Public review starts for 70-GW green energy hub in Western Australia

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Plans for the Western Green Energy Hub (WGEH), a 70-GW wind and solar project that will support green hydrogen production in Western Australia, are now open for public comment as part of the federal government’s environmental review process.

The project is currently undergoing review under the Aussie government’s Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act, which contains regulations aimed at protecting endangered species and ecological communities. Feedback will be accepted by February 7, 2025, official documents show.

WGEH is planned to be built on pastoral leases and crown lands in Mirning Country. The scheme envisages the installation of up to 35 solar farms with 60 million photovoltaic (PV) modules and as many as 3,000 wind turbines. The capacity will generate electricity to power electrolysers aimed at producing 3.5 million tonnes of green hydrogen annually. The green fuel will be supplied to the power generation, shipping fuel, minerals processing and manufacturing industries. Most of the output will be exported.

The project will be developed in seven stages, with construction works expected to take 30 years. In its initial version, the renewable generation component was planned to be 50 GW.

WGEH is being developed by InterContinental Energy, CWP Global and Mirning Green Energy Limited, along with Korea Electric Power Corp (KEPCO), which joined in the summer of 2023.

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