Port of Newcastle has formed 30 supporting partnerships will underpin its advancement towards the enablement of a world-class clean energy economy in the Hunter Region.
The partnerships, which include domestic and multi-national organisations, complement the backing of the Commonwealth Government, with the Port securing a $100-million funding grant in the 2022 Federal Budget for the Clean Energy Precinct.
The dedicated 220-hectare Clean Energy Precinct offers the perfect platform for large scale clean energy production will be supported by common user, open access, shared infrastructure across clean energy storage, transport and export facilities servicing production from the Precinct itself and from right across the Hunter Region.
As the Commonwealth Government priority hydrogen hub in NSW, to date, Port of Newcastle has signed 15 Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) agreements to support the development, storage and export pathway enablement of a clean energy economy at Port of Newcastle.
Memoranda of Understanding agreements have been formalised with:
coNEXA, EnergyCo, Energy Estate, Eurus Energy, Fortescue Future Industries, Hunter Hydrogen Network, KEPCO (Korea), Lake Macquarie City Council, Lumea (Transgrid), Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (Japan), MOL Group (Japan), Orica, Origin, Platform Zero (Rotterdam) and University of Newcastle.
Among those to also pledge their support formally for the Port’s Clean Energy Precinct plans are:
AGL, Ampcontrol, Aurizon, bp Australia, Business Hunter, Hunter iF, Hyundai Australia, Infrabuild , Jemena, Keolis Downer, Linde Engineering, NewH2, Newcastle City Council, Snowy Hydro and Westrac.
Project Lead and the Port’s Chief Commercial Officer, Simon Byrnes, said the Clean Energy Precinct MOUs spanned collaboration on the development of inland and offshore wind projects, electricity transmission and water supply, clean energy production, clean energy storage, distribution and export facilities, export and bunkering, skills and training pathways, advanced manufacturing and innovation hubs.
Creating a place for local, Australian and international commercial expertise and research knowledge to work collaboratively, ensures Newcastle and the Hunter remains Australia’s energy powerhouse
… said Port of Newcastle CEO Craig Carmody
Newcastle’s Board Chair, Prof Roy Green, added that the Clean Energy Precinct not only supports Commonwealth and state governments clean energy targets, it also forms part of a domestic and global collective, all pursuing a common goal of producing and transporting sustainable energy.
