25/07/2025
Bad year for renewables?
Central Queensland Hydrogen Hub (Queensland, Hydrogen)
Planned 200-800 tonnes/day; government withdrew support, Feb 2025.
Reason: Financial unviability.
- Fortescue Green Hydrogen Job Cuts
(QLD/WA, Hydrogen)
- Cut 90 jobs, scaled back ambitions, May 2025.
- Reason: Economic challenges.
- Pilbara Hydrogen Hub (BP) (Western Australia, Hydrogen)
- $54B project; BP exited, July 2025.
- Reason: High costs, pivot to oil/gas.
- Port Pirie Green Hydrogen (Trafigura) (South Australia, Hydrogen)
- $750M project abandoned, March 2025.
- Reason: Economic/policy challenges.
- Australia-Asia PowerLink (Northern Territory, Solar)
- $13B-$24B solar export project; up for sale, 2025.
- Reason: Cost overruns, management disputes.
- Equinor Offshore Wind (Australia-wide, Wind)
- 1.5 GW project withdrawn, July 2025.
- Reason: Lack of progress, economic issues.
- Seadragon Offshore Wind Farm (Victoria, Wind)
- $6B project rejected by government, March 2025.
- Reason: Regulatory rejection.
- Gippsland Dawn Offshore Wind (Victoria, Wind)
- $10B proposal abandoned, 2025.
- Reason: Feasibility/economic challenges.
- South Australian Offshore Wind (2 projects) (South Australia, Wind)
- Two projects scrapped, Jan 2025.
- Reason: Community opposition, regulatory hurdles.
- BlueFloat Victorian Offshore Wind** (Victoria, Wind)
- Advanced project abandoned, July 2025.
- Reason: Failure to secure approvals/funding.
- Destiny Wind Floating Wind Farm (Australia-wide, Wind)
- Failed to secure feasibility license, Feb 2025.
- Reason: Regulatory/technical challenges.
- Winton Geothermal Power Plant (Queensland, Geothermal)
- $4M plant built 2019, failed to deliver; legal action ongoing, 2025.
- Reason: Technical/management failures.
- BP Kwinana Biofuels Plant (Western Australia, Bioenergy)
- Plans to convert oil refinery halted, Feb 2025.
- Reason: Economic challenges.
- Oceania Biofuels SAF Project (Queensland, Bioenergy)
- SAF project scrapped, defaulted on bonds 2023, finalized 2025.
- Reason: Financial difficulties.
- Pioneer-Burdekin Pumped Hydro (Queensland, Other)
- 5 GW/120 GWh project cancelled, 2024 (noted for relevance).
- Reason: Financial unviability, community issues.
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