07-08-2025
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The Port of Newcastle has taken delivery of the first of 30,000 wind turbine components that will arrive in the port over the next decade.
The components, ultimately destined for Squadron Energy's Uungula Wind Farm, arrived on the Guang Fu cargo ship from China earlier this week.
They will be stored at the newly created 52-hectare Newcastle Logistics Precinct located on land at the former BHP Steelworks' Intertrade Site.
"This first consignment not only highlights the port's unrivalled capability to manage large-scale renewable energy projects but also demonstrates our commitment to advancing NSW's clean energy transformation," Port of Newcastle chief executive Criag Carmody said.
"With major projects like Uungula Wind Farm underway, the Port is reaffirming its central role as the state's gateway for renewable energy components, from wind to solar and battery installations."
Recent analysis shows that 86 per cent of wind farm Environmental Impact Statements in NSW have named Port of Newcastle as the potential entry point for their components.
Additionally, 77 per cent of all renewable energy projects across the state, including batteries and solar, have specified the as a gateway, making it a vital link in the supply chain for the state's decarbonisation efforts through the 2030s.
"Port of Newcastle's investment in specialised on-site storage infrastructure means that large wind turbine blades, towers, and drive trains can be efficiently received, securely stored, and dispatched to projects statewide, minimising double handling and reducing unnecessary transport in regional communities," Mr Carmody said.
Since 2020, Port of Newcastle has handled components destined for projects in Yass, Boorowa, and the Southern Tablelands, as well as managing cargo, such as spare blades, bound for wind farms across Australia.
Located 14 kilometres east of Wellington, NSW, Uungula Wind Farm will feature 69 turbines and generate enough clean energy to power the equivalent of more than 220,000 homes, avoiding over 560,000 tonnes of carbon emissions each year once complete.
Squadron Energy executive general manager, development and delivery, Tony Clark, said the components would be transferred to the wind farm site later in the year.
"This is a big milestone for the project, as we prepare the site for turbine installation," Mr Clark said.
"Port of Newcastle's state-of-the-art storage facilities mean our components will be well looked after until we're ready for them to make the journey from Newcastle to the site.
"We're powering through work on site and can't wait to start erecting the first turbine early next year, getting one step closer to generating clean energy through our 414 megawatt project."
The Port of Newcastle has taken delivery of the first of 30,000 wind turbine components that will arrive in the port over the next decade.
The components, ultimately destined for Squadron Energy's Uungula Wind Farm, arrived on the Guang Fu cargo ship from China earlier this week.
They will be stored at the newly created 52-hectare Newcastle Logistics Precinct located on land at the former BHP Steelworks' Intertrade Site.
"This first consignment not only highlights the port's unrivalled capability to manage large-scale renewable energy projects but also demonstrates our commitment to advancing NSW's clean energy transformation," Port of Newcastle chief executive Criag Carmody said.
"With major projects like Uungula Wind Farm underway, the Port is reaffirming its central role as the state's gateway for renewable energy components, from wind to solar and battery installations."
Recent analysis shows that 86 per cent of wind farm Environmental Impact Statements in NSW have named Port of Newcastle as the potential entry point for their components.
Additionally, 77 per cent of all renewable energy projects across the state, including batteries and solar, have specified the as a gateway, making it a vital link in the supply chain for the state's decarbonisation efforts through the 2030s.
"Port of Newcastle's investment in specialised on-site storage infrastructure means that large wind turbine blades, towers, and drive trains can be efficiently received, securely stored, and dispatched to projects statewide, minimising double handling and reducing unnecessary transport in regional communities," Mr Carmody said.
Since 2020, Port of Newcastle has handled components destined for projects in Yass, Boorowa, and the Southern Tablelands, as well as managing cargo, such as spare blades, bound for wind farms across Australia.
Located 14 kilometres east of Wellington, NSW, Uungula Wind Farm will feature 69 turbines and generate enough clean energy to power the equivalent of more than 220,000 homes, avoiding over 560,000 tonnes of carbon emissions each year once complete.
Squadron Energy executive general manager, development and delivery, Tony Clark, said the components would be transferred to the wind farm site later in the year.
"This is a big milestone for the project, as we prepare the site for turbine installation," Mr Clark said.
"Port of Newcastle's state-of-the-art storage facilities mean our components will be well looked after until we're ready for them to make the journey from Newcastle to the site.
"We're powering through work on site and can't wait to start erecting the first turbine early next year, getting one step closer to generating clean energy through our 414 megawatt project."
The Port of Newcastle has taken delivery of the first of 30,000 wind turbine components that will arrive in the port over the next decade.
The components, ultimately destined for Squadron Energy's Uungula Wind Farm, arrived on the Guang Fu cargo ship from China earlier this week.
They will be stored at the newly created 52-hectare Newcastle Logistics Precinct located on land at the former BHP Steelworks' Intertrade Site.
"This first consignment not only highlights the port's unrivalled capability to manage large-scale renewable energy projects but also demonstrates our commitment to advancing NSW's clean energy transformation," Port of Newcastle chief executive Criag Carmody said.
"With major projects like Uungula Wind Farm underway, the Port is reaffirming its central role as the state's gateway for renewable energy components, from wind to solar and battery installations."
Recent analysis shows that 86 per cent of wind farm Environmental Impact Statements in NSW have named Port of Newcastle as the potential entry point for their components.
Additionally, 77 per cent of all renewable energy projects across the state, including batteries and solar, have specified the as a gateway, making it a vital link in the supply chain for the state's decarbonisation efforts through the 2030s.
"Port of Newcastle's investment in specialised on-site storage infrastructure means that large wind turbine blades, towers, and drive trains can be efficiently received, securely stored, and dispatched to projects statewide, minimising double handling and reducing unnecessary transport in regional communities," Mr Carmody said.
Since 2020, Port of Newcastle has handled components destined for projects in Yass, Boorowa, and the Southern Tablelands, as well as managing cargo, such as spare blades, bound for wind farms across Australia.
Located 14 kilometres east of Wellington, NSW, Uungula Wind Farm will feature 69 turbines and generate enough clean energy to power the equivalent of more than 220,000 homes, avoiding over 560,000 tonnes of carbon emissions each year once complete.
Squadron Energy executive general manager, development and delivery, Tony Clark, said the components would be transferred to the wind farm site later in the year.
"This is a big milestone for the project, as we prepare the site for turbine installation," Mr Clark said.
"Port of Newcastle's state-of-the-art storage facilities mean our components will be well looked after until we're ready for them to make the journey from Newcastle to the site.
"We're powering through work on site and can't wait to start erecting the first turbine early next year, getting one step closer to generating clean energy through our 414 megawatt project."
The Port of Newcastle has taken delivery of the first of 30,000 wind turbine components that will arrive in the port over the next decade.
The components, ultimately destined for Squadron Energy's Uungula Wind Farm, arrived on the Guang Fu cargo ship from China earlier this week.
They will be stored at the newly created 52-hectare Newcastle Logistics Precinct located on land at the former BHP Steelworks' Intertrade Site.
"This first consignment not only highlights the port's unrivalled capability to manage large-scale renewable energy projects but also demonstrates our commitment to advancing NSW's clean energy transformation," Port of Newcastle chief executive Criag Carmody said.
"With major projects like Uungula Wind Farm underway, the Port is reaffirming its central role as the state's gateway for renewable energy components, from wind to solar and battery installations."
Recent analysis shows that 86 per cent of wind farm Environmental Impact Statements in NSW have named Port of Newcastle as the potential entry point for their components.
Additionally, 77 per cent of all renewable energy projects across the state, including batteries and solar, have specified the as a gateway, making it a vital link in the supply chain for the state's decarbonisation efforts through the 2030s.
"Port of Newcastle's investment in specialised on-site storage infrastructure means that large wind turbine blades, towers, and drive trains can be efficiently received, securely stored, and dispatched to projects statewide, minimising double handling and reducing unnecessary transport in regional communities," Mr Carmody said.
Since 2020, Port of Newcastle has handled components destined for projects in Yass, Boorowa, and the Southern Tablelands, as well as managing cargo, such as spare blades, bound for wind farms across Australia.
Located 14 kilometres east of Wellington, NSW, Uungula Wind Farm will feature 69 turbines and generate enough clean energy to power the equivalent of more than 220,000 homes, avoiding over 560,000 tonnes of carbon emissions each year once complete.
Squadron Energy executive general manager, development and delivery, Tony Clark, said the components would be transferred to the wind farm site later in the year.
"This is a big milestone for the project, as we prepare the site for turbine installation," Mr Clark said.
"Port of Newcastle's state-of-the-art storage facilities mean our components will be well looked after until we're ready for them to make the journey from Newcastle to the site.
"We're powering through work on site and can't wait to start erecting the first turbine early next year, getting one step closer to generating clean energy through our 414 megawatt project."
