Marinus Link is currently in the "design and approvals" stage, with a Final Investment Decision due in 2023-24. Selecting the preferred route for Marinus Link involved considering a number of prudent and feasible alternative corridors. Although co-locating with the existing Bass Link cable from George Town would have some advantages, it would not meet a key objective of Marinus Link, which is to increase energy security. The risk of an [...]

There are still a few places left for the workshops being held this weekend at Preston (Saturday, 1:00 pm) and Wilmot (Sunday, 1:00 pm) to understand community views about the potential positive and negative impacts the transmission line will have. Registrations close on the 18th of March. Discussions will focus on local jobs and business opportunities, the natural environment, the local tourism industry, visual impacts and community safety. Community feedback [...]

Recently, community information days were held at Bothwell and Miena to update the community and answer questions about the new layout for the proposed St Patricks Plains Wind Farm. You can keep up to date with the latest news about the project, and view the presentation from the information sessions here

Today is World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development. Engineers and engineering are crucial to address the risks of climate change and to ensure sustainable development. Engineers are essential for resilience to climate change and to design and develop resilient infrastructure that will withstand the increasing weather related events – floods, cyclones and bush fires. In support of our sustainable future, the Department of Premier and Cabinet’s Tasmanian Climate Change Office [...]

Infrastructure Australia has released the Infrastructure Priority List 2021, the comprehensive investment roadmap for Australia. Again, Marinus Link has been placed as a ‘High Priority Initiative’. Two other exciting projects are located in the Cradle Coast region. The new inner-city state-of-the-art teaching and research facilities under construction in Burnie under the Priority Project "University of Tasmania: Northern Transformation Program", and the Priority Initiative "Infrastructure capacity for large vessels at Burnie [...]

Project Marinus have released their Marinus Link Route Options Report. This report builds on the Proposed Route Overview report released late last year. The proposed route is between Heybridge, just east of Burnie in the Cradle Coast, and Victoria's Latrobe Valley, at or near Hazelwood. At Heybridge, the proposed route travels underneath the shore to make a direct connection to the proposed Heybridge converter station site, at the "old [...]

The following article appeared in the latest "Choose Cradle Coast" newsletter:BUILDING A GLOBAL RENEWABLE ENERGY CAREER WITHOUT LEAVING TASMANIABefore 2020, working for a stint overseas was something many of us aspired to. As well as the adventure and experience of living in a new culture, the skills, knowledge and experience we gained could boost our future job prospects, or kick-start embarking on a new career altogether. The opportunity to work [...]

Tanya Denison, the Cradle Coast's Future Energy Facilitator, spoke with Piia Wirsu on ABC Norther Tasmania's Drive program recently about renewable energy projects in the region.

It costs about the same to build the same sized wind farm or solar farm anywhere in the world. But how much electricity it will generate depends on the quality and reliability of the wind or solar resource at that location. While Australia has enjoyed a relatively uneventful summer climatically, it has been a very different story in the northern hemisphere. Parts of Europe and Asia have suffered massive winter [...]

Community consultation is now open for the Renewables Tasmania Draft Renewable Energy Coordination Framework, with submissions closing on the 3rd of March. The Framework sets out how to deliver orderly, sustainable and integrated large-scale renewable energy projects needed to unlock generation capacity to achieve Tasmania's 200% renewables target, and deliver multiple benefits such as: • Regional economic growth and job creation. • The potential attraction of new load and [...]