Tuesday, 19th December, 2023. BlueFloat Energy and Origin Energy have announced a partnership and applied for a Feasibility Licence to develop the Eastern Rise Offshore Wind Project in the declared Hunter offshore wind zone.
The partnership brings together BlueFloat Energy’s highly respected international technical capabilities in developing floating wind projects with Origin’s well entrenched and considerable Australian energy market experience.
This is an exciting alliance, as Australia moves towards an energy future based around renewables especially from offshore wind production.
The partnership submitted a Feasibility Licence application in November and the Federal Government is expected to announce successful applicants next year.
Both companies pride themselves on engagement with stakeholders, including local communities, energy consumers, Traditional Custodians and governments. The Eastern Rise Offshore Wind Project will continue to consult widely and with respect.
The proposed project is located off the Hunter-Port Stephens coast and has the capacity to generate 1.725GW of renewable electricity, the equivalent of powering approximately 825,000 homes.
About Origin
Origin Energy (ASX: ORG) is the leading Australian integrated energy company. Origin is the leading energy retailer with approximately 4.5 million customer accounts, has more than 7,000 MW of power generation capacity and is also a large natural gas producer. Origin is the upstream operator of Australia Pacific LNG, its incorporated joint venture with ConocoPhillips and Sinopec, which supplies natural gas to domestic markets and exports LNG under long term contracts.
For more visit: www.originenergy.com.au
About BlueFloat Energy
BlueFloat Energy is developing offshore wind projects in various regions of the world, where it can implement its vision: to accelerate global deployment of offshore wind as a key enabler for the energy transition and economic growth. Founded by renewable energy professionals, BlueFloat Energy brings together remarkable team expertise in the design, development, financing, construction and execution of offshore wind projects. BlueFloat Energy is a market leader in offshore wind projects and currently has over 32.4 GW of planned capacity under development globally.
For more visit www.bluefloat.com
