NEWS
Special Activation Precinct
As Australia’s leading renewable energy company who own and operate Parkes Solar Farm and are proposing Alectown Wind Farm, Neoen are excited about the opportunities that Parkes Special Activation Precinct presents for the region’s economy and communities. The...
2019 Energy Output
The Parkes Solar Farm has been operational since 18 April 2018. For 2019, its first full year of operations, the solar farm generated 140,286MWh. This outcome was mainly due to slightly higher solar resource than historical average used in models. The solar farm has...
Sheep grazing trial
Our first sheep grazing trial was conducted at Parkes Solar Farm in 2017 during a high rainfall and high produce year. It was a joint exercise between Neoen, local landowners and solar construction company Bouygues. The 3 week trial involved 400 sheep within a 15...
Environmental Management Plan
The latest revision of the Environmental Management Plan can be downloaded through this link. The Parkes Overview and Environmental Constraints Map in Appendix 1 can be downloaded on this link.
Information session at the Parkes Leagues Club
Neoen and its environmental consultant NGHEnvironmental will hold an information session at the Parkes Leagues Club (Pioneer Room, 192 Clarinda Street in Parkes) on Tuesday 15 December, from 4pm to 7pm. Two project presentations are scheduled, at 4:30pm and 6:00pm....
Parkes Solar Farm receives federal funding
The Neoen team is proud to announce that the Parkes Solar Farm is one of 12 Australian projects that will receive federal funding in the context of the ARENA large-scale solar competitive round. The tender had attracted tremendous interest from the industry with 77...
Government grants development approval to the Parkes Solar Farm
The NSW Department of Planning and Environment granted a Development Approval to the Parkes Solar Farm for up to 65MW on June 14th. This is the result of an Environment Impact Assesment process initiated in September 2015 as well as thorough Community Engagement...





