GPG supports the future of hydrogen energy in Australia through a research funding program, which will provide 1.5 million Australian dollars over a period of 20 years.
The aim of the program is to promote new research into this form of renewable energy storage through the Australian National University’s (ANU) Energy Change Institute.
The Berrybank wind farm in Australia continues its progress, reaching the milestone of the first installed wind turbine on Wednesday March 11.
This was the first of 43 wind turbines of 4.2 MW with 136 meters of rotor and hub height of 112 meters, the assembly of which will be completed in July, with the wind farm expected to be at 100% production by the end of August 2020 .
The Berrybank wind farm, located in the state of Victoria, will be the first wind farm the Group has in this state of Australia . Its implementation will provide a clear boost to the position that GPG is taking in this country as a leader in renewable energy, where it already has the Crookwell 2 wind farm, which has completed its first year of operation meeting all expectations.
Lismore Water Tower Project has been recently completed near Berrybank, where the wind farm is being constructed.
The local artist, Jimmi Buscombe, who rose to fame when a video about his “Gutsy the Wombat” mural had 58 million views on Facebook, has now completed a large mural on a water tower constructed in 1940 in Lismore with the aim to provide a reasonable supply of water to that township. This project consisting in the transformation of the Lismore water tower into an amazing piece of artwork has turned into a tourist attraction.
The mural on the 20m tall concrete water tower has taken approximately 3 weeks to complete. The mural has sheep, brolgas and native plants set in a misty south west landscape from the area. The artist has estimated that he has used 120 litres of paint which has been applied by a handheld sprayer and the detail work completed by brush.
This local art project was made possible due to the funding provided by Global Power Generation and Corangamite Shire Council. It is one of the fifteen local community projects that GPG Australia agreed to fund through the agreement signed with the Corangamite Shire Council as part of its commitments under the Community Engagement and Benefit Sharing Plan associated to Berrybank 1 Wind Farm.
