The terminal is a key requirement to help achieve the Victorian State Government\u2019s commitment to delivering 9GW of offshore wind energy generation capacity by 2040 and will bring economic benefits and jobs to local communities.<\/p>\n
If approved and subject to required approvals, the Renewable Energy Terminal will be capable of supporting offshore wind delivery of up to 1GW per year, placing Hastings at the centre of Australia\u2019s offshore wind construction and deployment.<\/p>\n
Offshore wind is deemed as crucial to support Victoria\u2019s energy transition. The state has set ambitious targets of 2GW of offshore generation by 2032, 4GW of offshore wind capacity by 2035 and 9GW by 2040. Developing specialised port infrastructure is critical to achieving these targets.<\/p>\n
Good choice<\/strong><\/p>\n There is no port in Victoria that is currently suitable to support offshore wind construction. The Port of Hastings has been selected for the future establishment of the terminal following an extensive technical review and engagement with key stakeholders including offshore wind developers and ports.<\/p>\n Hastings has attributes that make it an ideal location for offshore wind assembly, including large areas of available land close to deep water channels, proximity to existing port precincts, and to proposed offshore wind farms off the Gippsland and Portland coasts.<\/p>\n Offshore wind components are very large and heavy, placing unique operational requirements on ports, including the need for heavy-duty pavement strength and significant areas of land adjacent to available berths.<\/p>\n Locating offshore wind assembly at the port will also allow easy access to industry and workforces in the surrounding regions.<\/p>\n The area identified for the establishment of the terminal is the Old Tyabb Reclamation Area (OTRA), located within the port precinct between Esso\u2019s Long Island Point and BlueScope Steel. The OTRA site is located within an existing port zone. The development would see the site transformed into a multi-user facility with new landside infrastructure and berths adjacent to the existing shipping channel.<\/p>\n Next steps<\/strong><\/p>\n The Port of Hastings Corporation (PoHC) has submitted environmental referrals to the Victorian and Australian governments, an important first step in defining the requirements PoHC will need to meet, to receive state and federal government approvals.<\/p>\n One referral has been submitted to the Victorian Government under the Environment Effects Act 1978 to determine if an Environment Effects Statement is required for the terminal project. It is anticipated that an EES will be required. The PoHC has begun some environmental monitoring which will inform the preparation of the EES. Subsequently, a set of scoping requirements for matters to be investigated and documented for the EES will be issued in draft and made available for the public to comment.<\/p>\n In addition, PoHC has submitted a referral to the Australian Government which will determine whether the project will require formal assessment and approval under the\u202fEnvironment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. This will also be open for public comment.<\/p>\n The port has begun an extensive community and industry consultation process and will continue to engage with traditional (indigenous) owners, local communities and interested stakeholders as the project progresses.<\/p>\n Opportunities for stakeholder input to improve the overall design and ensure it meets community expectations will be available on multiple occasions throughout the planning and design phase.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Australian Port of Hastings has been confirmed as the most suitable location for the establishment of the Victorian Renewable Energy Terminal to facilitate offshore wind assembly, writes Dave MacIntyre.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":3668,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70,8],"tags":[175,345,1204,1205,174],"sponsor":[],"class_list":["post-3667","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australasia-greenport","category-projects-initiatives-greenport","tag-australia","tag-offshore-wind","tag-port-of-hastings","tag-renewable-energy-terminal","tag-renewables"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3667","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3667"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3667\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3669,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3667\/revisions\/3669"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3668"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3667"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3667"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3667"},{"taxonomy":"sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sponsor?post=3667"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}