Building a solar farm at the Gladstone SDA

“ACCIONA Energia has selected Gladstone SDA for development of a large-scale solar farm due to a strong solar resource and proximity to major industrial energy consumers. Economic Development Queensland has been very supportive of our project, provided site-specific information required for planning and environmental approvals, and introduced us to potential electricity off-takers. The team at EDQ are very professional, focused on delivering commercial outcomes, and truly passionate about economic growth in Queensland.”

Developing a world-first green hydrogen and ammonia project at the Gladstone SDA

“Gladstone with its deep-water, multi-commodity industrial port precinct and the Gladstone SDA offers a unique springboard to establish and scale export-class green hydrogen and green ammonia operations. The availability of suitably zoned land, the SDA planning framework, and a commercially-focused land tenure process managed by Economic Development Queensland contribute to Gladstone’s competitive advantage. Working with EDQ, we have been able to select a strategically-located development site and been able to benefit from the wealth of management and planning work they carry out across the EDQ Gladstone SDA estate.”

“The Green Energy Manufacturing Centre (GEM) will become an epicentre for Queensland’s green hydrogen ambitions, building on Gladstone’s skilled workforce and great foresight in industrial master-planning including a world class port.
“The world is moving on from fossil fuels and the green industrial revolution is underway. Fortescue Future Industries’ game changing electrolyser facility in Gladstone is putting Queensland at the centre of this revolution, which is creating an entirely new industry and thousands of multi-generational jobs for Australians,” Dr Forrest said.

HPA First Project in Gladstone

Alpha HPA chose the GSDA as the primary location for us to develop our HPA first project because of the proximity to industrial services in the Gladstone region but also because our key business partner, Orica is located there who is a key supplier of reagents to our process.  EDQ have been fantastic to deal with both in the initial land option agreement and then the final purchase of the land.  They accommodated a number of modifications to the agreement that supported our project and its progression and the people at EDQ are highly motivated to make things happen for Alpha HPA.

Rob Williamson, Chief Operations Officer Alpha HPA

Biofuel Pilot Plant in Gladstone

The Northen Oil Refinery is the largest and most advanced waste oil refinery in Australia. While Gladstone was amongst a short list of potential locations, the availability of SDA land and the manner in which EDQ facilitated negotiations proved the tipping point for Southern Oil to invest around $85M AUD at Yarwun.  We subsequently found environmental, development and other regulatory approvals fair, and granted far quicker than we had anticipated.   The Department of State Development have been a pleasure to do business with.