Greenough River Solar Farm
The Greenough River Solar Farm is a 10 megawatt (MW) photovoltaic power station located in Walkaway, Western Australia. When it opened in October, 2012, it was the country's first utility-scale solar farm. It remained Australia's largest solar PV system until 2014, when it was superseded by the 20 MW Royalla solar farm in Canberra. The Greenough River Solar Farm was built by Verve Energy and joint venture partners GE Financial Services. It uses over 150,000 thin film modules based on CdTe-PV technology provided by U.S. company First Solar. Its exact location is at Nangetty Walkaway Road, Walkaway, 50 kilometres southeast of Geraldton and covers an area of 80 hectares (200 acres).[1]
| Greenough River Solar Farm | |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| Location | Walkaway, Western Australia |
| Coordinates | 28°54′14″S 115°06′19″E |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 2012 |
| Commission date | August 2012 |
| Owner(s) | Bright Energy Investments |
| Solar farm | |
| Type | Flat-panel PV |
| Collectors | 150,000 |
| Site area | 50 hectares (120 acres) |
| Power generation | |
| Nameplate capacity | 10 MW |
The solar farm has been owned by Bright Energy investments since April 2018. It is currently undergoing and expansion to increase capacity by a further 30MW and RCR Tomlinson was awarded a $60 million engineering, construction and procurement contract for expansion,[2][3] The expansion project is expected to be complete by mid 2019.[4]
References
- "Local_Planning_Strategy" (PDF).
- "Greenough River Solar Farm, Western Australia". Power Technology | Energy News and Market Analysis. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- "Wyatt denies Cbus favoured for green energy fund". The West Australian. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- "Greenough River Solar Farm". Verve energy. Archived from the original on 13 October 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2012.