{"id":19866,"date":"2024-11-25T22:58:57","date_gmt":"2024-11-25T21:58:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frv.com\/?p=19866"},"modified":"2024-11-25T23:05:54","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T22:05:54","slug":"frv-australias-walla-walla-solar-farm-generates-its-first-kilowatt-hour-of-clean-energy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frv.com\/en\/frv-australias-walla-walla-solar-farm-generates-its-first-kilowatt-hour-of-clean-energy\/","title":{"rendered":"FRV Australia\u2019s Walla Walla Solar Farm Generates its First Kilowatt-Hour of Clean Energy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Walla Walla is a 353MW large scale Solar Farm in NSW.<\/li>\n<li>The Walla Walla Solar Farm is FRV Australia\u2019s largest project to date, increasing the company&#8217;s renewable energy portfolio significantly.<\/li>\n<li>The project supports New South Wales\u2019 drive to meet renewable energy targets and created up to 350 construction jobs increasing investment in local services.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sydney, NSW, Australia, November 26, 2024<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/frv.com\/en\/\">Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) Australia,<\/a> a leading developer of sustainable energy solutions, and part of <a href=\"https:\/\/alj.com\/en\/energy-and-environmental-services\/energy-overview\/\">Jameel Energy<\/a> and the Canadian infrastructure fund <a href=\"http:\/\/www.omersinfrastructure.com\/\">OMERS<\/a>, has announced the successful generation of the first kilowatt-hour of clean energy from the Walla Walla Solar Farm, marking a significant milestone in FRV Australia&#8217;s renewable energy ambitions.<\/p>\n<p>The Walla Walla Solar Farm, located in the Riverina region of New South Wales, has a peak power capacity of 353MW and is set to be one of the largest solar projects in the State.<\/p>\n<p>The project plays a critical role in meeting the New South Wales Government&#8217;s renewable energy targets, while contributing significantly to the local economy. During construction, the Walla Walla Solar Farm created up to 350 jobs, helping boost employment opportunities and investment in regional services.<\/p>\n<p>Before the start of its construction, FRV Australia signed a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Microsoft to provide renewable energy from the project to its data centres in Australia.<\/p>\n<p>The Walla Walla Solar Farm represents the eighth operational project that is part of FRV Australia\u2019s portfolio. Together, these projects have now a total power capacity of almost one gigawatt (GW).<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sh-imagefull aligncenter wp-image-19867 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/frv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Walla-Walla-Solar-Farm.jpg\" alt=\"Walla Walla Solar Farm\" width=\"1383\" height=\"748\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Walla-Walla-Solar-Farm.jpg 1383w, https:\/\/frv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Walla-Walla-Solar-Farm-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/frv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Walla-Walla-Solar-Farm-1024x554.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/frv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Walla-Walla-Solar-Farm-768x415.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1383px) 100vw, 1383px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This marks another significant milestone recently achieved by FRV Australia and the continued growth of their portfolio; earlier this year the company completed a US$ 750million (A$ 1.2billion) refinancing of the entire portfolio of projects in Australia which also include Walla Walla Solar Farm. It also reached Financial Close of the 100MW\/200MWh Terang Large Scale Battery Project which is currently under construction.<\/p>\n                <div class=\"sh-quote\">\n                    <div class=\"sh-quote-content\">\n                        The first kilowatt-hour from Walla Walla Solar Farm reinforces our commitment to delivering impactful renewable energy projects. This achievement not only supports Australia&#8217;s renewable energy goals but also strengthens our position as a key player in the sector.                    <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"sh-quote-name\">\n                            Carlo Frigerio                        <\/div>\n                                                                <div class=\"sh-quote-position\">\n                            CEO of FRV Australia                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            \n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Walla Walla is a 353MW large scale Solar Farm in NSW. The Walla Walla Solar Farm is FRV Australia\u2019s largest project to date, increasing the company&#8217;s renewable energy portfolio significantly. 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During construction, the Walla Walla Solar Farm created up to 350 jobs, helping boost employment opportunities and investment in regional services.<\/p>\n<p>Before the start of its construction, FRV Australia signed a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Microsoft to provide renewable energy from the project to its data centres in Australia.<\/p>\n<p>The Walla Walla Solar Farm represents the eighth operational project that is part of FRV Australia\u2019s portfolio. Together, these projects have now a total power capacity of almost one gigawatt (GW).<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sh-imagefull aligncenter wp-image-19867 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/frv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Walla-Walla-Solar-Farm.jpg\" alt=\"Walla Walla Solar Farm\" width=\"1383\" height=\"748\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Walla-Walla-Solar-Farm.jpg 1383w, https:\/\/frv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Walla-Walla-Solar-Farm-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/frv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Walla-Walla-Solar-Farm-1024x554.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/frv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Walla-Walla-Solar-Farm-768x415.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1383px) 100vw, 1383px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This marks another significant milestone recently achieved by FRV Australia and the continued growth of their portfolio; earlier this year the company completed a US$ 750million (A$ 1.2billion) refinancing of the entire portfolio of projects in Australia which also include Walla Walla Solar Farm. It also reached Financial Close of the 100MW\/200MWh Terang Large Scale Battery Project which is currently under construction.<\/p>\n                <div class=\"sh-quote\">\n                    <div class=\"sh-quote-content\">\n                        The first kilowatt-hour from Walla Walla Solar Farm reinforces our commitment to delivering impactful renewable energy projects. This achievement not only supports Australia&#8217;s renewable energy goals but also strengthens our position as a key player in the sector.                    <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"sh-quote-name\">\n                            Carlo Frigerio                        <\/div>\n                                                                <div class=\"sh-quote-position\">\n                            CEO of FRV Australia                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            \n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","search_term":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/frv.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19866","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/frv.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/frv.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frv.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frv.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19866"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/frv.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19866\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19869,"href":"https:\/\/frv.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19866\/revisions\/19869"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frv.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19867"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/frv.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19866"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frv.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19866"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frv.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19866"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}