Amp Energy has made a grid connection agreement for a large-scale battery storage project in South Australia which has been welcomed by ministers in the state’s government.
AMP Energy Invests $2 Billion In Australian Renewable Energy Hub
Amp Energy (Amp), A Toronto-based clean energy global developer, has invested over $2 billion in establishing the 1.3 GW Renewable Energy Hub of South Australia (REHSA). Amp may be stationed in Canada, but it has a growing portfolio in Australia.
The new facility will integrate the large-scale wind, PV (Photovoltaics), and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) assets and incorporate the Spencer Gulf Hydrogen Energy Ecoplex. It will be including at least three massive solar projects, two of which would supply South Australia’s green hydrogen ambitions.
The PV projects include Robertstown (636 MW), Bungama (336 MW), and Yoorndoo Ilga (388 MW). There will be a total BESS capacity of up to 540MW across the portfolio. Overall, the projects will create sufficient electricity to power 230,000 homes annually. Plus, Amp plans to generate hydrogen for domestic and export markets from the Spencer facility to ports in Asia.
4 May 2021
Canadian clean energy investor Amp Energy has big three solar and battery projects in South Australia as part of a $2 billion play to create a zero emissions hydrogen production hub.
Amp, headquartered in Toronto, says it has bought the three projects from Australian renewable energy consultancy EPS, and they total more than 1,300MW of solar capacity with up to 540MW of big battery capacity, and will feed a new green hydrogen hub at Port Spencer.
The projects involved are the 636MW Robertson solar project, near the major sub-station from where a proposed new transmission link to NSW will be built, along with the 336MW Bungama project and the 388MW Yoorndoo Ilga project.
Amp Energy Announces the Establishment of The Renewable Energy Hub of South Australia
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MELBOURNE, Australia, May 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ - Amp Power Australia Pty Limited, the Australian operating company of global developer Amp Energy ( Amp ) has announced the establishment of the Renewable Energy Hub of South Australia ( REHSA ); a strategic portfolio of large scale integrated Solar PV, Wind and Battery Energy Storage ( BESS ) assets located in South Australia. The Renewable Energy Hub of South Australia also includes the siting of the Spencer Gulf Hydrogen Energy Ecoplex, forming part of the South Australian Government s Hydrogen Action Plan.
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