Quinbrook to develop polysilicon manufacturing facility in Australia

Furthermore, the situations of land allocation included a strict timeline to develop the venture and a requirement to contribute to vital Lansdown infrastructure. 

Quinbrook didn’t disclose the capability of the manufacturing facility and the solar-plus-storage venture. PV Tech has reached out to Quinbrook for extra particulars.

The corporate stated the initiatives will assist the event of photo voltaic manufacturing functionality in Australia and assist obtain the goals of each the Queensland and Australia authorities’s renewable power and significant minerals methods.

PV Tech reported that Queensland had set a number of renewable power targets, together with bringing 22GW of recent photo voltaic and wind initiatives on-line by 2035. The Queensland authorities has additionally deliberate to construct 12 renewable power zones (REZ).

The corporate stated the manufacturing facility and the venture may gain advantage from Townsville’s entry to considerable photo voltaic power and significant minerals assets. Quinbrook famous that all the improvement, which it referred to as a “multi-billion-dollar” venture, would supply prime quality silica quartz from the North Queensland area.

Moreover, Quinbrook will even companion with metallurgical silicon manufacturing facility Solquartz to combine Solquartz’s venture into Quinbrook’s bigger polysilicon manufacturing facility.

“We’ve robust relationships with and are a significant buyer of main photo voltaic and battery producers throughout the globe – which means parts manufactured right here in Townsville shall be exported to those main producers and made into completed photo voltaic modules and batteries,” stated Quinbrook’s senior director Brian Restall.

Deputy premier of Queensland Steven Miles introduced the Lansdown Eco Industrial Precinct as a venture of state significance in March this yr.

Aside from improvement plans in Australia, Quinbrook additionally operates initiatives within the US. The corporate, together with its subsidiary Primergy Photo voltaic, has already closed a US$1.9 billion financing deal for a 690MWac/380MW hybrid solar-plus-storage venture within the US.