Iberdrola Australia

👇 We're looking forward to joining other offshore wind developers along with VicGrid #OWEV and Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water at the below joint engagement sessions. Come and meet with our local Iberdrola Australia team members to find out more about our plans to develop #AuroraGreen offshore wind project, located 25+km off the coast of #Gippsland. We'll be at all four of the below events and would love to hear from local community members keen to share their ideas and feedback. #offshorewind #renewableenergy

Congratulations to the 2024 Chloe Munro Scholarship Transformational Leadership recipients! We are delighted as a sponsor of this Clean Energy Council program, to acknowledge and celebrate the outstanding accomplishments of these ten women. Megan Aspinall Uduakobong Ekpenyong, CPAM, CPEng, NER, PhD Carla Evans Bethany Du Tori Cannon Kirsten Lee Cindy Ng Kavya Santhosh Lucy Sinclair Lucinda Walker For more information: https://lnkd.in/eQMmgENc Photo credit: Chloe Munro Scholarship | Clean Energy Council

📣 After successfully launching the inaugural round of our national First Nations Scholarship program, we are delighted to promote opening of the second round of applications. Three scholarships have been awarded from the first round (watch this space for some updates from those recipients soon!). Details 👇 with further information here: https://lnkd.in/gGYeiMMx #FirstNations #scholarships #education #renewableenergy #training #skills #careers

The Asia Pacific Renewable Training Centre (APRETC) was launched in Gippsland this week! As part of our Aurora Green offshore wind development, we’re delighted to be a major contributor to this state-of-the-art facility at Federation University Australia. Stage 1 will focus on education, research, offshore wind, hydrogen, solar, onshore wind, and geothermal. Stage 2 will be a cutting-edge hydrogen fuel cell training centre. For more information on APRETC, visit https://lnkd.in/gEt5CZGu   Supporting both current and future workforce development, our ongoing commitment to facilities such as this, together with our scholarship commitments, ensures local jobs are maximised for local workforce. Aurora Green offshore wind farm can create up to 600 permanent, long-term jobs.   #renewableenergy #APRETC #Gippsland #AuroraGreen

Another fantastic discussion and networking event organised by Women in Energy Network in Melbourne last week. Thanks to Minister Lily D'Ambrosio, Anna Hancock, and Laura Acklandiene in leading the discussion on how we can bridge gap on Victoria's path to energy resilience. 💡👩🔧⚡👩💼✊👩🏭 Check the Women in Energy Network page for details on the the upcoming end-of-year networking drinks! 🥂

Another fantastic discussion and networking event organised by Women in Energy Network in Melbourne last week. Thanks to Minister Lily D'Ambrosio, Anna Hancock, and Laura Acklandiene in leading the discussion on how we can bridge gap on Victoria's path to energy resilience. 💡👩🔧⚡👩💼✊👩🏭 Check the Women in Energy Network page for details on the the upcoming end-of-year networking drinks! 🥂

To celebrate Iberdrola International Volunteer Week in 2024, Iberdrola Australia staff participated in numerous activities to help make positive impacts in the community! Staff at all our offices donated food and funds through the Foodbank Food Drive and gave blood through Australian Red Cross Lifeblood. Some of our Melbourne team also participated in a beach clean event with BeachPatrol at Port Melbourne beach. The team did an amazing job collecting rubbish and conducting a full audit – over 1300 pieces of rubbish were collected, including 486 nurdles, 171 small hard plastic fragments, 111 microplastics and 104 food wrappers! Some of the team in Sydney also spent a day working with Greater Sydney Landcare to help with bush care activities. They worked hard to remove monoculture plants, clean up rubbish amongst bushes and along waterways, and conducted water quality testing in a nearby creek. Thanks to all those who helped us put our commitment to a healthy planet and communities into action!

Fantastic to see #Gippsland front and centre this week and be part of the buzz at the Gippsland New Energy Conference #GNEC2024 in Traralgon. Industry, Traditional Owners, community and all levels of government collaborated in discussion on the energy transition in the region. #IberdrolaAustralia was proud to be a Platinum Partner, supporting the recent feasibility licence awarded to our #AuroraGreen offshore wind project, located 25+ kilometres off the coast of Gippsland. - Our new head of engineering, Jim Rijks (金萊克), joined others in sharing examples of lessons learnt globally in offshore wind. Jim talked about maximising local jobs and skills content to ensure benefits stayed within the region and long-term jobs are created. - Our GM Network Regulations and Connection Maheshini Weerackoon shared thoughts with panel members on Putting Renewables into the Grid and readiness for more renewable power to enter the energy system. - Executive Manager Engagement & Social Licence, Nicola Pero discussed community benefit models with a peer panel, sharing global examples of Iberdrola offshore wind where communities co-govern transformational benefit outcomes. Congratulations to Gunaikurnai Land and Waters Aboriginal Corporation (GLaWAC) on the launch of Pathways to Partnership. We were also delighted to support the launch of Federation University Australia Asia Pacific Renewable Training Centre (APRETC) Gippsland, which Iberdrola Australia is proud to be a contributor to. Through best practice regional collaboration we can achieve positive outcomes and it was terrific to join forces with Committee for Gippsland and Gippsland Climate Change Network Inc., and Gippsland offshore wind developers for the launch of Gippsland Offshore Wind Alliance (GOWA) by Federal Minister for Climate Change and Energy, the Hon. Chris Bowen and Senator for Victoria Dr. Jess Walsh. Ongoing industry support of Lily D’Ambrosio MP and attendance at the event was greatly appreciated, together with Harriet Shing and hear OWEV updates from Anh Mai and from VicGrid by Alistair Parker. That's a wrap for 2024 and we can't wait for #GNEC2025!

Yesterday, at the Greater Whitsunday Regional Projects forum for local suppliers, we announced that construction has now commenced at Broadsound Solar Farm and Battery. The 376MW solar project, co-located with a 180MW (2hr) battery, marks our first - but certainly not our last - step into power generation in QLD. We are delighted to be supporting QLD in its energy transition. Fantastic to make this announcement at an event hosting around 160 local suppliers alongside our delivery partners, Beon Energy Solutions and Yurika.

Another fantastic event from the Women in Energy Network (WIEN). Thank you and congratulations to all the collaborators for the session in Sydney this week! Cristina Olivié Molina, Charlotte Guthleben and Eloise Taylor!