Proposed Bass Strait Offshore Wind Energy

The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water is taking feedback on the suitability of offshore renewable energy infrastructure in Commonwealth waters off Gippsland, Victoria. Have your say by 7 October 2022, at https://consult.industry.gov.au/oei-gippsland To see a map of the proposal: https://geoscience-au.maps.arcgis.com/apps/Styler/index.html?appid=8275c9df233d408f8638052432088984

Proposed ‘Spinifex’ Offshore Windfarm For Portland

Planned $4bn offshore windfarm could fully power Alcoa Portland aluminium smelter 8th December, 2021 By Royce Kurmelovs, The Guardian Source; https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/dec/08/excellent-wind-source-offshore-plan-to-power-alcoas-portland-aluminium-smelter-on-renewables The smelter, Victoria’s biggest electricity consumer, could slash emissions if Alinta’s proposed offshore windfarm goes ahead The Alcoa smelter in Portland. Alinta Energy wants to build a 1,000MW offshore windfarm that would power the … Continue reading Proposed ‘Spinifex’ Offshore Windfarm For Portland →

An Intrusion

An ‘intrusion’ and ‘benefit’: Discovery Bay offshore renewable plan in crosswinds. 17th June, 2021 By Jackson Graham, The Standard Source: https://www.standard.net.au/story/7300988/plans-for-beautiful-coastline-enter-into-local-crosswinds/ 'Stunningly beautiful': Discovery Bay is sparsely populated and the proposed location for a new offshore wind farm, which would be the first of it's kind in the region. AN OFFSHORE wind farm proposed for … Continue reading An Intrusion →