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Queensland’s clean energy company signs up major new retail customers
Published: 31 March, 2022
Queensland Energy Minister Mick de Brenni has announced today that publicly-owned energy generator and retailer CleanCo has struck a deal with Australian retail giant Wesfarmers to provide renewable energy to a number of its major subsidiaries – Kmart, Target, Bunnings and Officeworks.
Minister de Brenni says the deal represents a major step forward for renewable energy made and delivered in Queensland.
“This is proof our publicly-owned CleanCo is getting on with the job of connecting businesses in Queensland to clean, reliable energy from Queensland renewables and helping decarbonise our economy,” Mr de Brenni said.
CleanCo signs renewable energy deal with DBCT and DBIM
Published: 17 November, 2021
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CleanCo has signed a deal with Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal (DBCT) and Dalrymple Bay Infrastructure Management (DBIM) to provide electricity and renewable energy benefits (LGCs) to the Dalrymple Bay Terminal (DBT).
The deal will see DBCT purchase electricity and LGCs covering 100% of its electricity requirements for DBT’s operations over the life of the eight-year agreement.
Coles shops for clean energy contract
Published: September 22, 2020
CleanCo has secured a landmark 100 per cent renewables-backed deal with Coles to help sustainably power the retail giant’s Queensland operations.
Wind and solar energy generated on Queensland’s Southern Downs and Western Downs will be helping to power Coles supermarkets and their other retail outlets right across the Sunshine State.
Under the 10-year agreement, Coles will purchase 400 GWh of electricity per year, commencing 1 July 2022.
CleanCo CEO Dr Maia Schweizer said that providing clean energy at a competitive price to Coles allows CleanCo to create growth and jobs in regional Queensland associated with its 2025 goal of 1000 MW of new renewable generation.
“Solar power from Neoen’s Western Downs Green Power Hub and wind power from ACCIONA’s MacIntyre wind farm will contribute three quarters of the contracted electricity requirements, with the remainder supported by our unique low-emissions portfolio,” Dr Schweizer said.
“We are proud to partner with Coles and provide this volume of renewables-backed power under one contract.”
Coles CEO Steven Cain said the increased use of renewable energy is a major part of Coles’ commitment to be Australia’s most sustainable and trusted supermarket and grow long-term shareholder value.
“We are thrilled that with these agreements, Coles can make a significant contribution to the growth of renewable energy supply in Australia, as well as to the communities we serve.”
Clean energy deal firms up a sustainable and prosperous future for Queensland
Published: September 1, 2020
Half of the electricity requirements for BHP’s Queensland mines will be met by reliable clean energy, thanks to an unrivalled deal with CleanCo Queensland.
Commencing 1 January 2021, the five-year agreement is industry-leading in its unique combination of solar and wind projects with support from CleanCo’s low-emission generation portfolio.
CleanCo CEO Dr Maia Schweizer said CleanCo offers tailored and holistic solutions to meet its customers’ needs.
“We offer competitively-priced, renewable-backed energy products firmed by dispatchable and low-emission generation assets like the Wivenhoe Pumped Hydro Power Station, which uses solar-generated power to pump water during the day and provides reliable energy at peak times, and the highly efficient Swanbank E Gas-fired Power Station,” Dr Schweizer said.
“Our ambition is to harness Queensland’s abundant wind, solar and hydro resources to offer reliable, globally-competitive clean energy services to customers, catalysing a sustainable and prosperous future for all of Queensland’s regions and people.
“This agreement will bolster current and future Queensland renewable projects including supporting 800 new regional jobs at the Karara and MacIntyre Wind Farms and the Western Downs Green Power Hub.
“We look forward to welcoming many more clean energy partnerships to power manufacturing, minerals processing and other Queensland industries,” she said.
BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) Asset President James Palmer said the agreement will help BHP’s Queensland operations to further increase their sustainability through reducing the emissions we generate from electricity use by half.
“The agreement will also directly contribute towards Queensland’s energy transition”, Mr Palmer said.
Under the agreement between CleanCo and BHP, generation from the Western Downs Green Power Hub and the Karara Wind Farm will be combined with CleanCo’s low-emission dispatchable generation portfolio to provide competitive price certainty, underpinned by renewable and low-emission energy sources.
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