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Squadron Energy is not mucking around with its renewable energy ambitions, with planning underway for a massive, up to 2 GW project near Euston in NSW’s Riverina region.

The NSW planning authority is assessing a proposal for Squadron’s Koorakee Energy Park, to be located approximately 12km north of Euston in the Balranald Shire Council Local Government Area.

The project will have an installed capacity of up to 2 GW, comprising up to 1 GW of wind generation from approximately 167 wind turbine generators and up to 1 GW of solar generation capacity from approximately 3100ha of solar panels.

An attached battery energy storage system will have a capacity of up to 1 GW and provision for up to 12 hours of storage (12 GWh).

Located within the South West Renewable Energy Zone, the energy park will connect to the existing 220kVBuronga/Balranald Transgrid transmission line crossing the southern section of the project.

The project investigation area is approximately 58,000 hectares, with a proposed development corridor of approximately 13,700ha.

It is located in close proximity to DP Energy’s Euston Wind Farm Project, for which an EIS is being prepared. The 700 MW project, located 8km north of Euston, entered the state planning approvals process around eight months ago.

DP Energy announced its Euston Wind Farm project in November last year, saying the project was “expected to generate enough electricity to power up to 324,903 New South Wales homes, incorporating approximately 100 wind turbines and a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS)”.

Ireland-headquartered DP Energy has successfully lead Australian developments, including the 320 MW Port Augusta Renewable Energy Park in South Australia and the 430 MW Callide Wind Farm in Queensland.