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. Page 1 (Click on relevant project links to go to online Project Database) AusNet Services to develop as we transition into a sustainable and integrated new energy future. Murra Warra Wind Farm 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 Origin Energy 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.