Kennedy Energy Park

Kennedy Energy Park is a wind, solar and storage hybrid power station approximately 20 km south east of Hughenden and 290 km southwest of Townsville in Queensland.

Kennedy Energy Park
Country
  • Australia
Coordinates21°S 145°E
StatusOperational
Construction began2018
Commission date2023
Owner(s)Windlab
Solar farm
TypeFlat-panel PV
Wind farm
TypeOnshore
Site usageFarm Land
Rotor diameter
  • 136 m (446 ft)
Power generation
Units planned12 × 3.45 MW
Nameplate capacity50 MW
External links
Websitekennedyenergypark.com.au

Stage one of the project is a “proof-of-concept” commenced construction 2018, consisting of 30 MW of wind turbines, 20 MW of single axis tracking Solar Panels, and 2 MW of Li ion battery storage, costing $120 million to build was commissioned in 2023.[1] It was constructed in 2018 but did not start to connect to the grid until July 2021.[2] It is intended that the combination of solar and wind generation will be complementary and lead to stable output.[3]

Stage two is proposed to be capable of producing 1200 MW of renewable energy, costing $2 billion and was hoped to commence construction before the end of 2020.[4]

See also

References
  1. "50MW Wind, Solar and Storage hybrid facility approved". Kennedy Energy Park. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  2. Parkinson, Giles (8 July 2021). ""World first" wind, solar and battery project finally starts production after 3-year wait". Renew Economy. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  3. "Renewable energy providing near baseload generation". Kennedy Energy Park. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  4. "$120m outback Queensland hybrid renewable energy farm gets stage one approval". ABC. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
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