Leading Australian-owned renewable energy company Tilt Renewables, owner of the Silverton Wind Farm and Broken Hill Solar Plant has announced it is exploring options to build new renewable generation, such as batteries, wind or solar farms north of Broken Hill.
Announcing the decision, Tilt Renewables CEO Anthony Fowler said, “We are still in the early investigation stage, but we have had some preliminary discussions with local Leaseholders, the Pastoralist Association, Wilyakali Aboriginal Corporation and other stakeholders about hosting new renewable energy assets”.
“Our experience at Broken Hill and Silverton has demonstrated to us just how good the wind and solar resource in the region is, so it makes sense to explore further opportunities in the area”.
“Far western NSW is inherently a very windy and sunny place with a very high wind capacity factor. Importantly it’s windy at nighttime when we need energy the most”.
“We always aim to be a good neighbour and to work closely with the local communities where we operate. We also want to be open and transparent and to keep the community informed about our long-term plans which is why we are letting the community know about our plans, even though we are only at the early investigation stage”.
“A key issue we need to resolve before there can be any new renewable energy projects in the region is to secure secondary transmission connections to the east coast”.
“Although this is a long-term concept, and there is much to be done, harnessing the incredible renewable resource of far western NSW has the potential to play an important role in Australia’s energy transition and in the process provide new opportunities for regional growth.”
Tilt Renewables made a submission to AEMO in January seeking consideration of new transmission lines to unlock the region’s renewable energy resource.
Any new wind or solar projects in the region are still likely to be several years away, will involve extensive community consultation, and be subject to rigorous environmental and planning assessments.
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Head of Government and Media
M: +61 417 238 212 E: sean.macken@tiltrenewables.com
About Tilt Renewables
We are a leading integrated renewable energy business delivering reliable, competitive and sustainable energy for our customers with 1.9 GW of operational assets and a development pipeline over 5 GW. We are proud to be an Australian-owned and operated business that is driving the transition to renewable energy. For more information visit www.tiltrenewables.com
