| Kennedy Energy Park | |
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| Coordinates | 20°52′34″S 144°25′12″E / 20.876°S 144.42°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 2018 |
| Commission date | 2023 |
| Owner | Windlab |
| Solar farm | |
| Type | Flat-panel PV |
| Collectors | 55,332 |
| Solar tracker | Single-axis |
| Wind farm | |
| Type | Onshore |
| Site usage | Farm Land |
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| Power generation | |
| Units planned | 12 × 3.45 MW |
| Nameplate capacity | 50 MW |
| External links | |
| Website | kennedyenergypark |
Kennedy Energy Park is a wind, solar and storage hybrid power station approximately 20 km south east of Hughenden and 290 km southwest of Townsville in Queensland.
Stage one of the project is a “proof-of-concept” commenced construction 2018, consisting of 30 MW of wind turbines, 20 MW of single axis tracking Solar Panels, and 2 MW of Li ion battery storage, costing $120 million to build was commissioned in 2023.[1] It was constructed in 2018 but did not start to connect to the grid until July 2021.[2] It is intended that the combination of solar and wind generation will be complementary and lead to stable output.[3]
Stage two is proposed to be capable of producing 1200 MW of renewable energy, costing $2 billion and was hoped to commence construction before the end of 2020.[4]
- ^ "50MW Wind, Solar and Storage hybrid facility approved". Kennedy Energy Park. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ^ Parkinson, Giles (8 July 2021). ""World first" wind, solar and battery project finally starts production after 3-year wait". Renew Economy. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ "Renewable energy providing near baseload generation". Kennedy Energy Park. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ "$120m outback Queensland hybrid renewable energy farm gets stage one approval". ABC. Retrieved 28 July 2016.