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5B, a company specialising in modular solar technology, has executed a purchase order with 1414 Degrees to deliver 70 MW of prefabricated Maverick solar units. These units are destined for the first phase of the Aurora Energy Precinct, a project under development in South Australia’s Upper Spencer Gulf area. The Aurora site, spanning 16 km2 near Port Augusta, is designed to pair utility-scale solar generation with battery storage and planned grid links, delivering firmed renewable electricity both to the National Electricity Market and, behind the meter, to data centres and other large energy consumers.
The first 70 MW of solar PV capacity sits within Aurora’s Stage 1, which also includes an approved 140 MW / 280 MWh battery energy storage system. 1414 Degrees, headquartered in Adelaide and initially established as a long-duration thermal energy storage business, explained that 5B’s solution won selection because its compact footprint is expected to fit more solar capacity into each hectare, underpinning the project’s roughly 2 GW PV potential.
Kevin Moriarty, Executive Chairman of 1414 Degrees, stated that the Maverick configuration permits substantially greater solar capacity on the land available and enables expansion in stages together with storage, connection infrastructure and customer demand.
Each Maverick unit consists of a ground-mounted array of as many as 90 pre-wired PV panels attached to frames that open out in accordion fashion. The frames are delivered preassembled atop concrete blocks that take the place of conventional mounting structures, enabling swift installation at the site. According to 5B, the panels, cabling and connections are put together and tested at the factory before being shipped, which cuts down on assembly work on site.
The first 70 MW will occupy 42 hectares inside Aurora’s approved 200-hectare solar development area. 1414 Degrees said its analysis shows the Maverick configuration could fit over 300 MW of solar PV capacity within that area and supports the precinct-wide indicative potential of about 2 GW of solar PV capacity. 5B said the Maverick units destined for Aurora will be built at its production site in Adelaide and then transported to the precinct for installation.
Moriarty called the purchase order’s execution a significant milestone for Aurora and another step toward delivering its first 70 MW solar development. He noted that the company is now advancing power purchase agreements, infrastructure partnerships and financing for project delivery.
1414 Degrees, which took full ownership of Aurora earlier this year, said it has obtained Australian Energy Market Operator approval for connecting the 140 MW / 280 MWh battery system, and that commercial transmission access talks for the planned 275 kV connection are moving forward. The company is also advancing a proposed 33 kV connection route to support earlier data centre development and electric vehicle charging infrastructure.
In July, 1414 Degrees signed a heads of agreement with an unnamed Australian data centre operator for the proposed build-out of up to 1 GW of AI data centre infrastructure at Aurora.
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