Sunday, 14 March 2021

Green Power v Red Tape

Operators of a bio-power energy plant fuelled by sugar cane waste (bagasse) at the Tableland Mill are complaining that regulators AEMO and the Queensland Power Regulator are shifting the goalposts for approval. MSF Sugar completed the plant three years ago but has now been forced to resubmit reports and data on the plant's performance. 

Queensland's sugar industry has suffered as global supply chains and overseas subsidies force local mills to close. The mill at Maryborough was shuttered last year and diversification into bio-power has been seen as a lifeline for struggling Australian cane growers. Read more - The Australian



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World’s Largest Plant

An amazing story of the world’s largest plant located off the coast of Western Australia:  https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-61655327