The world’s largest renewable energy project in Western Australia seeks the green light to commence implementation. The project is expected to have up to 3000 wind turbines and millions of solar panels, and it seeks permission to commence. Dubbed the Western Green Energy Hub, the project was opened for public comment on a federal government platform. InterContinental Energy is one of the contracted companies that is developing the project.
Furthermore, CWP Global is also on board as both companies seek to develop the 70 GW renewables project. This is a ramp-up from the previously planned capacity of 50 GW. The developers say it could generate over 200TWh of renewable energy annually. However, this depends on the mix and size of its wind and solar farms. The generation of this expected project is similar to Australia’s current total power generation. In 2023, it stood at 274TWh.
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The Scope of Implementation on the World’s Largest Renewable Energy Project
The world’s largest renewable energy project seeks to attain its target as developers plan to erect up to 3,000 wind turbines. The turbines are expected to range from 7 MW up to 20 MW, far bigger than current onshore models. Moreover, they seek to install up to 60 million PV panels spread out across 35 solar farms. The monumental project will also feature hydrogen electrolysers and data centres. It also seeks to include electrical infrastructure, pumping and cooling systems.
Other components of the proposed action will include green ammonia production facilities and fabrication facilities. There will also be workshops, work villages and an infrastructure corridor along the coast. Furthermore, the project will be spread across 22,700 km2 of coastal desert land. The area covered is bigger than several countries around the world such as El Salvador and Slovenia (20,270km2). There will be seven implementation phases, which will result in the installation of around 35 different “nodes”.
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