Project secures state approval after third-party appeal Ark Energy has received planning approval from the Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (TasCAT) for its St Patricks Plains Wind Farm, planned for…

Local consultation sessions Local consultation sessions for the Bowmans Creek Wind Farm were held on Tuesday 12 August at Hebden Community Hall and Wednesday 13 August at Mt Olive Community…

Local consultation sessions Local consultation sessions for the Boomer Green Energy Hub were held at Duaringa Golf Club on Wednesday 13 August, Marlborough Community Hall on Thursday 14 August and…

Proposed battery storage for Stage 1 Ark Energy is seeking consent to add a battery energy storage system (BESS) to Stage 1 as a modification to the DA. A BESS…

Proposed site layout After multiple years of technical studies, on-site surveys and stakeholder consultation the proposed site layout has undergone several design iterations. Over the past months the project team…

Response to submissions The development application and environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Richmond Valley Solar Farm was submitted in June 2024 and placed on public exhibition from 24 July…

Information session in Collinsville A community consultation session for the Collinsville Green Energy Hub was held on Saturday 24 May at the project's local information centre in Collinsville.Interested local residents…

Students put their hydrogen race cars to the test Ark Energy was thrilled to sponsor two student teams for Horizon Educational’s 2025 Hydrogen Grand Prix PRO series, and cheer them…

Project design After almost three years of stakeholder engagement and preliminary studies the project design has undergone 38 iterations and the proposed layout consists of 268 wind turbines, a battery…

Stage 1 approved The Australian Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) gave final approval for Bowmans Creek Wind Farm (Stage 1) under the Commonwealth Environment Protection…

Teams test their cars for the 2025 H2GP PRO! Horizon Educational’s Hydrogen Grand Prix (H2GP) PRO is a program for high school students that challenges teams to design, engineer, build…

Ark Energy and Hanwha Energy sign BESS supply contract Ark Energy has signed a supply agreement for the battery energy storage system (BESS) for its Richmond Valley Solar & BESS…

Projects listed on inaugural priority list Three of Ark Energy's development projects have been named in the Australian Government's first National Renewable Energy Priority List:Richmond Valley Solar & BESS in…

Project update On 30 July 2024 at a special council meeting in Bothwell, Ark Energy received planning approval for the St Patricks Plains Wind Farm from Central Highlands Council in…

Response to submissions The development application and environmental impact statement (EIS) was submitted in November 2023 and placed on public exhibition from 16 November until 20 December 2023. Thank you…

Project update Over the past few months work has continued for wind resource monitoring, technical studies and environmental surveys. Two meteorological masts – also called met masts - have been…

Project update Over the past few months work has continued for wind resource monitoring, cultural heritage studies with the Traditional Owners, the Barada Kabalbara Yetimarala People, and on site surveys…

Ark Energy has joined the Energy Charter as a #BetterTogether collaborator.The Energy Charter is a not-for-profit, CEO-led coalition of energy industry organisations united by a purpose to deliver for customers…

First 27 wind turbines connected to the grid The first 27 wind turbines at MacIntyre Wind Farm in south-west Queensland were connected and started generating electricity this week. Over the…

Construction to commence next month Construction of the Boulder Creek Wind Farm will commence in November after the project reached financial close on 27 September.Located in central Queensland, about 40…