Issue 37

TIWI POWER AHEAD WITH HYDROGEN

A game-changing project is underway on the Indigenous owned Tiwi Islands, 80 kilometres north of Darwin. Tiwi H2 is a proposed $4.5 billion hydrogen production and export project by Australian company Provaris Energy. It has the potential to be a first-mover in the global transition from fossil fuels to zero-carbon energy. The project...

Infrastructure

FUEL DEPOT TAKES SHAPE

Construction is powering ahead at the Crowley Bulk Fuel Storage Facility in Darwin. Work on all 11 tanks has started, with the final ringbeam being poured in August. The most advanced tank now has four levels of steel strakes in place with all other tanks at various stages of development. The facility, which will be the largest of its...

Education

MRM CONTINUES TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE

Glencore’s McArthur River Mining (MRM) continues to be a key economic enabler, with the mine’s operations making a direct contribution of $477 million in 2021. MRM, which is 970 kilometres by road south-east of Darwin and 65 kilometres from the township of Borroloola in the Gulf of Carpentaria, mines one of the largest zinc and lead...

Issue 37

CLIMATE CHANGE: TIME FOR ACTION

Climate ambition continues to steadily increase, with countries and companies around the world committing to eradicate their emissions by mid-century. Although 2050 may be 30 years away, we are now in the most critical decade to transform our economy to limit global warming. In other words, the time for tangible action is now. As the energy...

Issue 37

WORKERS WELCOME IN LAND OF OPPORTUNITY

The Northern Territory is striving to increase the workforce by more than 35,000 to achieve the goal of a $40 billion economy by 2030. It’s an ambitious target – and the Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade are determined to meet it in a globally competitive environment. The NT is on the cusp of the most exciting and sustainable...

Issue 37

POWERFUL INTEREST IN NT RENEWABLES

The Northern Territory Government’s drive to cut carbon emissions from electricity use and to grow the renewables industry is gathering pace. Its goal is to halve carbon emissions from electricity this decade and eliminate them by 2050. Efforts include a string of projects already underway to transition to renewable energy – from...

Infrastructure

TIWI PARTNERS TRIUMPH IN FACE OF ADVERSITY

A Northern Territory company jointly owned by a Traditional Owner group and a highlyregarded construction company has delivered a multi-million-dollar Defence project in the toughest of circumstances. Tiwi Partners recently completed the upgrade of roads and infrastructure at the Delamere Air Weapons Range ahead of schedule and on...

ENERGY CLUB NT Issue 36

THE COLOURS OF ENERGY TRANSITION

When it comes to energy, hydrogen is attracting plenty of interest relating to its development and how it could be used to decarbonise various sectors of energy systems, including transport, commercial, industrial and residential. Most of the globe’s hydrogen is produced through a process of steam methane reforming fossil fuels – ie,...

CLOUDSTREET CONSULTING Issue 36

GROWING THE IT NEEDS OF THE NT AND ITS PEOPLE

For over ten years, Cloudstreet Consulting has not only produced some of the most innovative dashboards and apps for the Northern Territory and the world but also provided vast opportunities for those entering Darwin’s IT market through their various training options. Founded by Colin Huggett (deceased) in 2011 to support and run the...

NT RESOURCES WEEK Issue 36

NT RESOURCES READY TO ROAR

The annual three-in-one NT Resources Week is being billed as “the one not to miss” as the Northern Territory prepares for what industry experts describe as “enormous” development.  SEAAOC, Northern Australia’s largest and longest established gas conference, will be staged alongside Mining the Territory and the Environmental...

ICN Business

MATCHMAKING MADE EASY

The agency that acts as “matchmaker” between Northern Territory business and lucrative contracts on major and medium-sized projects is working smarter and faster – statistic by statistic.  Industry Capability Network NT is using in-depth data analysis to not only evaluate its own performance but to make effective use of a vast bank...

Chamber of Commerce Innovation

NT EXPORT AWARDS A SOURCE OF PRIDE

The Northern Territory’s most unusual business was delighted to be named NT Exporter of the Year in 2021. Asia Pacific Aircraft Storage, which “parks” unused planes, including huge passenger jets, at Alice Springs Airport, triumphed at the Chief Minister’s NT Export Awards. Managing director Tom Vincent says the win was “fantastic...