SA blows competitors away
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South Australia’s nation-leading role as a renewable energy hub has received a major boost with Suzlon Energy Australia today announcing plans to invest $1.3 billion building one of the world’s largest wind energy projects on the Yorke Peninsula. |
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SA aiming to produce more than 30% of its power needs from green sources
The Suzlon Group – which is the world’s fifth largest wind turbine supplier with operations in 32 countries – proposed to erect up to 180 turbines, 20km south-west of Ardrossan in what the company has called the Ceres Project.
The proposed project would be able to generate up to 600MW directly into the metropolitan Adelaide grid via a High Voltage Direct Current connection across Gulf St Vincent.
This level of wind power generating capacity is estimated to reduce output of carbon dioxide by 2.5 million tonnes each year, South Australia already has 534 turbines installed producing 1,150MW of wind generating capacity which is more than 21% of the State’s total electricity generation.
Suzlon is currently preparing to implement a comprehensive community engagement and environmental assessment program and, if approved, hoped to complete the project by end of 2015.
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