Australian company Nexsphere is planning to build a 500MW to 1GW offshore wind farm in the Bass Strait between Tasmania and mainland Australia.
Nexsphere, formerly known as Brookvale Energy, plans a wind farm project off north-East Tasmania that would generate enough energy to power 325,000 homes.
Australia has identified the Bass Strait as one of the top options for offshore wind energy generation in the country by the national Blue Economy Cooperative Research Centre, the Tasmanian government said.
The area was found to have consistently higher and stronger winds at points both 50km and 100km offshore than the other locations and second only to Portland in Victoria for a 25km offshore based location.
Tasmania is already generating 100% of its electricity needs from renewables and has legislated to be 200% by 2040, it added.
“These projects also complement Project Marinus, Battery of the Nation and our plans to supply renewable energy for an emerging green hydrogen industry to be based out of the Bell Bay Advanced Manufacturing Zone,” the government said.