New Australian project developer Voyager Renewables has been launched with the backing of Danish investment fund manager Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners.
Voyager is aiming to assemble 6GW of onshore wind, large-scale solar and battery energy storage projects across Australia by 2030.
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The company has already established a portfolio of projects in New South Wales and Victoria with a total potential capacity of 3.450GW.
In NSW, Voyager is planning development of the 450MW Sunnyside Wind Farm, to be located south-east of Mildura in the South-West Renewable Energy Zone.
In Western NSW south of Cobar, Voyager’s Energy Oasis is an onshore wind project with co-located solar and BESS. The 2GW project includes high-voltage transmission to connect large-scale energy capacity to the grid.
Voyager’s third project will be situated in south-west Victoria, north of the Portland region. The 1GW potential Western Tablelands Wind Farm includes a large-scale wind farm and BESS.
Voyager Renewables chief development officer Mark Branson says, “Our projects in New South Wales and Victoria are in the early development stage and we are working with farmers and local communities at these sites, as well as in Queensland. We will have more to say on our projects as they progress but are committed to building lasting relationships in the regions and providing value to local communities.
“Voyager Renewables is originating and developing clean energy projects from the ground up and will have a long-term stake in building strong community relationships and delivering value to regional Australia.
“We believe Australia’s energy demand will continue to grow beyond the current shift to renewables and that quality generation and storage projects will always be needed to service the market.”
Voyager is headed up by Branson, whose previous experience spans Australia, Asia Pacific and the Americas in senior roles with SunCable, CWP Renewables and ERM.
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CIP entered the Australian market in late 2017 via an investment in Star of the South offshore wind farm. Since then, the fund has built a pipeline of more than 40GW in active development opportunities in Australia, including in offshore and onshore wind, large-scale solar, green hydrogen, pumped hydro and battery storage.
CIP is the world’s largest fund manager dedicated to greenfield clean energy investments with more than $50 billion in green energy investments under management.
