Projects

  • Joint Venture SiliconAurora secures access to ElectraNet transmission line

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    JV SiliconAurora secures access to ElectraNet transmission line

    1414 Degrees Ltd (14D) has announced that its joint venture, SiliconAurora Pty Ltd (SiliconAurora), has entered into a term sheet with Vast Solar 1 Pty Ltd (Vast Solar) and OZ Minerals Services Pty Ltd (OZM) ... more

  • Construction to begin on Qld's largest battery energy storage system

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    Construction to begin on Queensland’s largest BESS

    Construction is set to commence on stage one of Quinbrook's 'Supernode' project at Brendale, which will include the construction of one of Queensland's largest Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS). The BESS... more

  • $500m Aldoga Solar Farm to drive renewable energy and jobs boom

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    Aldoga Solar Farm to drive renewable energy and jobs boom

    Queensland is set to solidify its position as a leader in renewable energy with the commencement of construction on the Aldoga Solar Farm, a massive $500 million project located near Gladstone. This initiati... more

  • Fortescue’s Gladstone hydrogen electrolyser manufacturing facility opens

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    Fortescue’s Gladstone hydrogen electrolyser manufacturing facility opens

    Gladstone and Queensland are solidifying their positions as global leaders in clean economy manufacturing — particularly in hydrogen and renewable energy — with the inauguration of a significant hydrogen in... more

  • JV SiliconAurora secures access to ElectraNet transmission line
    22 Apr, 2024
  • Construction to begin on Queensland’s largest BESS
    18 Apr, 2024
  • Aldoga Solar Farm to drive renewable energy and jobs boom
    15 Apr, 2024
  • Fortescue’s Gladstone hydrogen electrolyser manufacturing facility opens
    15 Apr, 2024

Queensland wind farm precinct to dwarf all others

Queensland will be home to one of the largest onshore wind projects in the world, after global energy giant ACCIONA Energia, announced the development of a new $2 billion wind project. The new 1,000MW Herries Range Wind Farm will be built within the MacIntyre Wind Precinct, west of Warwick, bringing the precinct value to $4 billion, and the total amount of renewable energy to 2,000 MW – enough to power 1.4 million Queensland homes. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the deal showed that Queensland was a front runner in attracting international investment in the global energy transformation. “Our Que... more

Celebrating the opening of Australia’s newest solar farm

Global energy provider X-ELIO celebrated the launch of its Blue Grass Solar Farm, located in Queensland’s Western Downs, 14km from Chinchilla. The official ribbon-cutting event will be attended by key project partners, local council and community members, and other industry representatives. The 200MW solar farm is one of Queensland’s 50 large-scale renewable projects and will help support the State Government’s Renewable Energy Target (QRET) to generate 70% of its energy needs from renewable sources by 2032, and 80% by 2035, which was recently announced as part of The Queensland Energy and Jobs Pla... more

Kennedy Energy Park Shines for Queensland

The final stage of testing and commissioning of an Australian-first hybrid renewable energy project in North Queensland is underway. As part of this week’s Regional Community Forum in Hughenden, MPs and a group of North Queensland locals toured the Australian-first Kennedy Energy Park. Minister for Energy, Hydrogen and Renewables Mick de Brenni said renewable energy projects like this are an important part of the pipeline that will deliver more jobs in more industries for North Queensland. “Townsville’s businesses are lining up for clean energy to continue to sell products to the world,” Ministe... more
Blue Grass Solar Farm

Blue Grass Solar Farm to help deliver Queensland’s renewable energy target

X-ELIO has launched its Blue Grass Solar Farm, located in Queensland’s Western Downs, 14 kilometres from Chinchilla. The 200MW solar farm is one of Queensland’s 50 large-scale renewable projects and will help support the State Government’s Renewable Energy Target (QRET) to generate 70 per cent of its energy needs from renewable sources by 2032, and 80 per cent by 2035, which was recently announced as part of The Queensland Energy and Jobs Plan. The farm is expected to deliver 420 GWh green energy annually, offsetting more than 320,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions and powering 80,000 home across the state. F... more
Graphite Energy begins work on $29 million sustainable energy project

Graphite Energy begins work on $29 million sustainable energy project

Graphite Energy, known for its proprietary thermal energy storage system for the decarbonisation of industrial and manufacturing operations, has today begun development on the first stage of its $29 million Lake Cargelligo facility in New South Wales. Graphite Energy’s Lake Cargelligo facility has now commenced construction, marking the first stage of the company’s Lake Sustainable Energy Precinct masterplan, which will generate renewable energy to power sustainable agriculture and create a robust circular economy. The project aims to demonstrate how renewable energy and agriculture can coexist, using ... more
CDU’s city campus stays cool under Darwin heat

CDU campus contributes to sustainable urban development

The façade of Charles Darwin University’s (CDU) new city campus is completed ahead of the wet season, capping off the building’s main protection against Darwin’s tropical heat and humidity. Standing 40 metres tall, with a combination of vertical and sloping design features, the building includes curtain wall with porcelain tiles, horizontal aluminium louvres, and various types of cladding to reflect the harsh Darwin weather, while ensuring the iconic Boab tree is not overshadowed. The façade is primarily made of porcelain cladding, which is engineered to endure — it is non-combustible, absorbs mi... more
Recycled glass and reclaimed asphalt used to revamp Clarence Street

Recycled glass and reclaimed asphalt used to revamp Clarence Street

Around 120,000 glass jars and more than 200 tonnes of reclaimed asphalt were used to refresh a one kilometre stretch of Clarence Street in Sydney. This means nearly a quarter of materials used to renew more than 8,000 square metres of road surface is recycled. The City of Sydney resurfaces around 35,000 square metres of road each year. Since July 2021, the City of Sydney has used around 1.5 million recycled glass jars and more than 6,000 tonnes of reclaimed asphalt in its road renewal program. Lord Mayor of Sydney Clover Moore AO said: “What was once considered waste is now being seen as a resource. T... more

Billbergia lodges DA for Rhodes most sustainable ResidentialTower

Leading developer Billbergia has lodged a Development Application with City of Canada Bay for a sleek new 37-level mixed-use residential tower at 9-13 Blaxland Road, Rhodes in Sydney’s inner-west. The proposed new tower features a striking slender form designed by architects GroupGSA in collaboration with innovative Singaporean landscape studio Salad Dressing - whose exterior design concept earned them first place in a design excellence competition for the site. Aligned with the principles of the Rhodes Place Strategy, the proposed new tower sits within the Rhodes Station Gateway East precinct that was r... more
New South Wales

First green hydrogen for New South Wales homes and businesses

Green hydrogen from Jemena’s $15 million Western Sydney Green Hydrogen Hub, co-funded by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), is being blended into and stored in Jemena’s gas distribution network, the first of its kind in New South Wales. Jemena’s Managing Director Frank Tudor said the ‘living laboratory’ was intended to demonstrate how the systems and technology required to generate green hydrogen and store it in the existing gas network could work at scale. “Green hydrogen emits no carbon and is a 100 per cent renewable gas. By blending it into our gas distribution network we are d... more
Mount Isa

New solar farm to supply Mount Isa mine

A new solar farm of up to 88 megawatt will power the Mount Isa North West Minerals Province under a two staged plan with an initial investment of more than $80 million. APA has announced it will commence building the 44 megawatt stage one of the Mica Creek Solar Farm. Deputy Premier and Minister for State Development Steven Miles said the project is an excellent example of the demand for renewable energy, from all sectors of business and industry. “We’re backing businesses, backing renewable energy, and the North West Minerals Province as we keep delivering Queensland’s plan for economic recovery ... more
Gibson Island

Partners agree on Gibson Island hydrogen study

Incitec Pivot and Fortescue Future Industries have reached an agreement to study the feasibility of green hydrogen and ammonia production on Queensland's Gibson Island from 100 per cent renewable sources. The study will assess whether industrial scale manufacturing of green ammonia at Gibson Island is technically and commercially feasible on an existing brownfield site. It is to investigate building a new water electrolysis facility on the site to produce around 50,000 tonnes of renewable hydrogen per year, which would then be converted into green ammonia for Australian and export markets. Premier Annas... more
Bundaberg

Venture to build green hydrogen and ammonia hubs in Bundaberg

A multimillion-dollar carbon capture renewable energy venture is set to produce hydrogen and green ammonia for export and domestic use in Bundaberg, Queensland. Additional deep-water ports have been identified around Australia to expand production. The joint venture company between Clean Holdings Pty Ltd and Singapore based CAC-H2 Pte Ltd is looking at bringing long term investment in excess of $400 million to the project. CAC-H2 is already developing a hydrogen plant in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales, using waste wood and sustainable forestry biomass to create green hydrogen. The Bundaberg projec... more