Port of Newcastle has disclosed that 30 organisations will support its progression towards the enablement of a world-class energy economy in the Hunter Region.
The partnership, including domestic and global associations, supplements the support of the commonwealth government.
Chris Bowen, Minister for Climate Change and Energy, went to the occasion where the domestic and multinational organisation partnerships were uncovered. Port notes it got a $100-million financing award in the 2022 Federal Budget for the Clean Energy Precinct.
Port of Newcastle CEO, Craig Carmody, said the once-in-a-generation project is one of two critical improvements in the Port’s 2030 enhancement strategy.
“Our dedicated 220-hectare Clean Energy Precinct offers the perfect platform for large-scale clean energy production,” said Carmody.
Port of Newcastle’s Board Chair, Prof Roy Green, says the Port is propelling the Hunter region, the state, and Australia’s worldwide desire to be a leader in clean energy.
“The Clean Energy Precinct not only supports Commonwealth and state government’s clean energy targets, it forms part of a domestic and global collective – all pursuing a common goal of producing and transporting sustainable energy,” said Green.
As the Commonwealth government’s priority hydrogen centre in NSW, until this point in time, Port of Newcastle has marked 15 Memoranda of Understanding arrangements to help the development, storage, and export pathway enablement of a clean energy economy at Port of Newcastle.
“It 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.”
“For several years, Port of Newcastle has pursued a strategic direction outlined in our diversification strategy to deliver a clean energy industry,” said Carmody.