QREC Executive Insights Survey

An industry survey commissioned by the Queensland Renewable Energy Council (QREC) has found community acceptance is both the biggest risk and most significant opportunity for the State’s clean energy transition.

Greater Whitsunday METS Sector

“Few regions in the world can boast the vital inputs to support multiple billion-dollar industries like Greater Whitsunday. And it is vitally important that our region adapts to new opportunities to ensure a prosperous future”.
Greater Whitsunday Alliance
Annual Report 2022-2023

Offshore Wind Tenure in Australia: Resolving Overlapping Applications 

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A broad cross section of stakeholders in the nascent Australian offshore wind industry are eagerly awaiting a response from the Commonwealth Minister for Climate Change and Energy (the Minister) and the Offshore Infrastructure Registrar (the Registrar) in respect of 37 applications submitted earlier this year for the award of licences to assess the feasibility of offshore wind projects proposed to be carried out within an area of approximately 15,000km2 off Gippsland, Victoria (the Declared Gippsland Region). The Declared Gippsland Region is the first declared area for offshore wind development in Australia.

Housing for our future

Housing in Queensland is in crisis with a range of variables exacerbating the issue…

Building social licence in renewables development

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Companies and government continue to grapple with the challenge of building social licence in the communities in which they seek to operate, while host communities are feeling fatigued from consultation that isn’t delivering tangible or legacy benefits to the region.