‘A large number of query marks’: $70m renewable-energy microgrid challenge divides Daintree

‘A large number of query marks’: $70m renewable-energy microgrid challenge divides Daintree

The financial viability of the government-subsided scheme in the world heritage-listed area is just one of its many unknowns

There are some mixed feelings in the Daintree community in far north Queensland about building a renewable-energy microgrid.

The 8MW solar farm with a 20MW battery and a 1MW clean hydrogen plant was pushed through parliament weeks before the 2022 election by the Morrison government with the promise of it providing renewable power by 2024.

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