Plans submitted for world's largest renewable energy hub in Australia

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Plans have been submitted for the Western Green Energy Hub, a $100 billion project in the Australian desert. It aims to be the world's largest wind and solar facility, featuring 3,000 wind turbines and 6 million solar panels. The project will span hundreds of kilometers in Western Australia, starting at the South Australian border. If completed, it could generate 70 gigawatts of renewable energy, comparable to the electricity capacity of the entire eastern seaboard of Australia. Power generated may be used for hydrogen production and could supply the state grid and mining operations in Western Australia. The project is expected to take decades to complete.


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