The Marshall Liberal Government will be the first government globally to host a $250,000 crowdsourced open data competition to fast-track the discovery of mineral deposits in South Australia. ExploreSA: The Gawler Challenge partners with open innovation platform, Unearthed, in a world-wide call for geologists and data scientists to uncover new exploration targets in the state’s […]
Month: November 2019
Accelerating investment in SA’s mining sector
The Minister for Energy and Mining Dan van Holst Pellekaan has used today’s South Australian Exploration Mining Conference to announce the opening of the $10 million Accelerated Discovery Initiative to grow jobs and investment in the mining sector. The Marshall Government priority is growing jobs and opening up South Australia’s untapped mineral resources through the […]
Bushfires and Emergency Services | MOTION
The Hon. D.C. VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN (Stuart—Minister for Energy and Mining) (12:40): I, too, rise to support this motion moved by the Premier and seconded by the Leader of the Opposition, and I do so on behalf of the people of Stuart. The people of Stuart have been, I suggest, affected by more fires in […]
South Australia leading the nation
The Marshall Government has welcomed the Climate Council’s determination that South Australia is the overall winner on its annual Renewable Energy Report Card. Importantly the Climate Council notes: South Australia is a global leader in transitioning to a grid with a high share of wind and solar PV energy. “The Marshall Government’s $200 million Home […]
World’s biggest battery to get bigger
South Australian electricity consumers will have more secure and affordable power with the State’s Big Battery set to grow in size by 50{9e5622066e1960f004879c952522e56bf2086272e245a02904d0a02db78f0cf3} to help reduce household power bills and provide security services that were lost with the closure of the Northern Power Station. Renewable energy company Neoen is expanding the 100MW/129MWh Hornsdale Power Reserve […]
Premier’s Awards recognise excellence in energy and mining
Hon Steven Marshall MP Premier A meat processing plant generating electricity from waste water, a company transforming landfill into fuel and a global geoscience data competition accelerating the process of mineral discovery are just some of the innovative projects recognised in this year’s Premier Awards. Now in its eighth year, the Awards showcase how leading-edge […]
South Australia helps keep the lights on in Queensland
South Australia’s Virtual Power Plant (SA VPP) has responded to an outage in Queensland by immediately injecting energy into the grid when it was needed. According to the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO), on 9 October 2019 a unit of the Kogan Creek coal power station in Queensland tripped, reducing supply by 748 megawatts (MW) […]
Mining Industry | QUESTION TIME
Dr HARVEY (Newland) (15:08): My question is to the Minister for Energy and Mining. Can the minister update the house on the growth in the resource sector? The Hon. D.C. VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN (Stuart—Minister for Energy and Mining) (15:08): Yes, I can. Thank you very much to the member for Newland for this important question. Growth in […]
Public Works Committee: Joy Baluch Am Bridge Duplication | SPEECH
The Hon. D.C. VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN (Stuart—Minister for Energy and Mining) (11:14): I appreciate the contribution of the Chair of the Public Works Committee and also of my electorate neighbour, the member for Giles. We work very collaboratively in the Upper Spencer Gulf. We try to support each other on issues of importance to all of […]
International Day of People with a Disability | SPEECH
The Hon. D.C. VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN (Stuart—Minister for Energy and Mining) (12:25): I rise to make a fairly short contribution. I thank the member for Hurtle Vale for bringing this forward, and I appreciate the improvements by the amendments of the Deputy Premier, and all those who have made a contribution. I would like to comment […]