) exported to model for securing power availability in high- the grid as sustainable power. risk offshore environments. Contact: Ian Donald

Project Manager NERA CEO Miranda Taylor said, Yarra Valley Water “Carnegie Clean Energy’s solution for Eni Tel: (03) 9872 1247 Australia’s Blacktip Wellhead Platform is an Email: [email protected] example of NERA’s drive to support

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Carlton & United Breweries “Beyond our driving commitment to reduce our emissions, the investment also stacks up moves towards 100 per cent when you look at the reduced price we will renewable energy pay to power our operations. Moving to 20 March renewable energy will ensure that we have Australia’s leading brewer, Carlton & United certainty of supply and pricing, something Breweries (CUB), is today taking a significant that is incredibly important for a step towards sourcing 100 per cent of its manufacturing business like ours.” electricity from renewables. Sites will remain connected to the grid, CUB is adopting renewable energy as the way allowing excess capacity to be fed back into forward with the signing of a 12-year Power the system. Purchase Agreement (PPA) with German renewable energy developer, service provider Construction of the 112 MW solar farm is and wholesaler, BayWa r.e. underway and BayWa r.e. has already self- financed and constructed the 4km grid BayWa r.e. will provide 74,000 MWh per year connection. It will be built by Melbourne- of renewable energy, enough to power 7,500 based Beon Energy Solutions. homes, sourced from its solar farm in Mildura, Victoria. CUB’s partnership with BayWa r.e. Matthias Taft, Board Member of BayWa AG will create up to 300 jobs through with responsibility for the energy business, construction and opportunities for long term commented: employment through the solar farm’s ongoing “BayWa r.e. is delighted to be helping CUB to operation and maintenance. achieve its renewable energy goals.

CUB CEO, Jan Craps, said, “This represents an “For BayWa r.e., the partnership with CUB important step in CUB’s commitment to 100 represents another success in Australia. Since per cent of its electricity being sourced from entering the market, BayWa r.e. is now active renewables. in solar and wind project development and the solar installer wholesaler market.” “As one of Australia’s first and leading manufacturing businesses, we have a Source: CUB responsibility to ensure we play our part in tackling climate change and a range of environmental challenges.” AEMC Reliability Panel CUB is also moving towards onsite solar generation, which will see solar panels on the identifies future security roofs at each of our breweries. challenges for electricity system CUB is absolutely committed to delivering on 20 March an ambitious environmental and sustainability A new analysis of Australia’s energy market agenda. Already our Yatala brewery is a world finds that while we have a reliable amount of leader in water efficiency, and the move to power supply, it is becoming harder to keep 100 per cent renewable electricity solidifies that power supply stable. our sustainability commitment.

The AEMC’s Reliability Panel today published Mr Craps said the company is reducing its its annual review of the security, reliability environmental footprint while also gaining and safety of the national electricity market access to reliable and affordable power: for the period July 2016 to June 2017.

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This latest report shows that managing the •AEMC’s reliability frameworks review into power system – keeping things like frequency the lowest cost ways of delivering reliable and voltage within technical limits - is electricity supply into the long-term becoming more challenging. (directions paper due March 2018) •Reliability Panel’s reliability standard and The report considers several incidents in settings review (final report due April 2018) 2016/17 which showed the extent of the on the parameters which help guide efficient potential supply and price impacts for investment in generation and demand consumers following major security events in response, as well as operational decisions the power system. This includes the South •AEMO/ARENA’s demand response trial – a Australian black system event on 28 three year initiative to pilot demand response September 2016, which resulted in a total loss projects, and encourage other market of supply to the region and its 850,000 responses to provide firm capacity. customers. The review is available here: The report notes the package of new tools https://www.aemc.gov.au/markets-reviews- introduced by the AEMC in 2017 to help advice/annual-market-performance-review- AEMO address the immediate issues 2017 concerned with the stability of the power system resulting from the changing Source: AEMC generation mix.

These included requirements for networks to PROJECT UPDATE provide minimum levels of inertia and system Rolleston Solar Farm strength, and new ‘last line of defence’ RES Australia submits an environmental schemes to help AEMO better prepare for, referral for its proposed 90 MW Rolleston and respond to, a system security emergency. Solar Farm, 16km north-west of Rolleston in

Queensland, to the federal Department of the The report also acknowledges the significant Environment & Energy for public comment. body of work underway on maintaining the The proposed development includes tracker resilience of the national electricity market. mounted arrays with associated infrastructure This includes the AEMC's Frequency control such as a construction compound, battery frameworks review and work on the storage area, substation, inverter units and Generator technical performance standards temporary laydown area. An overhead rule change request. transmission line will also be constructed from

the on-site substation to the Albinia In terms of reliability, the Panel found there Substation approximately 3.6 kilometres to was enough capacity in generation and the north-west. demand response in the market to meet the reliability standard set out in the rules all the The proposed facility is approximately 275 time across all regions. The Panel also noted a hectares in area and is bordered by the number of projects underway to address Dawson Highway to the south, the Rolleston reliability over the longer term, including the: Branch Rail Line to the west and agricultural •Energy Security Board’s proposed national properties to the north and east. It is within energy guarantee which integrates energy Central Highlands Regional Council area. and climate change policy through a retailer obligation to purchase energy which meets Contact: Douglas Smith emissions reduction targets for the electricity Head of Solar sector along with dispatchability requirements RES Australia in each region Tel: (02) 8440 7400 Email: [email protected]

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Neoen to break ground on Energy Target (VRET) and re-establishing the state as a leader in renewable energy. Bulgana Green Power Hub Additionally, in a first of its kind agribusiness 20 March partnership globally, Nectar Farms has signed • The 100% Neoen-owned project a 10-year power purchase agreement (PPA) reaches financial close for first agribusiness for the supply of competitive and reliable partnership of its kind in the world energy to its glasshouse facility. • Green Power Hub is Neoen’s largest single-stage project in Australia Nectar Farms will begin construction on its 30- • Full construction works to commence hectare glasshouse facility in the coming in April, creating up to 120 jobs in Stawell months, to coincide its commissioning with the activation of BGPH. It will take up to 15 Leading renewable energy producer Neoen is per cent of energy from the Green Power set to begin construction on its Bulgana Green Hub, with the remaining 85 per cent going Power Hub (BGPH), an integrated straight into the local grid. and battery storage facility and the company’s largest single-stage project in Australia, having Franck Woitiez, Managing Director of Neoen reached financial close. Australia, said the successful financial close of BGPH is yet another significant milestone for Located in Stawell, regional Victoria, the the company, as it looks to facilitate more Green Power Hub will comprise a 194 MW renewable integrations and importantly, wind farm with Siemens-Gamesa wind deliver on its commitment to bolstering turbines, combined with a 20 MW / 34 MWh regional economies. lithium-ion battery provided by Tesla. AusNet Services, the owners and operators of the “We are excited to finally break ground on the Victorian electricity transmission network, will Bulgana Green Power Hub and look forward develop the transmission connection for to delivering affordable and sustainable BGPH. energy to the State of Victoria. Our teams have worked tirelessly to reach financial close The total project cost stands at approximately for the project, which will not only create a A$350 million and will be funded from a substantial number of jobs but also stimulate combination of Neoen’s equity, as well as healthy economic activity in the local region, long-term debt from KfW IPEX-Bank, French specifically in Western Victoria and Stawell,” financial services group Societe Generale and Mr. Woitiez said. Korean government-owned financial institution Korea Development Bank (KDB). Victoria’s Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change Lily D’Ambrosio said this Early preparatory works for the project have is an exciting initiative that will reduce commenced, with full construction to kick off greenhouse gas emissions and create jobs in April and the wind farm targeted for while helping meet our renewable energy delivery in August 2019. Upon completion, the targets. Green Power Hub will generate over 740,000 MWh of emission-free, clean, renewable “We’re delivering affordable, secure and clean energy per annum. energy which is powering new jobs right across Victoria,” Ms D’Ambrosio said. The BGPH is expected to create up to 120 jobs during construction and five ongoing jobs in “This is a key milestone for Nectar Farms. At the region once the facility is operational. its core, it will enable us to start the planning and development process for our Stawell The Victorian Government has committed to a Project,” said Stephen Sasse, CEO of Nectar 15-year Support Agreement, a major step Farms. “Our glasshouse facility is strategically towards meeting the Victorian Renewable

Page 5 (Click on relevant project links to go to online Project Database) located close to the major distribution centres Carnegie’s Managing Director, Dr Michael and wholesale markets, which will go a long Ottaviano, commented: way in contributing to the Victorian “We are delighted to have Western Australian Government’s food and fibre export targets. Treasurer and Minister for Energy Ben Wyatt More importantly, the energy solution we officially break ground on the Northam Solar have built with Neoen is a world-first for the Farm today, and celebrate the renewable horticulture industry, and we hope to see it investment partnership we have with replicated elsewhere in Australia.” Indigenous Business Australia.

Source: Neoen “The Northam Solar Farm has been developed as a template for future projects where Carnegie receives value from multiple revenue streams including electricity sales Carnegie breaks ground on 10 and project construction, operating and maintenance.” MW Northam Solar 20 March Eddie Fry, Chair of IBA said: • Carnegie breaks ground on Northam Solar “IBA is very excited to be getting behind this Farm project and helping to bring it to life as it is • Engineering, construction and procurement one of the first large scale solar projects in the underway by EMC/Lendlease Services JV country with Indigenous ownership.” • First investment in a renewable energy project by Indigenous Business Australia and Karen Jacobs, Director of Bookitja said: Bookitja “The Bookitja Pty Ltd is excited to be an active party to the Northam Solar Farm. As an Carnegie Clean Energy Limited (ASX: CCE) is Aboriginal entity our invested interest in this pleased to advise that it has commenced ground breaking project will continue our construction of the Northam Solar Farm focus on building economic growth for our project, marking the occasion with a sod community”. turning ceremony attended by the Hon. Ben Wyatt, West Australian Treasurer; Minister for Source: Carnegie Clean Energy Finance; Energy and Aboriginal Affairs.

The Northam Solar Farm is a significant development for Carnegie: it is the largest solar project the company has developed and PROJECT UPDATE the first utility renewable energy project to be The federal Department of the Environment & developed on a “merchant” basis in Western Energy declared Eco Energy World’s proposal Australia where the power is not contracted for the 40 MW Sanctuary Solar Farm in under a long term offtake agreement. Pittsworth, approximately 35km south west of Toowoomba, Queensland, not a controlled It is the also the first renewable investment by action. Indigenous Business Australia (IBA) and Bookitja. Carnegie retains a 50% interest in the solar farm and is the asset manager. The project is being delivered by the EMC/Lendlease Services joint venture, with engineering, construction and procurement underway, and will complete in the second half of 2018, when it will also begin selling power into the Western Australian grid.

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TECHNOLOGY Pumped hydro study in ClearVue Technologies’ share Bendigo a success offer 21 March Perth-based Building Integrated Photovoltaic The Andrews Labor Government is calling for product developer ClearVue Technologies has expressions of interest to investigate the launched an offer of 25mil shares at an issue viability of using pumped hydro to store price of $0.20 each to raise $5mil and list on electricity in Bendigo’s empty mineshafts. the ASX. Oversubscriptions of up to a further $1mil may be accepted under the Offer. A pre-feasibility study co-funded by the Labor Government and City of Greater Bendigo has ClearVue’s technology involves the integration proven it’s technically feasible and of solar technology into building and economically viable to store renewable agricultural industries, specifically glass and energy using Bendigo’s empty mineshafts. building surfaces, to produce renewable energy. The study investigated the viability of using pumped hydro to store electricity and support ClearVue’s ‘smart building material’ patented integration of renewable energy generation technology comprises a glass lamination into the grid. interlayer doped with inorganic micro and nanoparticles. The micro and nano-particles The study developed a pumped hydro project draw a large portion of the ultraviolet (UV) concept which has a generation capacity of 30 and infrared (IR) rays from the sun and MW and could store 6 hours or 180 MWh of redirect those rays to solar cells embedded energy – boosting the reliability of the local around the edge of the glass panels in the power grid. window frame. The study determined there was a strong The rays are converted into energy, while prospect for cost-effective energy storage in allowing up to 70 per cent of visible light to regional Victoria, which could help the city pass through. The functions of this achieve its goal of becoming a net exporter of luminescent interlayer are supported by other renewable energy. advanced components used within the glazing structure, for example solar-control low The Labor Government contributed $100,000 emissivity thin-film coating and transparent to the initiative, with an additional $50,000 diffractive elements designed to internally provided by the City of Greater Bendigo. A full deflect IR and UV light from within glass. feasibility study will now be carried out.

ClearVue Technologies’ IPO offer closes on 6 If built, it’s anticipated this project would April. The full prospectus is available from create 50-60 jobs during construction and five http://www.clearvuepv.com/investor- jobs during operation. centre/clearvue-prospectus/ The Government is seeking expressions of Source: ClearVue Technologies interest from industry and other parties over the next eight weeks to progress this work into a full feasibility study.

The pre-feasibility study found further issues that would need to be assessed in a full feasibility study, such as the accuracy of the 3D modelling of the mine shafts and rock stability.

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Information sessions will be held in and have a lower cost compared to other Melbourne and Bendigo to provide interested options such as P-type modules. parties with an opportunity to seek further details – and we are encouraging industry to Cao Xiaorong, General Manager of Jolywood take the concept through to the next stage. Overseas Sales, said, "We are thrilled to work with Golden Invest, which has rich experience A copy of the pre-feasibility study is available in developing solar power projects in at energy.vic.gov.au Australia. This partnership is yet another recognition of the quality and value of our N- Quotes attributable to Minister for Energy, type bifacial solar products from a global Environment and Climate Change Lily company." D’Ambrosio “There is enormous potential for Bendigo’s Jolywood and Golden Invest have successfully empty mineshafts to store dispatchable, collaborated before. The first project that renewable energy and support generation they completed together in Renmark, South into the grid.” Australia, generates 248 KW of electricity using Jolywood's N-type bifacial solar cells. “This is an exciting next step in potentially Based on the actual amount of power storing significant renewable energy capacity generated and other performance data – which can be dispatched to the grid at any tracked, the modules deliver high efficiency time as needed.” with longer power generation time and better performance in weak light condition. Mark Source: Victoria Government Yates, General Manager of Golden Invest, has expressed great confidence in the future sales potential for the N-type bifacial solar modules in the Australian market. Jolywood joins hands with Golden Invest is a leading Engineering Golden Invest to develop Procurement Construction (EPC) company Australian solar projects that also invests and develops solar energy and energy storage in Australia. Its director 21 March Mark Yates has 14 years' experience in project Jolywood (Taizhou) Solar Technology Co. Ltd development and management. By the end of ("Jolywood" or "the Company"), a leader in 2017, Mark Yates had successfully the research, development, and mass accomplished the development, design and production of N-type bifacial solar cells, has installation of projects delivering a combined signed a cooperation agreement ("the capacity of 200MW. Agreement") with the Australian solar company Golden Invest Pty Ltd. The Jolywood has been actively exploring cooperation marks a further step for Jolywood international markets in recent years. Apart in penetrating the Australian market by from this Agreement, it signed a distribution providing local energy projects with N-type agreement with IMI Industry in Thailand last bifacial solar cells. year and just entered into a business

partnership with Solar Systems from Ukraine. Per the agreement, Golden Invest will develop "We hope, through more global cooperation power projects with a total capacity of 100 opportunities, that we can help more MW in Australia, which will exclusively utilize communities and people build a greener N-type bifacial solar modules manufactured future," said Cao. and supplied by Jolywood. The N-type Bifacial

Solar Cells meet their requirements, as they Source: Jolywood bolster stronger resistance to LID, maintain better performance under weak illumination

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Norton Rose Fulbright partners Simon Currie commented: “The energy sector is being transformed. Simon Currie and Vincent Large energy companies are rebranding and Dwyer to establish new energy changing their focus. New players are entering the sector as it converges with other sectors advisory business such as real estate, transport, infrastructure 21 March and agriculture. With the help of Norton Rose Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright today Fulbright’s high quality global and Australian announced that partner and current global energy teams, we will work with companies head of energy Simon Currie, and partner across the sector and help them thrive in a Vincent Dwyer, will lead an innovative new rapidly changing landscape." advisory business that will provide services to the energy sector. The new energy advisory business will commence shortly. The new business will provide strategic consulting and guidance, and transaction Source: Norton Rose Fulbright advisory services. The business will also be a start-up and growth company accelerator for the energy sector.

The energy advisory business is to be run as a Delivering more large-scale separate independent business to avoid battery storage for Victoria conflicts of interest, but will work with the law 22 March firm. This reflects Norton Rose Fulbright’s The Andrews Labor Government will build two desire to look at ways in which the depth of large-scale batteries – with the Australian services to its clients can be enhanced beyond Renewable Energy Agency and leading energy those traditionally found in a law firm. Simon companies – as part of the most sophisticated and Vincent will in the future become senior energy storage initiative in Australia. consultants to the firm. The Victorian Government’s energy storage Norton Rose Fulbright managing partner in initiative will be strategically located and will Australia Wayne Spanner commented: provide backup power and grid-stabilisation “Our firm believes that there is a demand for functions – vital to maintaining a reliable and a more holistic approach to the provision of affordable energy supply for Victoria – as the specialist services to clients and we are very grid transitions. pleased to be able to support this innovative venture, which will allow Simon and Vincent The two projects are being delivered by to utilise their extensive market knowledge in private consortia Edify Energy and Spotless new ways, as well as retaining their Sustainability Services, with $25 million from relationship with Norton Rose Fulbright.” the Labor Government and matched funding from the Australian Renewable Energy Norton Rose Fulbright business law practice Agency. group leader in Australia, Alison Deitz, commented: Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate “We believe our clients will welcome the Change Lily D’Ambrosio and Federal Energy connectivity between our firm’s leading global Minister Josh Frydenberg today announced and domestic legal capability and Simon the lithium-ion batteries – which include the Currie and Vincent Dwyer’s deep energy largest integrated solar farm and battery in market insight. We see great opportunities for Australia. our clients focussed on the Australian market, but also the Asia-Pacific region and right around the world.”

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The Tesla 25MW/50MWh battery will be on 31 July at the NAB Gala Dinner during the integrated with the – Australian Clean Energy Summit. south-west of Kerang – and will store renewable energy produced on site. Clean Energy Council Chief Executive Kane Thornton said this year’s awards will shine a The second battery is a 30MW/30MWh light on the best of the many extraordinary system connected directly to a vital grid projects being developed during the biggest intersection at a substation at Warrenheip, year for the industry in its history. near Ballarat. “Coming off a record amount of investment in This will be able to deliver crucial power new generation from renewables, the winning supply, frequency control and related back-up projects will showcase the innovation and services in milliseconds to maintain stability in technology that is helping to speed us the network for Western Victoria. towards a renewable energy future,” he said.

Construction has already begun, with both The Clean Energy Council Awards cover three projects expected to be operational in time categories: Innovation, Community for next summer’s peak. Engagement and Outstanding Contribution to Industry. Quotes attributable to Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change Lily In 2017 the Innovation Award was shared by D’Ambrosio Horizon Power for a new way of billing “We said we would deliver this for Victoria, electricity similar to a mobile phone plan and and that’s exactly what we’ve done.” AusNet Services for its establishment of a community mini-grid in Mooroolbark in “This Andrews Labor Government initiative is Victoria, in collaboration with GreenSync and an important part of helping us transition to a PowerTec. more affordable, reliable and clean energy system.” The Community Engagement Award was won by The Climate Council for a rapid response “We are continuing to modernise our strategy to combat the misinformation electricity grid, strengthen our energy security following the 2016 state-wide South Australia and deliver real action on climate change.” blackout.

Source: Victoria Government Former Clean Energy Regulator Chief Executive and Chair Chloe Munroe was awarded the Outstanding Contribution to Industry Award for her powerful contribution Call for clean energy award to the further growth and maturity of renewable energy. nominations to shine a light on record year for industry “The awards complement a packed and exciting two-day summit program full of 22 March robust conversations about our clean energy Renewable energy leaders and innovators are future and meaningful networking invited to nominate for the 2018 Clean Energy opportunities,” Mr Thornton said. Council Awards, which highlight innovation and excellence in the Australian renewable “With over 80 key speakers, six conference energy and energy storage industry. streams and three networking events,

delegates will be able to get access to the Nominations are open until 31 May this year, latest insights and network with leading and the winners will be announced in Sydney

Page 10 (Click on relevant project links to go to online Project Database) renewable energy professionals who are This Project will extend the performance of driving the energy transformation for our the Gannawarra Solar Farm to a combined country,” Mr Thornton said. 50MWac solar with 25MWac/50MWh of battery storage. The Gannawarra Solar Farm, Early bird registrations for the Australian located near Kerang in Victoria, is currently Clean Energy Summit are open until 31 May. under construction by RCR.

The Australian Clean Energy Summit will take RCR Tomlinson, Managing Director & CEO, Dr place on 31 July – 1 August 2018 at the ICC Paul Dalgleish said “RCR continues to Sydney. More information and registration is consolidate its position in the renewable available at cleanenergysummit.com.au. energy sector, including its capabilities in the design and construction of utility-scale battery Further information on the Clean Energy storage infrastructure. Council Awards can be found at cleanenergysummit.com.au/awards or by This battery energy storage system will be emailing [email protected]. integrated with the 50MWac Gannawarra Entries close on 31 May 2017. Solar Farm currently under construction by RCR and demonstrates the potential for The Clean Energy Council would like to thank integrating large-scale battery storage Goldwind Australia, the event’s major systems with solar. sponsor. I believe that once constructed the Source: Clean Energy Council Gannawarra battery energy storage system and the Gannawarra Solar Farm will be the largest combined utility-scale solar and battery energy storage system in Australia RCR to commence work on and amongst some of the largest in the world. Once again, this demonstrates that RCR is at utility-scale battery storage the forefront of renewable energy project development and construction in Australia,” said Dr Dalgleish. 22 March

Diversified engineering and infrastructure Source: RCR Tomlinson company RCR Tomlinson Ltd (ASX: RCR), is pleased to announce it has been awarded a contract for the 25MW/50MWh Gannawarra Energy Storage System (“the Project”) being developed by Edify Energy with co-investment Spotless consortium from Edify Energy and Wirsol Energy. announced deliver Victorian

RCR’s scope of work includes the engineering, government energy storage procurement, and construction of the balance initiative of plant which includes installation, testing 22 March and connection of the harmonic filters and The world-class consortium comprising state-of-the-art Tesla battery system for the Spotless, AusNet Services, EnergyAustralia Project. The filters and Tesla battery system and Fluence, has today signed a contract with will be free issued to RCR. Together the the Victorian Government and the Australian Australian Renewable Energy Agency and the Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) to design, Victorian Government Department of construct and operate Victoria’s first utilities Environment, Land, Water and Planning are scale grid-connected Battery Energy Storage supporting the Project with grant funding. System. The intent of the Energy Storage

Initiative is to enhance the capability of the

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Victorian electricity network to support generation and storage solutions. This project further renewable electricity generation and is another fantastic step towards an even unlock economic growth. more resilient, modern energy network and further demonstrates what is possible when The 30 Megawatt (MW) 30 Megawatt-hour industry and government work together,” said (MWh) Battery Energy Storage System will be Nino Ficca, Managing Director of AusNet located at the AusNet Services Ballarat Services. Terminal Station in Warrenheip, Ballarat. The system will comprise nine purpose-built and “Large batteries, such as this one, are critical engineered battery enclosures (similar to a to providing clean, affordable and reliable standard shipping container) for its Lithium– energy now and for many years to come. Ion batteries, operating system and AusNet Services is proud of our involvement environmental controls, security and in this project and is confident that this will be associated cooling and safety systems. The the first of many such projects in Victoria and system has the capacity to power more than across the country.” 20,000 homes for an hour of critical peak demand before being recharged. It will “Renewable energy is an obvious contributor operate 24/7 to support critical peak demand to filling the gap left by the retirement of coal and frequency control services to improve the plants but we need to maintain a stable grid security and reliability of the State’s energy during cloudy and windless times. That’s supply. where battery storage comes into its own with its ability to store wind and solar energy Spotless Sustainability Services will manage for quick release to stabilise fluctuations in the design and construction of this landmark the grid, said Catherine Tanna, project. They will commission the Battery EnergyAustralia Managing Director. The clean Energy Storage System from Fluence, the energy transition is happening right now. recognised energy storage global leader. The Commercial-scale batteries, demand system will be an unregulated asset of AusNet response, pumped hydro and energy recovery Services and will be installed at its Ballarat – all the ingredients are there for a modern Terminal Station and connected to its energy system that can deliver reliable, electricity transmission network. Once the affordable and cleaner energy for customers. system has been commissioned and accepted The challenge remains planning; getting the by AusNet Services and the Australian Energy right balance and mix for a modern energy Market Operator (AEMO), EnergyAustralia will system – and doing it at least cost.” operate the charge and discharge of the system. “We’re proud to partner with this supergroup of Australia’s energy companies and together “It’s an exciting time for Victoria and the help Victoria create an energy network that utilities industry, said Dana Nelson CEO can weather any challenge,” said Fluence CEO Spotless. Spotless is pleased to take a lead Stephen Coughlin. “With this new project, role to introduce renewable energy solutions. Australia becomes the 16th country in which We’ve brought together leading utilities we’ve deployed our industrial-strength energy expertise and proven energy storage storage solutions over the last decade, and we technology to deliver this Victorian first. look forward to delivering many more Spotless is committed to a sustainable future Australian storage projects in the future.” and will continue to be at the forefront of energy innovation in Australia.” Planning approval has been granted for the project with construction to commence in “Our comprehensive experience and constant March 2018 for completion in Nov 2018. learnings demonstrate that the future of energy will include a diverse mix of power Source: Spotless

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NEW PROJECT Shovels in the ground for Kanmantoo Pumped Hydro MREP an Australian first Location: Kanmantoo, South Australia 23 March Developer: Hilgrove Resources Melbourne Renewable Energy Project Capacity: 1300 MWh (up to 6 hours at 200- partners and will today 250 MW capacity) celebrate the official start of construction on a Description: Potential to convert disused pits new 80 MW wind farm in Crowlands, near at copper mine into a pumped hydro project. Ararat. Key features include: - Very low capital cost at < $1M/MW and < Acting Lord Mayor of Melbourne Arron Wood $160/kWh said the wind farm will provide electricity to - Potential to be first to market; 14 leading organisations which have commissioned by end 2021 combined their purchasing power to support - Infrastructure already in place (ponds, water, the development of new renewable energy buildings, roads, power) infrastructure in regional Australia. - Proximity to grid and proposed renewable energy projects "This is the first project of its kind in Australia. - Existing studies and knowledge No other renewables project has tackled the (environmental, geotechnical, geology, complexity of 14 partners in one buying hydrogeology) group. We are proud to reach this milestone - Long established social licence to operate after announcing the Melbourne Renewable - Project site 100% owned freehold land with Energy Project (MREP) in November 2017," room to establish 40MW solar facility the Acting Lord Mayor said. - Responsiveness to provide spot market arbitrage and FCAS opportunities "The Crowlands windfarm will save MREP - Low technology risk customers 96,000 tonnes of CO2 every year - Sufficient freehold land adjacent to the and will create more than 140 construction network connection point to establish a jobs as well as eight ongoing positions to 40MW solar facility to supply power to PHES operate and manage the facility. and/or directly to market. "This is an innovative, cost-effective approach Contact: Steve McClare to creating and purchasing renewable energy Managing Director and also a great example of how a major city Hillgrove Resources with a $92 billion economy can influence Tel: (08) 7070 1698 positive outcomes in our regional towns." Email: [email protected] Today, MREP representatives will meet with the Crowlands community. Acting Lord Mayor Arron Wood said work to transform the site into a wind farm has commenced with construction of access roads and bridges.

"We will install 39 turbines over the next few months to provide the 88 GWh of energy we will purchase; enough to power more than 17,000 households in Melbourne each year," the Acting Lord Mayor said.

"The additional power that's generated will feed back into the grid and be used by businesses and households across south

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Pacific Hydro owns and will operate the wind farm when it is completed early in 2019, and its retail arm, Tango Energy, will supply the power.

"Crowlands will be one of the few regional Australian towns with a solar powered town hall when Pacific Hydro install a rooftop solar photovoltaic system and storage battery, just one of the projects that will be funded through their Community Investment Program," the Acting Lord Mayor said.

"Melbourne is leading the nation in responding to climate change, reducing our carbon footprint, building resilience and increasing our urban biodiversity. We have already reduced our operating costs by $1 million in annual electricity savings with our energy efficiency and solar projects.

"MREP will be replicated all over Australia by groups like ours going direct to market to purchase their renewable energy. Several big corporates have already announced power purchase agreements and that number will continue to climb."

MREP partners include the City of Melbourne, University of Melbourne, RMIT, Federation Square, City of Port Phillip, City of Yarra, Moreland City Council, Bank Australia, Zoos Victoria, Citywide, National Australia Bank, Australia Post, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre and NEXTDC.

Source: MREP

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