To deliver the Queensland Energy and Jobs Plan, at least $62B of renewable energy equipment is needed to be designed, manufactured, operated, and maintained across generation, transmission, and storage assets. Of this $62B, $24.1B is anticipated to occur within ‘Balance of Plant’. DRDMW commenced an investigation of measures to support and incentivize existing, new and adjacent manufacturers to pivot towards locally manufactuing (within Qld) a series of products/ components to support the balance of plant required for wind and solar energy production.
Hartecs led a core team to undertake an investigation focused on balance of plant manufacturing, such as smaller and smarter technologies and components rather than the larger componentry typically associated with wind and solar.
The project required an extensive reserach exercise into national and international examples to define 24 specific products for balance of plant manufacturing. An intensive engagement process was undertaken with 131 manufacturing organisations across Queensland to understand their manufacturing capability, interest and barriers to manufacturing capability, interest and barries to manufacture the identified products. A final report was prepared and presented to the QEJP committee with key recommendations informing future procurement policies around local content in manufacturing.
An extensive analytics process was adopted to provide a multidimensional analysis of current and forecast manufacturers capability, interest, barriers and investment required.
Team members included David Freer as project Director, Jacob Weir as Project Manager and Tara Page as Engagement Advisor.
| Location | Queensland |
| Client | Dept Regional Development, Manufacturing and Water |
| Sector | State |
| Expertise | Advisory |
| Project Lead | Jacob Weir |
| Project Duration | 2024 |
Ongoing
Status
CONFIDENTIAL
Project Value
