Tag: Gladstone

Today marks the official opening of a state-of-the-art green energy manufacturing facility in Queensland's Gladstone region, emphasising the government’s delivery of a Future Made in Australia.

Global mining giant Rio Tinto has signed Australia’s largest renewable power purchase agreement (PPA) to date, purchasing the majority of its electricity from the planned Bungaban wind energy project developed by Windlab to power its Gladstone facilities in Queensland.

Alpha HPA Limited announced significant progress in the development of its Alpha Sapphire project, aimed at manufacturing and commercialising synthetic sapphire growth technology in Australia.

GenusPlus Group Ltd, a national provider of essential power and communications infrastructure, has secured a contract from ACCIONA Energia to undertake the design and construction of substation works for the Aldoga Solar Farm development in Queensland.

Mining and infrastructure solutions provider Orica and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) have collaborated to explore opportunities for emission reduction initiatives to pursue both companies’ shared decarbonisation ambitions. 

The Queensland Government is set to invest in Gladstone-based company Alpha HPA to facilitate the manufacturing of sapphire glass used in smartwatches and smartphones from locally produced alumina. 

The Federal Government has allocated $32.1 million to Rio Tinto through the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) to help the firm in establishing a hydrogen facility in Gladstone, Queensland. 

The Queensland government has announced $21.7 million in funding to support the development of a new high-purity alumina (HPA) manufacturing plant in Gladstone. 

Powerlink Queensland has officially launched its interim Queensland SuperGrid Training Centre and Transmission Hub in Gladstone to upskill energy workers and support the changing energy focus in the area.

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) announced $20 million in financing to Stanwell Corporation Limited (Stanwell) on behalf of the Australian Government to assist a front-end engineering and design (FEED) study for a large-scale renewable hydrogen project in Gladstone, Queensland.