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Project Update Week ending 5 June 2020 Jemena calls for renewable gas certification to unlock Australia’s bioenergy potential 29 May Leading energy infrastructure company, “In addition, we also have the capacity to Jemena, has called for a national approach to unlock our bioenergy sector. Well established green accreditation for renewable gases, such in Europe, bioenergy is a proven ‘here and as biomethane and hydrogen, as part of its now’ fuel source and can help Australia submission to the Australian Renewable address the energy trilemma of affordability, Energy Agency (ARENA) Bioenergy Roadmap reliability and sustainability. today. “Renewable gases have a huge role to play in A certification system would enable lowering emissions in sectors such as heavy customers to purchase verified and accredited transport, manufacturing and our gas zero emission gas as is currently the case for networks.” renewable electricity. Time to unlock Australia’s bioenergy potential Jemena Executive General Manager, Gas Bioenergy is derived from plants, animals, and Distribution, Dr Jennifer Purdie said as their by-products and residues such as Australia looks to recover from the economic agriculture, farming, human and forestry impacts of COVID-19, renewable gas could wastes and remains. Converted into unlock regional jobs, business growth, biomethane, it can provide reliable and enhance energy security, and be injected into responsive carbon neutral energy for homes the network with no impact to customer and businesses. appliances. According to Bioenergy Australia, the total “Australia has the capacity to be a world contribution of the biofuels industry to the US leader in zero emission gas. Several green economy in 2016 was $459 billion, employing hydrogen gas trials have commenced for 4.65 million direct and indirect workers. It’s domestic and international markets across the estimated the Australian biofuels industry nation, including our own Western Sydney could provide 250,000 jobs, mostly in regional Green Gas project, in which the first areas. electrolyser in New South Wales will be installed later this year. This technology “In addition to employment opportunities, utilises solar and wind power to create carbon there are clear benefits for customers who neutral hydrogen gas, which is stored in the want green energy. We estimate that there Jemena Gas Network, making it accessible to are approximately 30 petajoules of homes, business and the vehicle industry,” biomethane gas in close proximity to the said Dr Purdie. Jemena Gas Network alone, enough to supply all current New South Wales natural gas residential customers and support the NSW Page 1 (Click on relevant project links to go to online Project Database) Government’s drive towards zero emissions Stockyard Hill Wind Farm by 2050,” Dr Purdie said. commences commissioning Bioenergy Roadmap phase Jemena’s submission to ARENA’s Bioenergy 1 June Roadmap has been delivered, along with a Stockyard Hill Wind Farm has celebrated a letter of support signed by members of the significant milestone with the first wind sector as well as industry associations and turbine connected to the Victorian groups, representing thousands of large and transmission network and generating small businesses across Australia. electricity. “Australia is uniquely placed to benefit from Stockyard Hill Wind Farm, the largest wind the renewable gas industry. The energy farm in the Southern Hemisphere, has industry can work collaboratively with the installed 90 Goldwind 3S turbines to date of bioenergy and hydrogen sectors to store the 149 total. In an important step towards natural gas, and renewably-generated gases full operation, the first of the project’s three in existing infrastructure. The Jemena Gas substations has been energised, enabling Network for example, can act like a giant turbines to be commissioned and energy battery and bring renewable gas to more than generation into the national electricity grid for 1.4 million customers for cooking, heating and the first time. The remaining two substations hot water. are expected to be fully commissioned and energised in June. “In our submission, we have committed to leading the development of a certification Goldwind Australia’s Managing Director, Mr system to recognise biomethane as a John Titchen said this was a significant renewable and net zero emission energy milestone for the project which once fully source. Achieving this will kick start projects operational will power more than 425,000 that can go to market quickly, which will be Victorian homes. important as we get back on our feet following the Coronavirus pandemic,” Dr “The project team and its contractors have Purdie said. worked tirelessly to achieve this milestone,” Mr Titchen said. Source: Jemena “The project’s size has at times proved challenging during construction, not only in PROJECT NEWS constructing the wind farm infrastructure, but We need your help to help us also constructing the 75-kilometre 132 kV multi duplex powerline and the Haunted Gully build the Cultana Solar Farm Terminal Station, which connects the project We need a workforce of over 700 people. into the national energy grid.” If you want to express interest in working with “The highly focused team has worked us to help build the Cultana Solar Farm or collaboratively with project stakeholders to you're a business looking to supply services or overcome these challenges and remain on goods, please fill in the form below. schedule. The team has adapted well to managing risk during this difficult time and https://www.simecenergy.com.au/en- continues to make good progress.” au/projects/cultana-solar-farm/help-us-build- cultana/ Construction of Stockyard Hill Wind Farm commenced in May 2018 and has seen more than 400 employees and contractors on site Page 2 (Click on relevant project links to go to online Project Database) during stages of construction, including many the consulting engineers on automation and local Australian companies. electrical matters. Adjacent to the Wodonga Wastewater Goldwind and investment partner Nebras Treatment Plant (WWTP) on Old Barnawartha anticipate the project will be fully operational Rd, West Wodonga, the project will comprise in late 2020. a 3 MWp ground-mounted solar system and associated infrastructure, with high voltage Source: Goldwind Australia (HV) upgrade works and off-grid capabilities. The WWTP is a complex project with many Photon Energy wins tender for engineering challenges incorporating a capacity of 3 MWp of solar PV, with existing 3 MWp hybrid solar power diesel generation enabling waste water plant in Australia treatment to continue in the event that the facility is islanded off-grid. The breakdown of 1 June work to be done includes elements of solar Photon Energy N.V. (WSE: PEN, the ‘Group’ or array, high voltage reticulation, systems ‘Company’) announces that Photon Energy integration and SCADA, as well as civil, Engineering Australia Pty Ltd. – the Group’s structural and mechanical works. Sydney-based subsidiary dedicated to engineering, procurement and construction The project is expected to deliver significant (EPC) services – has been awarded a contract benefits to communities in the region, both to deliver a 3 MWp power plant in Wodonga, through the reduction of grid-drawn power Victoria. consumption to the Waste Water Treatment Plant site and via the significant economic The contract was awarded following a stimulus to the Victorian and regional competitive tender process run by utility economies. company North East Water (NEW), owner and operator of the Wodonga Wastewater The tendered contract value is AUD 7.284 Treatment Plant. NEW provides water and million. The project is currently in the sewage services to 39 towns and cities across contract-finalisation phase, with construction north-east Victoria, serving 39,000 people in expected to commence in the coming months. Wodonga alone. The evolving situation with COVID-19 is being ‘Winning this tender is a significant milestone carefully monitored and necessary steps will and together with our success on the Lord be implemented to ensure the safety of all Howe Island project is a testimony to our personnel during project delivery. capabilities. We look forward to embarking on similar or more complex projects in the near Source: Photon Energy future that will help Australia reduce its dependence on fossil fuels,‘ said Michael Gartner, CTO of the Group and Managing Director of Photon Energy Australia. Photon Energy will act as principal contractor in the design, construction, and commissioning of the system, and will subcontract the electrical installation and HV upgrade works component to local contractor Watters Electrical and supplier Wilson’s Transformers. Boschetti Industries will act as Page 3 (Click on relevant project links to go to online Project Database) Australian businesses seeking EnergyConnect has been identified as a priority project in both AEMO’s Integrated work on major transmission System Plan and the NSW Government’s project EnergyConnect Transmission Infrastructure Strategy. 2 June More than 850 NSW and Australian TransGrid will deliver EnergyConnect with a businesses have registered their interest in lead contractor, and local businesses are working with TransGrid on one of the nation’s encouraged to submit an Expression Of largest energy infrastructure projects Interest (EOI) via the Industry Capability EnergyConnect. Network. Work packages include civil engineering, quarry products, haulage,
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