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A Hunter Renewable Energy Industrial Precinct could attract $28 billion in private investment, support 34,000 new jobs and earn $11 billion annually by 2032, according to an economic analysis by Beyond Zero Emissions.
Sam Mella on the opportunities a Renewable Energy Industrial Precinct will bring to the Hunter.
“Offshore wind will help reindustrialise Australia” – Tom Quinn, Head of Policy & Research at Beyond Zero Emissions, explains the enormous potential offshore wind can bring to Australian jobs and the economy.
“There’s so much innovation going on,” Beyond Zero Emissions’ Sam Mella told AFP of the Hunter Valley, where existing heavy-industry infrastructure is well-positioned to support the global shift to renewable energy.
Beyond Zero Emissions’ Chair Eytan Lenko says that what the climate tech investment community needs is policy “designed to hasten the uptake of renewable technology.”
NSW Premier Dominic Perrettot’s announcement of $3 billion in incentives for green hydrogen producers is a pivotal moment for the Hunter, writes our Hunter Englagement Lead Sam Mella.
The Courier Mail - Oct 16, 2021
Daily Telegraph - Oct 14, 2021
Our advertisement campaign on powering Australia’s manufacturing industry with renewables appeared in a full-page spread in the Newcastle Herald.
CEO Heidi Lee and board member Cristina Talacko feature in this campaign for The Daily Telegraph’s ‘Mission Zero’ series
Offshore wind power proponents say the industry could be the key to unlocking a deal with Nationals MPs over a net zero emissions target.
Australia is set to open its doors to global investment in offshore wind farms, with thousands of jobs expected to flow into industrial towns. The wind farms would most likely be located offshore from areas such as Gladstone in Queensland, Newcastle and Wollongong in NSW.