Project updates
Fulham Solar Farm and Battery project
The Fulham Solar Farm and Battery project is a 80 MW (megawatt) renewable energy development with DC-coupled battery storage of up to 128 MW hours. The project will generate enough energy to power around 39,000 homes once operational.
Octopus Australia granted technical greenlight from grid operator for 128MWh Fulham Hybrid Battery project, backed by Victorian Government Power Purchase Agreement
Octopus Australia is pleased to announce that it has successfully obtained approval for the Generator Performance Standards (GPS) at Fulham Hybrid Battery project, a 128MWh DC-coupled battery and 80MW Solar Farm. As one of the first DC-coupled hybrid battery projects to secure such approval within the National Electricity Market (NEM),…
Fulham Solar Farm Newsletter, November 2022
Major milestone as Fulham Solar Farm awarded Victorian government contract In October 2022, the Fulham Solar Farm was awarded a supply contract by the Victorian Government under its Victorian Renewable Energy Target VRET2 reverse auction. The Victorian renewable energy VRET2 reverse auction helps the State meet its renewable energy targets by providing…
Fulham Solar Farm wins Victorian Government VRET2 contract
The Fulham Solar Farm, part of a landmark joint venture between Octopus Investments Australia and the Clean Energy Finance Corporation to develop renewable energy assets has been awarded a supply contract by the Victorian Government under its reverse VRET2 auction. The joint venture to develop the Fulham utility scale solar…
Fulham Solar Farm achieves development approval
Exciting news for the Fulham Solar Farm and the renewables sector in Gippsland, with the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning yesterday issuing a planning permit for the project. Thank you to all community members who provided feedback on the project during the planning application process, we look forward…
Community invited to provide feedback on proposed Fulham Solar Farm
Development of the proposed Fulham Solar Farm continues to progress, with a period of formal community consultation currently underway to support the projects planning application. The Fulham project is a proposed solar farm of 80 megawatts (enough to power around 25,000 homes) with battery storage of up to 80 megawatt…
Renewable energy projects provide green shoots for Gippsland
Octopus Australia and the Clean Energy Finance Corporation are joining forces to develop renewable energy assets that will help the Gippsland region power its transition into a green superpower. The landmark joint venture will help accelerate the delivery of both the proposed 44 MWac Perry Bridge solar farm and 80…
Planning underway for Fulham Solar Farm
Gippsland’s transition to renewable energy continues to gather momentum, with planning underway for a new solar farm in Fulham. The Fulham Solar Farm is a joint venture (JV) between Solis Renewable Energy, Marathon Electrical and WK & MA Ferguson, and is their second project to commence the planning process, with…