It’s been an exciting week for Queensland clean energy jobs.
It’s been an exciting week for Queensland clean energy jobs.
The Forest Wind Development Bill 2020 was introduced to Parliament, marking the completion of the project’s assessment stage.
It will be one of the largest wind farms in the Southern Hemisphere, generating 1200 MW in electricity – enough to power one in four Queensland homes.
Forest Wind will create more than 400 jobs and support our renewable energy target of 50% by 2030.
More information: https://statements.qld.gov.au/Statement/2020/5/21/wind-farm-bill-blowing-queensland-closer-to-a-clean-energy-future
Already, 32,000 solar panels have been installed on Queensland classroom rooves as part of the Advancing Clean Energy Schools (ACES) program.
We’re installing more solar and bringing forward projects on another 580 schools – ACES is already generating 11MW of power, supporting more than 500 Queensland clean energy jobs.
More information: https://qed.qld.gov.au/programs-initiatives/det/building-education/major-projects-and-initiatives/advancing-clean-energy-schools-program and https://statements.qld.gov.au/Statement/2020/5/21/panels-power-jobs-through-pandemic
And we’re investing in job creating projects and infrastructure as part of our Economic Recovery Strategy for Queensland:
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4 年What are the 500 Queensland clean energy jobs and how long do they run for? Solar must be one of the lowest labour intensive industries of all time. Don’t get me wrong I’m all for Solar and green energy but let’s not pretend that industry is going to create long term jobs, especially with the manufacturing done overseas, even when the government buys....
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