White Rock Solar Farm
UGL designed and constructed the White Rock 20MWDC Solar Farm in the New England Tablelands of New South Wales for Goldwind Australia.
The project scope included the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) and commissioning for the fixed racking system solar farm.
At the substation UGL was responsible for integrating the high voltage and low voltage power, controlling and monitoring systems into the existing substation, ensuring minimal disturbance to the energised network.
Details
Location
New England TablelandsStatus
CompletedSector
New EnergyExpertise
Client
Goldwind Australia
Goldwind Australia’s White Rock development is a pioneering hybrid solar/wind renewable energy facility for the New England Tablelands.
White Rock Solar Farm is commissioned and generating power to the grid and UGL is providing operations and maintenance (O&M) at the solar farm for an initial two-year period.
The solar farm is expected to generate 46,000 megawatt hours of electricity, enough to supply the equivalent of 8,000 average New South Wales homes.
Key figures
72,000
solar panels7,200
approximate homes powered132km
length of string cable used to connect the rows of solar panels into combiner boxes44,000MWh
amount of electricity the solar farm will generate per year