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"Traditional owners of Yindjibarndi lands in Western Australia’s Pilbara region
will lead the development of massive new hybrid renewables project on country,
with plans to combine around 3GW of wind, solar and battery storage to power
major industrial energy users.
The multi-billion-dollar project joins a growing number of multi-gigawatt
renewables developments planned for the wind and solar rich Pilbara region, but
stands apart as one of the largest Indigenous-led renewable initiatives in
Australia.
The huge project, which in its first stage will target 750MW of wind, solar and
batteries will be developed by the Yindjibarndi Energy Corporation (YEC), a
new entity formed by a partnership between the Yindjibarndi Aboriginal
Corporation (YAC) and established international renewables developer Acen
Corporation.
The companies said on Monday that the Yindjibarndi people and Acen will work
together to develop the renewable generation and storage projects on
Yindjibarndi Ngurra – an area covering approximately 13,000km2 within the
Yindjibarndi Native Title Determination Areas, inland from the major industrial
port of Dampier.
The agreement includes ensuring Yindjibarndi approval of all proposed project
sites, Yindjibarndi equity participation of 25% – 50% in all projects,
preferred contracting for Yindjibarndi-owned businesses, and training and
employment opportunities for Yindjibarndi people.
YAC chief Michael Woodley says the Yindjibarndi people have long understand
their country is well located for renewables development, and so made the
decision early to lead."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
