Please distribute to your network those sections which may be relevant.

Regards, Bob King. 

QUICK SUMMARY

OF WHAT IS OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS:-

LOCATED or ADVISED THIS WEEK

23/10/23 Victorian Offshore Terminal

24/10/23  &14/11/23 Guarantee of Origin

25/10/23 The Plains Solar and BESS, Hay

6/11/23   Paling Yards Wind, Oberon

13/11/23 SA’s transmission and distribution infrastructure 

15/11/23 extended period Illawarra Offshore Wind Zo

2023-24    FNQ Regional Plan

PREVIOUSLY

16/10/23?Oven Mountain PHES, Armidale

16/10/23 Silver City compressed air

16/10/23 Illawarra Offshore Wind Zone

17/10/23 Mount Hopeful Wind, Rockhampton

18/10/23 Tallawarra B Power Station – to add 5% Green Hydrogen into Fuel Mix

19/10/23 Birriwa Solar Farm, Amended Application

20/10/23 Northern Midlands Solar Farm, Tasmania

20/10/23 Senate Duty of Care to next generation from climate

22/10/23 Woodland BESS, Darlington Point

25/10/23 Oxley Solar, Armidale, currently at IPC

26/10/23 CWO REZ Transmission

13/11/23 National Future Gas Strategy

30/11/23 South Australia, Climate Conversations

HOW TO VIEW AND MAKE SUBMISSIONS TO THESE:-

2023-24 FNQ Regional Plan

https://haveyoursay.dsdilgp.qld.gov.au/far-north-queensland-regional-plan

16/10/23 Oven Mountain PHES, 900MW, 

https://www.planningportal.nsw.gov.au/major-projects/projects/oven-mountain-pumped-hydro-energy-storage

16/10/23 Silver City Compressed Air, 900MW, https://www.planningportal.nsw.gov.au/major-projects/projects/silver-city-energy-storage-system

17/10/23 Mount Hopeful Wind, Rockhampton, 63Turbines, details https://mounthopefulwindfarm.com.au/documents/

Submissions should be directed to [email protected].

18/10/23 Tallawarra B Power Station – MOD 3 – Green Hydrogen Fuel Mix, to permit the introduction of 5% green Hydrogen into the natural gas stream. MP07_0124-Mod-3  EXH-63003706 https://www.planningportal.nsw.gov.au/major-projects/projects/mod-3-green-hydrogen-fuel-mix

19/10/23 Birriwa Solar Farm, Amended Application, Dunedoo, 600MW Solar and 600MW/2hr BESS, https://www.planningportal.nsw.gov.au/major-projects/projects/birriwa-solar-farm

20/10/23 Senate Climate Change Amendment Bill 2023 (Duty of Care and Intergenerational Climate Equity) for scope one, two or three emissions. Senate https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Environment_and_Communications/DutyofCareBill

20/10/23 Northern Midlands Solar Farm, Northern Midlands, Tasmania, 288MW, BESS350/2hr, https://northernmidlands.tas.gov.au/source-assets/files/Planning/PLN-23-0091_public_exhibition_documents.pdf

22/10/23 Woodland BESS, Darlington Point, 200MW/4hr

https://www.planningportal.nsw.gov.au/major-projects/projects/woodland-battery-energy-storage-system

23/10/23 Victorian Port of Hastings to receive offshore electricity , 146ha to clear land and dredge shipping channel

https://epbcpublicportal.awe.gov.au/open-for-comments/project-decision/?id=2d991695-3366-ee11-9ae7-000d3a794f17

24/10/23 Guarantee of Origin, Certification of Renewable Electricity, and  Emissions Accounting Framework.

https://consult.dcceew.gov.au/aus-guarantee-of-origin-scheme-consultations-on-design

25/10/23 The Plains Solar, Hay, 500MW solar, 400MW/4hr BESS

https://epbcpublicportal.awe.gov.au/open-for-comments/project-decision/?id=533431a6-b267-ee11-9ae7-000d3a7943d3

25/10/23 5pm, Oxley Solar, Armidale, 215MW, BESS 50MW/1hr Independent Planning Commission 

Public Meetings on17&18 Oct, 25/10/23 Submissions close https://www.ipcn.nsw.gov.au/  also https://www.ipcn.nsw.gov.au/cases/2023/09/oxley-solar 

26/10/23 CWO REZ Transmission, Twin double 500kV,

https://www.planningportal.nsw.gov.au/major-projects/projects/central-west-orana-rez-transmission, 7910 pages

details, EIS, fact sheets, pop in centres, information days, interactive Maps at https://www.energyco.nsw.gov.au/cwo

6/11/23 Paling Yards Wind, Oberon, 47 turbines

https://majorprojects.planningportal.nsw.gov.au/prweb/PRRestService/mp/01/getContent?AttachRef=SSD-29064077%2120231009T222330.921%20GMT

13/11/23 National Future Gas Strategy, Consultation Paper and Have Your Say,

https://consult.industry.gov.au/future-gas-strategy

13/11/23 South Australian transmission and distribution for next 20-Year State Infrastructure Strategy

https://www.infrastructure.sa.gov.au/our-work/20-year-strategy

15/11/23 Extended period Illawarra Offshore Wind Zone, 30Km x 45km, Wombarra to Gerringong, https://consult.dcceew.gov.au/oei-illawarra

30/11/23 South Australia, Climate Conversation

https://yoursay.sa.gov.au/community-climate-conversations

PETITIONS

australian parliament

none

change.org

Opened 29/7/23 https://www.change.org/p/stop-wind-farm-off-coast-of-port-stephens?source_location=topic_page

Opened 25/9/23 https://www.change.org/p/oppose-the-proposed-illawarra-offshore-wind-zone

OCCASIONAL NOTES

ONE – events

OCT 17^th 3pm  & 18th10am, Oxley Solar Farm (SSD10346) Dangarsleigh Hall, Armidale Shire, Independent Planning Commission NSW

Oct Mon 23 10:30 to 1pm Sydney Belgian green hydrogen and offshore wind https://view.monkey-media.com.au/?qs=85581db8e5468e9ad32347472eb5535c930818bd0eb69a0dec84c9e1f47ad3aa0c2a5f33228d7fe355397d4b9e6772962529e54a9f58015e291d47786e842621b28be7871679f3eb8af781e43dc66576

OCT 25,26 All Energy Conference, Melbourne, all-energy.com.au

TWO

Opposition Spokesman on Energy “Has the Problem been Defined Properly”

AFR Energy & Climate Summit – Keynote Address

THREE

9/10/23 AEMO CEO speech “renewables still the cheapest…we need more revenue[subsidies]…absolutely need more transmission ..” 

https://www.aemo.com.au/newsroom/news-updates/aemo-ceo-speech-at-afr-energy-and-climate-summit-2023

FOUR 

CSIRO and CCA released Carbon Sequestration Project Papers 

https://www.climatechangeauthority.gov.au/publications/australias-carbon-sequestration-potential

[Ithought the only commercial operating sequestration project in the world in Norway was turned off a few weeks ago as being too expensive to operate]

FIVE

At https://www.planningportal.nsw.gov.au/major-projects/

Request for sears received from:-

Wattle Creek Solar and BESS, NSW Southern Highlands, Canyonleigh

Kingswood BESS

NSW Secretary’s Environmental Requirements (SEARS), now issued for

none

SIX 

CEC recommends the Govt spend an additional $100Bln over the next 10 years 

https://assets.cleanenergycouncil.org.au/documents/Clean-Energy-Council-Power-Playbook.pdf

SEVEN

Professor William Happer IPA lecture – The Crusade Against Carbon Dioxide – September 2023 – YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2nhssPW77I  46min Professionally edited and well received.

EIGHT

NSW Govt. introduced climate change Bill (Net Zero Future) for 50% by 2030 and net zero by 2050 and to establish two new bodies, “Net Zero Commission” and ” NSW Department for Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water”.

NINE

Negative prices and curtailment of solar will mean reduced installation or a need for more subsidy

Is the sun setting on utility solar?

TEN

Fortescue does 550 MW electrolyser deal for Gibson Island project with Plug Power expected to be capable of producing up to 70,000 tonnes of green hydrogen annually, which would then be converted into approximately 385,000 tonnes of green ammonia. https://www.pv-magazine-australia.com/2023/10/12/fortescue-does-550-mw-electrolyser-deal-for-gibson-island-project/

ELEVEN

The IEA, Institute for Energy Research, is now calling for net zero to be only a minimum standard

The Challenges and Costs of Net-Zero and the Future of Energy

TWELVE

https://www.energy.gov.au/news-media/news/australian-energy-statistics-2023-edition

THIRTEEN

ARENA’s publication ‘The Incredible Ultra Low-Cost Solar’ seeks to prioritize more solar

https://www.energy.gov.au/news-media/news/incredible-ultra-low-cost-solar-white-paper

FOURTEEN

The ACCC approved the $18.7 billion bid for Origin by Brookfield (jointly with Mid Ocean Energy which will take Origin’s LNG business).

It had been won over by Brookfield’s plan of $30 billion Australian investment in 13.7GW of wind, solar and storage within a decade of its purchase, compared with Origin’s prior plan for 4GW. Origin seems to have retained its plan to close the giant Eraring coal plant in August, 2025.

ENDS 14/10/23