Oct 23, 2017

EPC contractor announced for pumped hydro project to

Genex Power has selected a joint venture between McConnell Dowell Constructors and Downer EDI as preferred EPC contractor for development of the 250MW Kidston Pumped Storage Hydro (K2-Hydro) project. The K2-Hydro project is part of the overall Kidston Stage 2 (K2) project, which includes a co-located 270MW solar PV project (K2-Solar), at Kidston in north Queensland. Leading hydro and electrical consultants Norconsult and GHD Australia are technical advisers to the McConnell Dowell-Downer joint venture. In a statement to the ASX, Genex said it would now w...

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Oct 21, 2017

Funding push for underwater attraction

The project team for the proposed Museum of Underwater Art (MOUA) at Townsville has put a funding request before the State Government after a report outlining the long-term and sustainable economic benefits it would bring the region. The report, undertaken by Empower Economics, showed the project would generate more than $42 million in regional economic activity and create 182 direct and indirect ...

Oct 21, 2017

Warrego Highway work ramps up

Thirty-two concrete girders, each 25m long and weighing more than 27 tonnes, have been installed for a new overpass west of Toowoomba. Infrastructure and Transport Minister Darren Chester said duplication of the Warrego Highway between Toowoomba and Oakey was ramping up, with the major engineering milestone recently achieved between Charlton and Kingsthorpe. The girders have been installed for the...

Oct 20, 2017

Lorena processing model leads the way

The Lorena gold operation is the debut project for a new mining and processing model desperately needed for industry growth in the North, according to BIM Metals managing director Brendan James. Mining is set to begin at the site, 15km east of Cloncurry, next week and commissioning will start soon on the front end of the processing plant. BIM Metals has been providing consultancy and management ad...

Oct 20, 2017

Positive outlook for hydro scheme

Stanwell has completed a prefeasibility study for a hydro-electric power station on the Burdekin Falls Dam. Energy, Biofuels and Water Supply Minister Mark Bailey said the study confirmed there were no fatal flaws in the concept and that the proposed project would be commercial. “It also confirmed that a Burdekin Falls Hydro Power Station could be built on the existing dam without impacting the wa...

Oct 20, 2017

Toowoomba water tops taste test

Toowoomba tap water has been voted top drop at an industry competition in Tasmania. Water from Toowoomba Regional Council’s Mt Kynoch water treatment plant was named IXOM 2017 Best Tap Water in Australia after a blind taste test during National Water Week at Launceston. It will go on to represent Australia at the Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting competition in West Virginia, USA in Feb...

Oct 19, 2017

Green light for Kennedy Energy Park

Windlab is set to begin construction of the $160 million Kennedy Energy Park hybrid renewable energy project, after securing financing from the Clean Energy Finance Corporation and the Australian Renewable Energy Agency. The project is owned by Kennedy Energy Park Holdings, a joint venture between Windlab and Eurus Energy Holdings Corporation of Japan, and reached financial close this week. Windl...

Oct 17, 2017

Galilee gas deal firms Jemena’s pipeline extension plans

Jemena and Galilee Energy will work together to deliver gas from the Glenaras gas project in the Galilee Basin in central Queensland to the east-coast domestic gas market. An agreement signed today fast-tracks plans to build a new $500-$800 million pipeline in the region and means Jemena will begin engaging with local communities, conducting field surveys and completing pipeline design concept wor...

Oct 17, 2017

New player onboard for solar schemes

Canadian Solar has entered into binding contracts to sell interests in three Queensland solar farms to Foresight Solar Fund Limited. The portfolio consists of Longreach Solar Farm (17 MWp), Oakey 1 Solar Farm (30 MWp) and Oakey 2 Solar Farm (70 MWp), with FSFL acquiring 49 per cent interests in each of Longreach and Oakey 1, and a 100 per cent interest in Oakey 2. The Oakey 1 and Longreach project...