Driving the future of the Hunter
The Clean Energy Precinct will provide land, utilities, storage, transport and export infrastructure, and services for all hydrogen and clean energy projects in the Hunter – all while driving economic growth, generating jobs and new educational pathways in the region.
Economic Benefits
Thousands
of new Hunter Region jobs by 2040.
$4.2 billion
added to the gross regional product in the Hunter Region by 2040.
Decarbonisation
660,000 tonnes
annual reduction in domestic carbon emissions, equivalent to taking about 143,478 petrol-fuelled cars off the road for a year.
~1 million tonnes
annual reduction in export carbon emissions, equivalent to taking about 217,391 petrol-fuelled cars off the road for a year.
Wider Benefits
Re-Skilling 16,000
Existing Mining Equipment Technology Services (METS) workers
Long-term prosperity
for the Region as it becomes a clean energy powerhouse
Energy Stability
Support ~1.6 gigawatts
in renewable energy generation, equivalent to powering about 1.7 million average Australian households for a year.
