Celebrate the beginning of 2025 with NewH2 as they launch their new brand “New.E”, reflecting their broadening endeavours in the new energy transformation.
Celebrate the beginning of 2025 with NewH2 as they launch their new brand “New.E”, reflecting their broadening endeavours in the new energy transformation.
The guest speaker Jo Lynch will report on an independent assessment of the environmental aspects of an offshore wind capability off the Hunter.
Lynch will be the guest speaker at the March Knowledge Exchange. An environmental advocate and community organiser, Lynch has been involved with the Hunter Community Environment Centre since 2018, and has worked extensively on issues related to coal-ash waste pollution and regional conservation. She is also active in the Hunter Jobs Alliance and RE-Alliance, focusing on equitable transitions to renewable energy.
Lynch’s presentation will discuss findings from the Hunter Community Environment Centre’s forthcoming report on the Hunter-Central Coast Offshore Wind Zone. The report examines potential environmental impacts, including risks to seabirds and marine life, and proposes strategies to mitigate these effects. It aims to present research-based information on offshore wind development while addressing misinformation.
New.E will also launch the count down to the Hunter New Energy Symposium 2025 which will be convened on 21/22 May 2025.
Ample networking over morning tea will be provided.
SPEAKERS
Jo Lynch
Jo Lynch is a lifelong resident of the Hunter, raised on Wonnarua Country. Since 2018, she has worked with the Hunter Community Environment Centre to coordinate grassroots environment, climate and conservation campaigns, with a primary focus between 2019-2022 on the adverse impacts of coal-ash waste pollution on waterways and ecology from NSW’s thermal coal industry. Jo is Secretary of the Hunter Jobs Alliance and Hunter Community Organizer with national organisation, RE-Alliance pursuing Commonwealth funding to establish a national network of Local Energy Hubs to give regional communities access to independent, trusted advice on all aspects of the shift to renewable energy. Jo is passionate about an equitable transition to renewable energy for the Hunter in which the regions’ rich cultural and ecological diversity and strong working-class legacy can continue to thrive together as the region navigates the structural and societal change required to mitigate and adapt to climate change.
Presentation summary:
The Hunter Community Environment Centre’s forthcoming report on the Hunter-Central Coast Offshore Wind Zone highlights the significant role offshore wind energy will play in global efforts to combat climate change, and identifies a range of potential strategies to avoid potential environmental impacts, including seabird collision mortality and secondary entanglement of marine mega fauna. By setting out the documented potential impacts of offshore wind based on international experience and issuing recommendations to address these anticipated potential impacts, the report seeks to refute misinformation whilst providing the Hunter community, offshore wind proponents and Government information and incentive to ensure the offshore wind sector in development for the Hunter is ecologically sustainable and positioned to achieve a net-positive outcomes for nature.
Darren Clarke, Director of Regional Coordination at EnergyCo
Darren brings over 20 years of expertise in energy infrastructure delivery and environmental planning. Darren has worked in senior executive roles across NSW government, TransGrid as well as with energy retailer, Shell Energy Australia.
Darren will provide an overview into the various projects being delivered by EnergyCo in the Hunter and Central Coast Region. He will also share some of the industry and business opportunities that can be unlocked through the renewable energy transition, but also is intent on hearing from attendees as to how EnergyCo can better enable industry, businesses and community to be strategically positioned for success.
Why Attend?
$16.50 AUD + $0.91 fee
