Projects

  • Countrywide Hydrogen secures $8m funding to spearhead Tasmania's green hydrogen production

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    Countrywide Hydrogen secures $8m funding for green hydrogen production

    Countrywide Hydrogen, a subsidiary of ReNu Energy, has made a historic stride by becoming Tasmania's first major green hydrogen producer. This achievement comes on the heels of an $8 million funding agreemen... more

  • Queensland government doubles capacity of Stanwell battery

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    Queensland government doubles capacity of Stanwell battery

    The Queensland government is doubling down on its commitment to renewable energy by supercharging Stanwell’s Central Queensland battery energy storage system. This move is said to be part of the state's br... more

  • Gippsland Skies Offshore Wind project granted feasibility licence

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    Gippsland Skies Offshore Wind project granted feasibility licence

    Gippsland Skies Offshore Wind, a consortium including Mainstream Renewable Power, Reventus Power, AGL Energy, and DIRECT Infrastructure, has been awarded a feasibility licence by the Federal Minister for Climat... more

  • SCEE Electrical awarded $160m contract for Synergy's Collie battery

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    Synergy awards $160m contract for Collie battery project

    Synergy has awarded SCEE Electrical a $160 million contract to undertake crucial works for the Collie Battery Energy Storage System (CBESS1) in Western Australia. The Collie battery, with a capacity of 500 m... more

  • Countrywide Hydrogen secures $8m funding for green hydrogen production
    15 May, 2024
  • Queensland government doubles capacity of Stanwell battery
    14 May, 2024
  • Gippsland Skies Offshore Wind project granted feasibility licence
    09 May, 2024
  • Synergy awards $160m contract for Collie battery project
    03 May, 2024
Woodside

Woodside the preferred partner for Meridian’s green hydrogen project

Meridian, with the support of Ngāi Tahu, have selected Woodside Energy as the preferred partner to move forward to the development stage of the proposed Southern Green Hydrogen (SGH) project in New Zealand. A final investment decision will follow the development stage. Meridian Chief Executive Neal Barclay said: “We’re very pleased to be partnering with Woodside which, like us, is focussed on progressing a world-class hydrogen and ammonia facility in Southland, New Zealand, that will provide significant benefits to the local community. In addition to its operational and marketing expertise, Woodside has ... more

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

1 Denison now North Sydney’s most sustainable Office Tower

Winten Property Group’s iconic $1.2 billion 1 Denison commercial office tower has bolstered its sustainability ratings, achieving WELL V 2 Platinum certification and 6-star NABERS Energy and Waste ratings, making it North Sydney’s most sustainable commercial office tower. Designed by high-profile architects Bates Smart, the award-winning 1 Denison was delivered by Multiplex in 2020 and features 61,600 sqm of Premium Grade commercial office space across 37 storeys, with an innovative lifestyle precinct and basement parking for 225 cars and 568 bicycle racks. It has also made a significant contribution t... more
air taxi

Electric air taxi terminal proposed for Batman Park in Melbourne

Contreras Earl Architecture (CEA) has launched a futuristic new proposal for an air taxi hub at Batman Park on the Yarra River working with Skyportz® and Pascall+Watson Architects. The proposal is to replace the park’s existing helipad with a new purpose-built vertiport to accommodate the introduction of clean, quiet, electric air taxis. Under the plans the Greenline park development on the Yarra River will become a multi-modal hub for electric scooters, bikes, ferries, hire boats and a cafe. The design, for Australia’s second vertiport after the Caribbean Park terminal in Melbourne, brings together C... more
Communities

La Trobe’s 6 Star Green Communities rating recertified

La Trobe University’s Melbourne (Bundoora) campus has been recertified 6 Stars under the Green Star Communities rating tool by the Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA). The achievement, which follows an initial 6 Star rating in 2017, demonstrates world leadership in addressing a significant number of environmental and social issues while contributing to the community. Acting Vice-Chancellor Professor Susan Dodds said the important recertification reflects the University’s commitment to both environmental sustainability and community-building in projects across the Melbourne campus. "The develo... more
Green Star Buildings

First Green Star Buildings certification awarded to Mirvac’s Heritage Lanes

Mirvac’s Heritage Lanes project at 80 Ann Street in Brisbane has become the first building to be awarded a 6 Star Green Star Buildings certification, showcasing the future of sustainable buildings. CEO of the Green Building Council of Australia, Davina Rooney said GBCA’s new Green Star Buildings rating tool has elevated the benchmark for sustainable development, and Heritage Lanes has risen to meet the challenge. “Before we had launched Green Star Buildings, Mirvac had committed to reach the highest certification of our Green Star standard, based on the previous rating tool,” Ms Rooney said. “... 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
Energy Hub

Proposed global scale energy hub one step closer

Townsville in Queensland is a step closer to a huge industry and jobs boost from a proposed energy hub and advanced manufacturing facility at the Lansdown Eco-Industrial Precinct that will refine ore to produce critical materials for use in new-technology batteries. The proposed Townsville Energy Chemicals Hub (TECH) will create around 800 construction jobs and its operational phase will create an estimated 1700 jobs, including 300 highly-skilled advanced manufacturing jobs at the facility and 1400 jobs in support industries. Project proponent Queensland Pacific Metals (QPM) proposes to build the facility in ... more
Eni and ADR sign agreement to progress decarbonisation of aviation industry

ADR and Eni sign agreement to progress decarbonisation of aviation industry

Eni and Aeroporti di Roma (ADR), which manages the Rome Fiumicino and Ciampino airports, have signed a strategic agreement to promote decarbonisation initiatives in the aviation sector and accelerate the ecological transition of airports. Eni has been producing Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) biofuel in its Venice and Gela bio-refineries since 2014 via its proprietary Ecofoning™ technology. The company can also produce sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) from waste and plant-based raw materials using the same technology. Eni's new “net-zero carbon by 2050” strategy will enable it to provide a range ... more