Queensland’s energy transition is creating a wave of commercial opportunity and the businesses that act now will be the ones who benefit most.
The Queensland Renewable Energy Council (QREC) will headline the Connecting Industry Luncheon on Tuesday, August 20, at the Gladstone Entertainment Convention Centre, in an event focused on accelerating supply chain opportunities and procurement access across Queensland’s booming renewable energy sector.
QREC Chief Executive Officer Katie-Anne Mulder will deliver a keynote address outlining the current and future project pipeline across solar, wind, battery, and transmission infrastructure and how businesses in the resource, construction and energy sectors can strategically position themselves to benefit.
Her presentation will also explore the growing role of large-scale renewables, and how better coordination across generation, storage, and transmission can fast-track industrial decarbonisation, boost domestic manufacturing, and open up new commercial opportunities in the circular economy.
As Queensland undergoes a once-in-a-generation energy transition, QREC plays a central role in driving industry collaboration, policy advocacy, and ensuring that local businesses and regional supply chains are front and centre in delivering these projects. Ms Mulder will also share insights on how renewable energy developers are working with landholders, communities, and First Nations groups, drawing lessons from the coal seam gas sector and highlighting benefit-sharing models that deliver real outcomes like local jobs, procurement and long-term regional benefits.
“Queensland’s renewable energy pipeline represents not just an environmental shift but an economic opportunity,” said Kieran Moran, Director of Connecting Industry. “We’re thrilled to have QREC and Katie-Anne Mulder join us in Gladstone, where industry, local contractors and supply chain stakeholders will get firsthand insights into where the opportunities are and how to get involved.”
“The Connecting Industry Luncheon is about turning policy and project announcements into real commercial connections,” Mr Moran added. “Our attendees want to know where the next contracts are, what skills are in demand and how to put their business in front of project decision-makers.”
Also presenting at the event is John Carr, Project Director of the Capricornia Pumped Hydro Project, a nationally significant energy storage development that will utilise an existing site in the Mackay region to deliver multi-day storage and on-demand energy to support grid stability and Queensland’s renewable generation targets.
With a strong focus on procurement access, local content, and the future energy supply chain, the August 20 luncheon is expected to draw attendees from across Queensland’s resource, construction, manufacturing and infrastructure sectors.
