Bannerton Solar Park
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CountryAustralia
LocationBannerton, Victoria
Coordinates34°41′S 142°47′E / 34.69°S 142.78°E / -34.69; 142.78
StatusOperational
Construction beganOctober 2017
Commission date2018
Owner(s)Foresight Solar Australia
Solar farm
TypeFlat-panel PV
Collectors319,406
Solar tracker
Site area192 hectares (470 acres)
Power generation
Nameplate capacity88 MW
External links
Websitewww.bannertonsolarfarm.com.au
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The Bannerton Solar Park is a solar power station in Bannerton south-east of Robinvale in the Sunraysia district of Victoria. It generates up to 88MW of electricity to the National Electricity Market (NEM).

Bannerton Solar Park was the second solar farm to be funded by the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (after the Gannawarra Solar Farm). It was also funded by Hanwha Energy Australia, parent company of Nectr.[1] It uses 320,000 solar panels to generate 110MWDC/88MWAC of electricity. It has offtake agreements with Alinta Energy and Yarra Trams.[2]

UGL designed and built the solar farm, including single axis tracking system, substation and connection to the Powercor Australia grid.[3] It is built on land unsuitable for Almond orchards.[4]

Bannerton is near the edge of the Victorian electricity grid. The solar farm exports electricity at 66kV into the distribution network to support the local grid in responding to the load imposed from irrigation in summer.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Nectr executive scores CEC Women in Renewables AICD scholarship". pv magazine Australia. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Sunraysia Bannerton Solar Park demonstrates solar benefits for Victoria". Clean Energy Finance Corporation. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Bannerton Solar Farm". CIMIC Group. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Let there be light! New solar power station to be built at Bannerton". Mildura Weekly. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  5. ^ Peter Lord (23 April 2018). "Bannerton Solar Park: Application for Electricity Generation Licence" (PDF). Foresight Group. p. 3. Retrieved 25 October 2018 – via Essential Services Commission.
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