Town of Merredin is carving Its Own Energy Path With Wind and Solar

Town of Merredin is carving Its Own Energy Path With Wind and Solar

The wheat belt town of Merredin is emerging as a renewable energy hotspot, with plans for a $160 million solar farm, battery storage and an expansion of Western Australia’s biggest wind farm.

5 years after the Collgar wind farm started providing power into the state’s power grid, the town with 3400 residents stands to benefit from a location ideal for investors rushing to meet the government’s renewable energy target by the year 2020.

A study by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency that was released in March 2016 indicated that Merredin was one of the best 4 locations in Australia to put solar farm near an existing wind farm. ARENA found that Western Australia wind farms generated less electricity during the day so it combined well with daytime peak power from solar generation.

Click here to read the full story on The West

Industry Leaders Partner Up For Australia’s Largest Wind Farm

Industry Leaders Partner Up For Australia’s Largest Wind Farm

GE and Powering Australian Renewables Fund (PARF – made up of AGL and Queensland Investment Corporation) partner up for Australia’s largest wind farm...

Read More
Flow Power Signed A Power Purchase Agreement With Olam Orchards Australia

Flow Power Signed A Power Purchase Agreement With Olam Orchards Australia

Australian Electricity retailer Flow Power has signed a PPA with Olam Orchards Australia to supply renewable energy from the 240-megawatt Ararat wind...

Read More

General Electric Involved in New Wind Farm Project In Australia with ENGIE

GE Renewable Energy has announced an agreement with ENGIE in Australia to build and install 32 wind turbines for the Willogoleche Wind Farm as...

Read More