Neoen acknowledges the Barunggam people, Traditional Owners of the land on which Western Downs Green Power Hub will harvest and store the energy of the sun. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present.
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Overview

The Western Downs Green Power Hub is a large solar farm project currently under construction.

At a size of 460 MWp of installed solar panels, it is Australia’s largest operating solar farm. The site also holds up to 270 MW / 540 MWh battery energy storage potential.

The 270 MW / 540 MWh battery is located next to the solar farm and is currently under construction.

Solar

Solar farms are quiet, with the same solar panels you would place on your roof – there are just more of them.

Battery

Battery storage allows us to store the wind and solar energy and provide it to the grid whenever it’s needed.

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Location

The project is located 22km south-east of Chinchilla in the Western Downs Region, in close proximity to a transmission line and less than 6kms from Queensland Powerlink’s Western Downs Sub-station.

Benefits

FOR LOCAL FARMERS

Significant income paid to local land owners plus up to 14 ongoing jobs

For the climate

Producing more than
1,080 GWh of renewable energy per year

For your community

Up to $100,000 per year
funding for local community initiatives and projects

Project Lifecycle

They’re very good community minded people.

Eddie Rover, Neighbour

Numurkah Solar Farm in Victoria

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Interested in working with us?

Neoen has been contributing to Australia’s energy transition with 100% renewable energy since 2012.

With a balanced portfolio of wind, solar and big battery projects, we are aiming to achieve 10 GW by 2030. We own and operate all of the projects we build (rather than developing them to be sold) and as long-term neighbours we are committed to sharing the benefits with surrounding communities.

This dedication to community and environment has made us a renewable energy developer of choice in Australia.