Mon, November 30, 2009
Three new wind projects have helped drive a recent boost to Australia’s electricity grid, which saw 1,582 MW of capacity added in a period of six months.
The completion of four other electricity projects also contributed to the boom, including a coal seam gas plant, two natural gas plants and a coal fired power plant.
The finding was released in the October 2009 listing of the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics’ (ABARE) report, Electricity generation: major development projects, which details electricity generation projects at various stages of development.
The report found that nine of the 18 projects listed as being in an advanced stage used renewable electricity, including eight wind projects and one hydro project.
Wind projects accounted for 733 MW, or 84 per cent of advanced renewable additions.
All eight wind projects are expected to be in operation by 2011.
Three new wind projects have helped drive a recent boost to Australia’s electricity grid, which saw 1,582 MW of capacity added in a period of six months.
The completion of four other electricity projects also contributed to the boom, including a coal seam gas plant, two natural gas plants and a coal fired power plant.
The finding was released in the October 2009 listing of the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics’ (ABARE) report, Electricity generation: major development projects, which details electricity generation projects at various stages of development.
The report found that nine of the 18 projects listed as being in an advanced stage used renewable electricity, including eight wind projects and one hydro project.
Wind projects accounted for 733 MW, or 84 per cent of advanced renewable additions.
All eight wind projects are expected to be in operation by 2011.
“The number of wind projects at advanced and less advanced stages of development demonstrates the potential of wind energy to add significant renewable electricity generation capacity to the electricity grid,” said ABARE Deputy Executive Director Terry Sheales.
Source: http://ecogeneration.com.au/news/wind_energy_helps_boost_australias_grid/008844/
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