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We've just opened Townsville's Clean Energy Hub!
August 06, 2020
As one of the sunniest cities in the world, Townsville stands to benefit from the transition to clean, renewable energy. Already, there's a proposal to build a local mega battery storage manufacturing facility, and there...
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August 05, 2020
Townsville is the sunniest city on Queensland’s coast. It’s impressive solar and wind resources, and port-side location, make it the ideal region to invest in new clean energy projects and industries.
Read More ShareNo Place Like Home for Mount Emerald Wind Farm Workers
July 01, 2020
For 14 years, Brenton Gibson worked in the mining industry on a fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) basis. This paid the bills, but also kept him away from his wife Karina and two small children back...
Read More Share2020 Queensland Election Asks
June 25, 2020
Queensland has a unique set of natural advantages that could see the state prosper as the world moves towards a low carbon future. Here in the Sunshine State, there’s an abundance of solar and...
Read More ShareUsing Clean Energy to Create Steel
June 09, 2020
Australia can utilise its natural renewable energy resources—some of the world's best solar and wind—to create new manufacturing and minerals processing industries.
Read More ShareGovernment Inaction Stalling New Clean Energy Projects
May 18, 2020
Just months ago large-scale clean energy projects were going gangbusters right across Queensland – bringing jobs and billions worth of investment to the regions. But now, Federal energy policy uncertainty has derailed the large-scale clean...
Read More ShareQueensland's Potential Clean Energy Jobs Bonanza
May 08, 2020
We’ve just released an exciting analysis showing a whopping 51,000 construction jobs and almost 2,500 ongoing jobs will be created across Queensland if all the large-scale clean energy projects under development go ahead. That’s...
Read More ShareQueensland publicly owned renewables
December 09, 2019
Unlike other States, most of Queensland’s power stations are still in public hands. This means that the revenue from the power stations goes back to funding schools, hospitals and roads, rather than to private...
Read More ShareQueensland: a renewable energy powerhouse
December 09, 2019
Last year, Solar Citizens ‘Renewable Energy Across the Regions’ report showed just how much jobs and investment were happening in renewables in regional Queensland [1]. In 2018, renewables project amounting to more than 1000MW...
Read More SharePotential Rule Changes for Solar Households
October 30, 2019
After previous attempts to slap solar households with unfair charges or the “sun tax”, the AEMC has finally come up with a proposal that looks to the future rather than attempting to maintain the...
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