The Cork-headquartered company said it has secured a ‘key milestone’ on the path towards getting its wind farm approved and recently secured approval for a 430MW wind farm in the country.
Ireland’s DP Energy has moved onto a new project phase as it works to secure approval for another wind farm in Australia.
The company confirmed it recently secured a Secretary’s Environment Assessment Requirement (SEARs) and is now preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), in order to get its development approved.
The proposed site is in New South Wales, 8km north of the township Euston. DP Energy aims to develop a 700MW wind farm there, consisting of 100 turbines exporting power to the country’s electricity market.
The proposal also includes infrastructure such as roads and cabling, along with battery energy storage systems and maintenance facilities.
DP Energy said the project is expected to generate enough electricity to power nearly 325,000 New South Wales homes when fully operational. DP Energy Australia’s head of projects Hugh Cantwell said the receipt of the SEARs is a “key milestone” for this project.
“We are excited to be moving forward with this quality project which aligns well with the New South Wales Government’s goals to transform the electricity system into one that is affordable, clean, and reliable,” Cantwell said.
Last month, DP Energy secured development approval to build a 430MW wind farm in Australia. The company plans to begin construction of this Callide Wind Farm project next year and expects it to take two years to build.
DP Energy has developed more than 1GW of built renewable energy projects across Australia, Canada, Ireland and the UK. The Cork-headquartered company has a current project pipeline of more than 9GW across onshore wind, solar and offshore wind technologies.
In July, DP Energy partnered with offshore sector supplier SBM Offshore to pursue floating offshore wind energy projects off the Canadian coast – specifically Nova Scotia. The Cork company said it has been working in Nova Scotia since 2021 to understand the local energy constraints and opportunities.
That same year, the renewable energy company partnered with two Japanese companies to work on a tidal energy project called Uisce Tapa.
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