Projects
The Queensland state government will deliver the 1,100-kilometre CopperString 2.0 project to unlock Australia’s largest renewable energy zone and more than $500 billion dollars in new critical minerals in North Queensland.
Early works on the $5-billion project will start this year with construction planned to commence next year.
CopperString 2.0 will connect vast renewable wind and solar resources with critical minerals mining and processing that can be used to make batteries and renewables in North Queensland unlocking more, good secure jobs.
Construction is expected to support 800 direct jobs over s... more
New clean energy hub for southeast QLD with 250MW battery
Publicly owned CleanCo Queensland has announced plans for a Clean Energy Hub future at its Ipswich-based energy precinct, including a 250MW battery and community co-designed elements of the Swanbank Power Station site.
CleanCo is launching an expression-of-interest (EOI) process and seeking community input to assess and progress a future Clean Energy Hub at Swanbank that includes solar power, battery storage, and green hydrogen, enabled by the Palaszczuk Government’s Queensland Energy and Jobs Plan.
The Swanbank E combined-cycle gas-fired power station is one of the most efficient and flexible low-emissi... more
Townsville icon The Ville goes all in on renewable energy
Major Townsville icon The Ville Resort-Casino has inked a major renewable energy deal with publicly owned CleanCo that will see the precinct powered by 100 per cent renewable energy by 2025.
Announced by Minister de Brenni at the Queensland Energy and Jobs Fair in Townsville, the initiative will be enabled by the Palaszczuk Government’s Queensland Energy and Jobs Plan.
The 10,000 megawatt/hour deal includes clean energy from Kaban Green Power Hub and delivery is now underway, scaling up to 100 per cent renewable by 2025.
Queensland Minister for Energy, Renewables and Hydrogen Mick de Brenni said the Q... more
Dynamically managing hot water systems in South Australia
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced $2.72 million in funding to PLUS ES to develop Hot Water Control Load demand management capability (the Portal) that will allow its project partner AGL Energy to access and manage up to 20,000 hot water systems in South Australia via their smart meter - a potential controllable load of up to 48 MW.
AGL Energy will control the hot water load to maximise benefits from the optimisation of hot water demand and take advantage of SA Power Network’s ‘solar sponge’ Time-of-Use tariff that incentivises daytime usage of electricity to enable higher rene... more
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 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
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
Appeal to EPA’s North West Shelf gas project recommendation
Greenpeace Australia Pacific is appealing the Western Australian Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) decision to extend the life of Woodside North West Shelf (NWS) gas processing facility, on the grounds that the EPA has failed to properly consider the climate and environment impacts of extending the gas facility for a further 50 years.
Greenpeace Australia Pacific, represented by the Environmental Defenders Office, is calling on the Western Australian Appeals Convenor and Environment Minister Reece Whitby to review the EPA’s recommendations.
Greenpeace Australia Pacific CEO, David Ritter, said they... more
Works start on $16 million carbon-neutral gas demonstration project
Construction has started on a $16 million project that will turn waste flowing to Australia’s largest wastewater treatment plant into carbon-neutral gas for use in Sydney.
The Malabar Biomethane project, co-funded by Jemena and Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), will be the first in Australia to blend biomethane directly into the gas network, with the aim to start production by the end of 2022.
The project will have an initial capacity of 95 Terajoules (TJ) of gas per year, which is enough gas to meet the needs of approximately 6,300 homes. Jemena estimates this number could scale up to 200TJ pe... more
FBICRC launches flagship facility to supercharge Australia’s local battery manufacturing capabilities
The Future Battery Industries Cooperative Research Centre (FBICRC) has launched its flagship project — the Cathode Precursor Production Pilot Plant — in Western Australia.
Backed by 19 industry, research and Government participants, the launch represents a major step in Australia’s journey to expand its presence throughout the global battery value chain.
The first of its kind in Australia, the Cathode Precursor Production Pilot Plant will establish the technology and capabilities for Australia to design and build cathode precursor manufacturing facilities on a commercial and industrial scale.
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Queensland takes early lead in race to build hydrogen superhighway
Queensland has scored first State of Origin points over New South Wales and the rest of the nation, with works starting today on Australia’s first hydrogen refuelling facility at a public service station.
Minister for Energy, Renewables and Hydrogen Mick de Brenni said the hydrogen refuelling stop at one of Brisbane’s busiest service stations – the bp truck stop at Port of Brisbane – would be a critical link on the east coast hydrogen superhighway.
De Brenni said: “Queensland has taken an early lead in the race to transform the heavy-haulage transport sector to renewable hydrogen, just as I expe... more