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
21/2/24 Brigalow Peaking Plant, QLD
4/3/24 New Vehicle Emissions Standard
PREVIOUSLY
12/2/24 IPCN Hills of Gold Wind Farm
14/2/24 Gippsland Offshore Marine Survey
16/2/24 Draft ISP
16/2/24 Victorian Transmission
19/2/24 Gelliondale Wind, Vic
19/2/24 Senate Protecting the Spirit of Sea Country Bill 2023
23/2/24 Offshore Storage
24/2/24 Punchs Creek Solar, Toowoomba
March24 Transgrid 8km Mount piper to Wallerawang
4/3/24 VNI West, Transgrids preferred route
22/3/24 House of Reps, enquiry into EVs
22/3/24 House of Reps, EV’s and Batteries
30/3/24 Australia’s new Nature Positive laws
15/5/24 South West REZ
12/2/24 IPCN Hills of Gold Wind, Nundle, 64turbines, BESS 100MW, $826M Submission https://www.ipcn.nsw.gov.au/make-a-submission
14/2/24 Gippsland Offshore Wind Farm Marine Survey Investigations, Orsted, 8,300Kms sq
16/2/24 Victorian Transmission
16/2/23 Draft ISPhttps://aemo.com.au/consultations/current-and-closed-consultations/draft-2024-isp-consultation details https://www.energymagazine.com.au/ameo-releases-draft-2024-isp/ details from Climate Change Authority <[email protected]>
19/2/24 Gelliondale Wind, 13turbines, BESS, 14kms of access tracks
21/2/24 Brigalow Peaking Plant, Kogan QLD, 400MW, 12turbines, Gas, Hydrogen capable, standby diesel generator for turbine black starts in the event of grid failure; https://epbcpublicportal.awe.gov.au/open-for-comments/project-decision/?id=607ffc95-41c5-ee11-9079-0022489332c3
23/2/24 amendments to Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 by Protecting the Spirit of Sea Country Bill 2023 to consult First Nations people https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Environment_and_Communications/SeaCountryBill2023
ttps://consult.industry.gov.au/offshore-petroleum-consultation-requirements
24/2/24 Punchs Creek, Millmerran, Toowoomba 800MW, BESS250MW/1hr details https://www.pv-magazine-australia.com/2024/01/08/queensland-council-calls-for-feedback-on-giga-scale-solar-and-battery-project/
Submissions to The Toowoomba Regional Council
March Transgrid 8km Mount Piper to Wallerawang
4/3/24 New Vehicle Emissions Standard https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/cleaner-cheaper-to-run-cars-the-australian-new-vehicle-efficiency-standard-consultation-impact-analysis-february2024.pdf
4/3/24 Transgrids VNI West preferred route
22/3/23 House of Reps, EV’s and EV Batteries, details
30/3/24 Australia’s new Nature Positive laws, EPBC Act reform – DCCEEW, to allow faster decisions
15/5/24 South West REZhttps://www.energyco.nsw.gov.au/news/refined-south-west-rez-draft-access-scheme-declaration
PETITIONS
OCCASIONAL NOTES
ONE EVENTS
February 13, 2024 Australian Energy & Battery Storage Conference, Sydney
February 17th Kilkivan, Mary River Legal Info Session. RSVP [email protected]
February 26-27 Melbourne Offshore Wind Conference
TWO – NSW project pipeline
At https://www.planningportal.nsw.gov.au/major-projects/
Request for Sears
Yanco BESS
Lambruk Solar, Tamworth
Murrumburrah BESS, Young
Monaro Solar
THREE
The EU adopts Nuclear https://europeanconservative.com/articles/news/eu-turn-brussels-finally-recognizes-nuclear-power-as-strategic-for-green-goals/
| EU-Turn: Brussels Finally Recognizes Nuclear Power as “Strategic” For Green GoalsThe EU now aims to deploy subsidized reactors by 2030—despite Commission president saying the opposite last year.europeanconservative.com |
FIVE
Reckless Renewables Rally video. Was that Paul Hogan at 12:19pm?
SIX
Fluorescent tubes light up under transmission lines
| Fluorescent tube lights under transmission linesIt is not good for you to be near transmission lines for long periods of time but for a little experiment we took the participants of the EMF2 practical EMF consultant training workshop to transmission lines and let them see the effects of the radiation on fluorescent lights (tube lights). The way you hold them has an effect on how ‘well’ they …www.youtube.com |
SEVEN
www.pv-magazine-australia.com Solar farms on Defence establishments in the Northern Territory (i) Robertson Barracks – 9.2 Megawatts (ii) RAAF Base Darwin – 3.3 Megawatts are made to comply with the NT government’s strict generator performance standards, to operate in a scheduled way, sustaining the exported power at their dispatch target during each dispatch interval. They are backed with small battery energy storage systems (BESS).
EIGHT
The Palmerston BESS 346MW/692MWhr south of Launceston, was unanimously approved by Northern Midlands Council in November 2023, only four months after its submission.
NINE
Miele relocates from Germany to Poland https://rmx.news/poland/german-manufacturing-giant-miele-cuts-thousands-of-jobs-relocates-production-to-poland/
| German manufacturing giant Miele cuts thousands of jobs, relocates production to PolandGerman manufacturing giant Miele has announced it is laying off thousands of jobs in Germany and relocating positions to Poland due to the deteriorating financial climate in Europe’s powerhouse economy. The household and commercial appliances maker informed employees at several production sites across Germany on Tuesday that up to 2,000 jobs are to be cut […]rmx.news |
TEN
Gerard Reid, Alexa Capital, illustrated his talk with
Over a decade, an astonishing 413 GW of solar generation capacity was deployed globally. Global wind installations also reached record levels in 2023, approaching 105 GW.
ELEVEN
Interactive map of Hunter Transmission Project https://caportal.com.au/energyco/rez?select=sidebarHunterCentralCoastHeading&flag=HCCoff
printable map of corridor https://www.energyco.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-11/map-htp-preliminary-corridor.pdf
TWELVE
Poyet’s 500 page e book PatricePoyet.org
THIRTEEN
Monaro Plain is called the Coonerang Wind Farm – 25+ turbines, currently at 266 metres high
Protect the Monaro video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d73Gt7JPnX4
| Protect The MonaroDonate here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/37i35uuu7c Copy & paste link into your browser. REAL Monaro is a community group aimed at fighting the proposed Coonerang Windfarm project in the NSW Monaro region …www.youtube.com |
THIRTEEN
This a dark day for the rule of law said the Manhattan Contrarian about Michael Mann’s defamation win regarding his hockey stick graph. I think this is astounding.
| Trial Of Mann v. Steyn, Part V: Jury Instructions And Closing Argument — Manhattan ContrarianAs I write this on the afternoon of Thursday February 8, the jury is deliberating in the Mann v. Steyn case. They could come back at any time, so I’ll try to write this quickly in order that the post is not obsolete already when it is posted. The last day of trial, yesterday, was devoted to jurywww.manhattancontrarian.com |
FOURTEEN
Humelink, many public meetings detailed https://www.transgrid.com.au/media-publications/news-articles/community-consultation-continues-on-humelink-planning
ENDS 10/2/24
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