Townsville Enterprise Limited September 2020€¦ · • Complete Stage 1 works (base race circuit,...
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Townsville Enterprise Limited –
September 2020
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Precinct Objectives
1. Best practice, low emission, energy efficient ecologically
sensitive industrial development
2. Innovative and dynamic enterprises that support the
creation of new job opportunities for Townsville
residents
3. Co-location of industrial uses, such as advanced
manufacturing, processing and technology, with
supporting and complementary enterprises that grow
the domestic and international profile of Townsville
4. Minimising adverse amenity impacts upon lands outside
the precinct.
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DriveIt NQ
• Community-led, multi-user motorsport
and driver education facility
• Development approval issued May 2019
• Over half of total project funding
secured:
- $5M – Federal Government (spending underway)
- $7M – Federal Government (election
commitment)
Next steps:
• Complete Stage 1 works (base race
circuit, off road rally circuit, driver training
office and ablutions, site services)
• Stage 1 completion forecast ~ November
2020Footage of circuit grading captured November 2019 looking
south-west to Manton Quarry
Approved overall site layout
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Imperium3
• Consortium of Magnis Resources,
Boston Global, Ausenco, Siemens and
C4V
• 18Gwh lithium-ion battery
manufacturing facility over three stages
• Feasibility Study approved August 2020- 21% IRR and NPV of $2.55B
- 1150 direct jobs at full operation
- Stage 1 capital investment: A$1.12B
- NAB exclusive financial advisor to project
Next steps:
• Development approvals
• Project funding with NAB as financial
advisor
• Offtake agreements
Imperium3 site office and manufacturing sheds
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Pure Minerals
• “Townsville Emerging Chemicals Hub (TECH)
Project”
• 600ktpa nickel ore refining facility
• Products for battery material development:- 25,000tpa nickel sulphate
- 3,000tpa cobalt sulphate
- 221,000tpa hematite
- 8,700tpa high purity alumina
• Use of Direct Nickel (DNi) process (trademarked) –
recycling of nitric acid (lower opex)
• Ore supply chain established with New Caledonia
• 289ha of land conditionally committed to project
at Lansdown
Next steps:
• Definitive Feasibility Study by end of Q4 2020/2021
• Development Application preparation underway
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Edify Energy
Majors Creek Solar Farm
• Approved 200MWac (expandable to 800MWac over project life) solar farm
o 4km from Precinct – low-cost, locally-generated, behind-the-meter power to
industrial users
o Battery storage and connection to the national network via 275kv (high
voltage) Powerlink lines through site
o MOUs in place with neighbouring Pure Minerals and Imperium3
Project HyPER (Hydrogen Production from Electric Renewables)
• A 10 MW electrolyser pilot plant (up to 1350 tonnes of hydrogen
produced) with intent to prove technology and scale up to commercial
production with a 50MW-200MW electrolyser facility (up to 27,000
tonnes)
• Over $500M combined capital investment for both projects
Next steps:
• Development application for private transmission network to Lansdown –
lodgement early 2021
• Further proof of concept and design of Project HyPER
Hamilton Island Solar Project
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Benefits
Enabling the initial precinct users alone will unlock:
• $4 billion - Value of private sector capital investment
• 1400 - Direct Jobs
• >9000 - Indirect jobs in upstream and downstream supporting
industries regionally
• Completion of DriveIT NQ which will inject over $1.4 billion into
the NQ economy over the next 40 years when fully operational
• Significant economies of scale by attracting further private
investment in advanced manufacturing, hydrogen and high-tech
processing facilities.
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For more information: www.townsville.qld.gov.au
Contact:
Townsville City Council
13 48 10
http://www.townsville.qld.gov.au/