QUICK SUMMARY OF DESTRUCTIVE WIND AND SOLAR SCHEMES OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS:-

LOCATED or ADVISED THIS WEEK

31/10/23 Junction Rivers Wind, Balranald, formerly Burrawong

8/11/23   Extended Period,CWO REZ Transmission

15/12/23 Climate Active program DCCEEW survey

PREVIOUSLY

22/10/23 Woodland BESS, Darlington Point

23/10/23 Victorian Offshore Terminal

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

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

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

6/11/23   Paling Yards Wind, Oberon

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

13/11/23 National Future Gas Strategy

15/11/23 extended period Illawarra Offshore Wind Zo

30/11/23 South Australia, Climate Conversations

 2023-24   FNQ Regional Plan

HOW TO VIEW AND MAKE SUBMISSIONS TO THESE:-

2023-24 FNQ Regional Plan

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

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

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

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

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 

31/10/23 Junction Rivers Wind, Balranald, formerly Burrawong Wind, 98Turbines, 750MW LARGE, +2xBESS 200MW/1hr, previously $960M https://epbcpublicportal.awe.gov.au/open-for-comments/project-decision/?id=ffd57779-986c-ee11-9ae7-000d3a794b99

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

8/11/23 CWO REZ Transmission, Extended Period, 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

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

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

15/12/23 Climate Active program , to increase activity

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 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, MCEC, all-energy.com.au

26–27 October 2023 Asia-Pacific Hydrogen Summit & Exhibition, ICC, Sydney, Australia https://lnkd.in/eC98buXY

TWO

The Australian Energy Reulator dismisses MCHPA’s dispute re VNI West https://www.pv-magazine-australia.com/2023/10/17/regulator-dismisses-community-dispute-of-vni-west-interconnector/

THREE

An excellent 15 page analysis of hydrogen by Morgan Stanley, Sept 23. Pages1 and 2 tells it all, read further for greater detail, and page 12 for a handy guide as to energy percentages recovered trying to use hydrogen. The page 2 graph ‘The performance of hydrogen linked equities” tells it all – over the last 2 years the market for hydrogen companies has fallen by 50% to 75%.

FOUR 

NSW Climate Change (Net Zero( Bill 2023 introduced

FIVE

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

Request for sears received from:-

Lismore BESS

Baldon Wind

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

Cobbora Solar

Hume North BESS

Clarence Valley Solar

Coonerang Wind

SIX 

Vic search for wind and solar  https://mapshare.vic.gov.au/vicplan/

Go to VicPlan

Select the ‘Map’ tab from the main toolbar and select ‘Layer Catalogue’.

Expand ‘Wind & Solar Farms’ and select maps by ticking the check-box alongside each layer, then select ‘OK’.

The selected layers appear on the map and are listed in the layer control panel to the left of the map.

Turn the layers on or off by selecting the relevant check-box.

SEVEN

Vic List of Renewables   https://mapshare.vic.gov.au/planningwebmaps/RenewablesSummary.html

EIGHT

Finance, CEFC Annual Report, access to $30B  https://www.cefc.com.au/media/media-release/forging-the-path-to-net-zero-cefc-annual-report-2022-23/

ENDS 21/10/23