State Significant Infrastructure
Newcastle Power Station
Port Stephens
Current Status: Determination
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A Critical State Significant Infrastructure application, involving construction and operation of a 250 megawatt (MW) gas fired power station and ancillary infrastructure.
Attachments & Resources
Application (1)
SEARs (2)
EIS (23)
Response to Submissions (9)
Amendments (8)
Additional Information (3)
Determination (37)
Approved Documents
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15/06/2022
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Submissions
WaterNSW
Comment
WaterNSW
Message
The proposal is not located near any WaterNSW land, assets or infrastructure, therefore we have no particular comments or requirements regarding the proposal.
WaterNSW requests the Department continues to consult with WaterNSW for any development that may impact on our assets, infrastructure or land, using the email address [email protected]
Regards
Justine Clarke - Catchment and Asset Protection Adviser
Department of Primary Industries
Comment
Department of Primary Industries
Message
Crown Lands
Comment
Crown Lands
Message
DPIE Crown Lands has no comments for this proposal as no Crown land is affected.
Thanks
Name Withheld
Support
Name Withheld
Message
As we are in drought and water supply is limited why is the plant not drawing saline water from the north channel and utilising the saline water for steam generation. The steam should then be condensed and used to supplement Tomago Aluminium's water requirements reducing the overall demand on the Municipal water system.
This technology is widely used on gas fired power stations throughout the Middle East notably at Dubai Aluminium, Emirates Aluminum, Oman Aluminium and Aluminium Bahrain, all of which draw highly saline water into the power station and then produce both industrial and clean municipal quality water.
HERITAGE COUNCIL OF NSW
Comment
HERITAGE COUNCIL OF NSW
Name Withheld
Comment
Name Withheld
Message
OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE
Comment
OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE
Message
Attachments
Richard Peters
Comment
Richard Peters
Message
Attachments
Norman Sage
Object
Norman Sage
Message
A better option would be a pumped hydro project with an associated solar/wind farm to power it or a big battery. There are already suggestions that there are times when excess renewable energy is available and pumped hydro and batteries would be desirable to soak up this excess.
Department of Defence
Comment
Department of Defence
NEWCASTLE AIRPORT PTY LIMITED
Comment
NEWCASTLE AIRPORT PTY LIMITED
Message
Attachments
Jetstar Airways
Comment
Jetstar Airways
Message
The notification document does not state any of the specifics around the proposed construction.
To be able to provide beneficial feedback it would be good to see an impact analysis report showing the surface infringements, relative location to flight paths and procedures.
Also to understand the time frame for development, this will need to be considered in the overall Williamtown Traffic Management Plan (TMP) review that will commence next year, run by AirServices.
This will potentially see new flight path designs, making it even more critical to understand precisely the proposed structure’s impact to the obstacle and PANS OPS surfaces.
In the modern Performance Based Navigation (PBN) world, there is more flexibility now with clever airspace and procedure design. We should be looking at RNAV (RNP1) SIDs and STARs, as well as implementing RNP-AR (smart approaches). Design work for these can be quite costly. It’s important that the design is future proofed to avoid having to re-work.
If the procedures are wholly designed and implemented by AirServices, the cost of design and ongoing maintenance would typically be covered by AirServices. There is possibility for QF Group to assist in design, however not knowing the overall scope of the Williamtown TMP, at this stage we don’t know where this will sit.
Kind Regards
Steve Marion
Aerodromes & Airways Manager
Flying Operations
JETSTAR
Ph: (+61) 3 8628 3164
Mob: (+61) 417 109 249
Fax: (+61) 3 9670 3650
Email: [email protected]
And:
Sean Wallace
Senior Base Pilot
Trust Pilot Sponsor
JETSTAR AIRWAYS
Phone: +61 408 416 875
Email: [email protected]
ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AUTHORITY
Comment
ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AUTHORITY
Message
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Nature Conservation Council of NSW
Object
Nature Conservation Council of NSW
Message
Please see our attached submission for further comments.
Attachments
Name Withheld
Object
Name Withheld
Message
The science tells us we need urgently to reduce CO2 emissions and I believe approving the construction of new fossil fuel generation to be counterproductive to these aims. Renewables with storage and grid management I believe can cover energy requirements with proper planning and implementation.
I consider this proposal contradicts the recently announced NSW government’s plans for the development of renewable energy zones to encourage renewable development in the state with the first proposed centred on Dubbo.