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Stanwell Corporation has formally announced it will move from fossil fuels to renewables in what will be a game-changer for the power industry in the country.
Touted as Australia’s third-largest greenhouse gas emitter and Queensland largest power generator, the news has been praised by conservation and environmental councils.
The Queensland Government-owned corporation operates three coal plants including Tarong, Tarong North and Stanwell just west of Rockhampton.
In a statement released ahead of the future energy summit in Gladstone on Wednesday, Stanwell CEO Richard Van Breda said the corporation must shift its focus towards new energy technologies.
Stanwell reveals move away from coal
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The Queensland Conservation Council has requested an urgent government briefing after CS Energy revealed PFAS chemicals were detected in drinking water supplies of seven properties near Biloela.
CS Energy operates the Callide Power Station, where PFAS chemical-containing firefighting foam was used until two years ago, when the Queensland Government mandated the removal of the chemicals by July 2019.
In February 2021, CS Energy ‘voluntarily disclosed’ that PFAS chemicals had been detected at “levels less than two times over the drinking water guideline” at a groundwater monitoring location near the Linkes Road crossing. Biloela s town water supply was declared safe to drink in February, following the detection of PFAS chemicals in a nearby creek.