<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/australias-newest-international-airport-to-be-powered-by-100-pct-renewable-electricity/>
"Australia’s newest airport, the Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird
Walton) Airport will be powered by 100 per cent renewable electricity, thanks
to a large rooftop solar system and a big battery.
The airport is Australia’s first in more than 50 years and is being built on
the western outskirts of Sydney, and it aims to power its operations through
renewables, and have an “almost” entirely electrified fleet of ground support
vehicles.
The power supply is being delivered by Australian-owned energy company
CleanPeak Energy, who will invest over $50 million in the development of a 9
MWp rooftop solar system – adding to the existing 4.5 MW array – and a 30
MW/120 MWh battery.
CleanPeak says it will deliver more than 18 GWh of on-site renewable
electricity each year, enough to supply 100 per cent of WSI’s electricity
requirements from day one.
As electricity demand from the airport grows, CleanPeak will continue to add
new-build solar farms into its portfolio across New South Wales, sufficient to
meet the over 100 GWh of demand per year expected at the airport.
The rooftop solar capacity is and will relocated on the cargo terminal rooftop
as well as on the second cargo terminal rooftop.
The 30 MW/120 MWh BESS is expected to be operational some time next year and
will be located adjacent to the site’s existing substation. "
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
