Peaks to Points Festival - Communities caring for their Catchments
The Peaks to Points Festival celebrates the diverse natural environment of greater Brisbane’s southern region, from the dramatic heights of Flinders Peak near Ipswich, to the...
Discover why Queenslanders are advocating that over 1.5 million hectares of the state should become Biosphere Reserves
In November 2007 the whole of the Noosa Shire (150,000ha) was listed by UNESCO as a Biosphere Reserve
The Burnett Mary...
From the sand hills to the suburbs... steps towards a sustainable Australia
Your invitation to hear from the Hon Peter Garrett AM, MP, Minister for Environment, Heritage and the Arts
The Queensland Media Club, representing the Queensland...
The Queensland Water Commission invites feedback on it's draft SEQ Water Strategy .
Queensland Conservation will be preparing our response in due course and will post a link to it here.
Meanwhile you'll find our first impressions here.
A half day forum by the Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand South East Queensland Division (EIANZ-SEQ)
Environmental practice is fraught with ethical dilemmas in balancing the demands of clients, the expectations of agencies and...
QCC Plans Offshore Wind Farm For Tugun Desalination |
| Monday, 17 March 2008 | |
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Queensland Conservation (QCC) has sought first stage funding from the Queensland Government to construct an offshore wind farm for the Tugun Desalination plant on the Gold Coast ‘The Tugun plant will emit over 200,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas each year, due to its high energy use,’ said Toby Hutcheon, Coordinator of QCC ‘With yesterdays announcement that the Tugun plant will be carbon neutral, the obvious strategy now is to invest in renewable energy to directly power the facility,’ said Hutcheon ‘QCC is stepping up to the plate to make this happen, all we need is State Government support,’ said Hutcheon QCC has sought $4 million from the QLD Renewable Energy Fund for a feasibility study-the first stage of a construction program. ‘We are currently seeking a suitable project management firm with expertise in off-shore wind development, to partner with us on the project,’ said Hutcheon QCC encourages other renewable energy proponents to follow its lead and submit proposals for this and similar projects to the QLD Renewable Energy Fund. |