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Wind energy

Wind farm rejected over threat to koalas gets green light for new design
The central Queensland wind farm sent back to the drawing board for posing a “clearly unacceptable” threat to koalas has been approved for construction.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 21, 2022

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Wind

Telstra underwrites Australia’s biggest wind farm in PPA with Ark Energy
Telstra inks PPA with Ark Energy to meet around 25% of its energy needs with wind power from the massive McIntyre project being developed in Queensland.
Rachel Williamson

Oct 4, 2022

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Wind energy

Queensland’s biggest wind farm that will power zinc refinery gets final green light
Massive Queensland wind farm that will supply more than half of the energy needs of Australia’s largest zinc refinery has been granted environmental approval.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 1, 2022

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Storage

Sun Metals taps gravity energy storage tech in shift to “green zinc”
Korea Zinc’s boosts bid to make its Australian operations greenest in the world, in deal with Swiss “giga-scale” energy storage company, Energy Vault.
Sophie Vorrath

Jan 10, 2022

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Hydrogen

CEFC’s first big hydrogen play to fund zero emissions trucks for zinc refinery
CEFC to fund five purpose-built, fuel cell electric trucks and the hydrogen production and refuelling kits in first major hydrogen play.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 8, 2021

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Renewables

Australia’s biggest zinc refinery will be 100 per cent renewable by 2025
Queensland-based zinc refiner Sun Metals is on track to be 100% renewable powered by 2025 with mix of solar, wind and green hydrogen.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 6, 2021

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Hydrogen

Port of Townsville signs MOU to export green hydrogen to South Korea
Plans to export Queensland-made renewable hydrogen to South Korea are being weighed in a memorandum of understanding between Ark Energy and Port of Townsville.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 7, 2021

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Renewables

Korean metals giant takes 30 pct stake in massive Queensland wind complex
Korea Zinc takes 30% stake in MacIntyre wind farm, part of a gigawatt-scale Queensland project that will supply a state government utility and a major refinery.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 17, 2021

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Governments

Queensland zinc producer makes $17 million investment in CopperString 2.0
Owner of Sun Metals, one of Queensland’s leading ‘clean minerals’ producers, invests in major transmission project that will unlock new wind and solar farms.
Michael Mazengarb

Jan 28, 2021

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Governments

Sun Metals to add green hydrogen facility to Zinc refinery and solar farm
Queensland Zinc producer Sun Metals to expand push into clean energy after securing state government grant for green hydrogen facility.
Michael Mazengarb

Jun 25, 2020

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