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Pilbara green hydrogen project grows to 15GW wind and solar
Scale of huge Pilbara wind and solar project targeting “green hydrogen” grows to 15GW, with potential to generate equivalent of one fifth of Australia’s current electricity demand.
Giles Parkinson 12 July 2019 0 Comments
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The huge wind and solar project planned for the Pilbara region of West Australian has grown in scope again – and will now aim to build 15GW of wind and solar capacity as it focuses on encouraging local industry and the “green” hydrogen domestic and export market.
The project, known as the Asia Renewable Energy Hub, is backed by CWP Renewables, Macquarie Group, and the world’s biggest wind turbine manufacturer Vestas. It had originally aimed for 9GW, but with more studies it grew to 11GW late last year and now to 15GW.
That represents some $30 billion in investment and the potential to generate some 50 terrawatt hours of electricity a year, roughly equivalent to one fifth of the country’s annual electricity consumption, and about twice the current capacity of installed large-scale wind and solar.
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