From pv journal Australia
Renewable power and storage developer Genex has named London-headquartered Arup as proprietor engineer for the 775 MW first part of the Bulli Creek photo voltaic and battery storage undertaking in southeast Queensland.
Genex and its companion, J-Power – one of many largest power utilities in Japan – are working in direction of a last funding determination on the undertaking, which is being developed about 150 kilometers southwest of Toowoomba, Queensland, within the second half of 2024.
Development rights for Bulli Creek will prolong to 2 GW of photo voltaic capability, with undertaking planning, environmental and heritage approvals already obtained.
The unique plan was to first ship a standalone battery power storage system, however the preliminary part of the undertaking now covers as much as 775 MW of photo voltaic capability, as Genex has acquired a protracted off-take cope with Fortescue.
Genex mentioned the cope with Fortescue would supply the inspiration for a minimal 450 MW photo voltaic undertaking, and a possible 775 MW first part photo voltaic undertaking, making it the biggest within the National Electricity Market.
Sydney-based Genex mentioned the preliminary part of the photo voltaic farm might be adopted by a battery power storage system of as much as 400 MW / 1,600 MWh capability, with the potential for additional phases of photo voltaic storage. and/or power to comply with as much as the complete 2 GW. undertaking space capability.
Canada-based PCL Construction has been awarded the engineering, procurement and building contract for the primary part of the undertaking with first power manufacturing focused for 2026.
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