Australia provisionally approves Spinifex offshore wind project in Victoria
Australian Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Chris Bowen, has granted provisional approval for a feasibility licence for the 1.2 GW Spinifex offshore wind project, located in the Southern Ocean near Victoria’s coast. The project, led by Alinta Energy and Parkwind (a subsidiary of JERA Nex), has now entered the next phase of the feasibility licensing process. This phase will include extensive consultations with stakeholders, including First Nations groups, and comprehensive environmental studies to evaluate…