The Australian arm of European Energy has announced that all 200,172 solar panels are now in place at the Winton North solar farm and battery energy storage project being built in northeast Victoria.
The facility, being built across a 256-hectare site near the town of Wangaratta, includes a 100 MW solar farm with a 100 MW / 220 MWh battery energy storage system to follow.
European Energy said almost 12,000 panels have been installed at the site each week since mid-April with the project on track to begin operations next year.
“There’s still a little work to do and testing to be completed, but this 131 MW (dc) project is progressing quickly and it won’t be long before it’ll be pumping renewable energy into Victoria’s grid,” the developer said on LinkedIn.
Once operational, the facility is expected to generate 227 GWh of clean energy annually. The project is underpinned by a power purchase agreement (PPA) with United States-headquartered tech company Amazon, which first signed up for the solar output but has since inked an additional PPA for the battery.
The Winton North project forms part of European Energy’s growing Australian portfolio, where the company is developing renewable energy assets that can attract both project debt financing and institutional investment.
“Australia is a strategically important market for European Energy and a core part of our long-term growth ambitions,” European Energy Deputy CEO Jens Peter Zink said.
European Energy currently has a renewable energy pipeline of approximately 10 GW in Australia, with projects at various stages from early investigation through to fully operational.
These include the 58 MW Mokoan Solar Farm that commenced operations in Victoria last year, and a 40 MW / 80 MWh battery energy storage system now being built at the site.
The portfolio also includes the operational 108 MW Lancaster Solar Farm in Victoria and the Bullyard and Kayuga solar and battery projects being developed in Queensland and New South Wales respectively.
Other projects in European Energy’s pipeline include the 1.1 GW Upper Calliope, the 1 GW Sawpit, and the 500 MW Leichardt solar farms in Queensland.
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