Lithium miner switches on Australia’s biggest off-grid hybrid renewables system

Australia’s largest off-grid renewable energy generator is now operational, as lithium miner Liontown Resources flicks the switch on its 95 megawatt (MW) Kathleen Valley remote micro-grid.

The project combines a 16MW solar farm, a 17MW/19 MWh battery and ultimately 30 MW of wind capacity. The first three of the five 6MW Goldwind wind turbines have been commissioned – the other two are built and awaiting commissioning.

Liontown says the project is already powering the on-site accommodation and process plant, and will eventually also power the undergrund lithium mine, and it expects to beat its initial target of meeting 60 per cent of its supply needs for renewables. .
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