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A career path doesn't necessarily follow one direction, as students from Biloela State High School learned from Callide Power Station's Sally Bulten. Speaking at an event organised by Zonta eClub promoting women in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics), Sally explained how it took her about nine years after graduating from university trying different roles to really figure out what she wanted to do before she started site work. "I fell in love with site work," said Sally. "I had finally found my niche." Sally, who is currently Manager Mining and Ash (Acting), spoke predominantly about her substantive role as Environment and Stakeholder Business Partner, and what that role involves - both the fun and interesting work and projects, and the challenges. CS Energy was further represented at the event by Callide Power Station's GM Mick Hill, Project Cost Controller Julie Muscat, and Training Officer Dina Naumann and Community Engagement Advisor Caitlin Loader.

STEM is not just about science, technology, engineering, and mathematics says CS Energy's Shanece Blake, a Mechanical Apprentice at Callide Power Station - "It's about innovation, problem-solving, and shaping the future." Shanece was a guest speaker at a Zonta Women in STEM event at Chinchilla State High School recently, sharing her career journey with female students interested in pursuing STEM-related fields. "Events like this are vital because they highlight the diverse career paths women can take, and the unique challenges we overcome in STEM fields," Shanece said. "As we continue to break barriers, it’s crucial that we support and uplift one another, paving the way for the next generation of women in STEM." Zonta International

CS Energy's business administration trainees did us proud at the recent WorldSkills Australia Business Services Regional Competition, with three of them advancing to the next round. Kahli Scriha and Paige Eastcott from Callide Power Station and Erin Redgwell from Kogan Creek Power Station competed against other apprentices, trainees, and students to test the administrative skills including time management, organisation, and use of computer programs. Paige and Kahli took out the gold and silver for the East Coast region, and Erin took home gold for the South West region. Erin and Paige also placed in the top five overall, placing second and fourth respectively. Please join us in congratulating them on their achievements Darren Busine Sharon Wernowski Erin Redgwell

Eighteen! 🙌 The final cowl was installed on the new Unit C4 cooling tower at Callide C Power Station late last week, a significant milestone for the project team. We look forward to sharing more in the coming weeks as the project is completed. CS Energy has been working with specialist contractors IWC Australasia with UGL as the major contractor on the rebuild. More information about the Callide C cooling tower rebuild project is available here👇 https://lnkd.in/gk96iMPx CS Energy owns Callide C in a joint venture with IG Power.

Applications are now open for CS Energy's 12-week summer undergraduate program, based in our Brisbane office. We have three roles from a range of disciplines available, suitable for motivated students in their penultimate year of university who wish to gain valuable insights and experience within their fields by working with our team of professionals. Our undergraduate program runs from late November 2024 to early February 2025, with a two-week break over the holiday period. Further details on each of the roles and key responsibilities can be found on our Careers page under Current Vacancies 👇 https://lnkd.in/ghPt43SG Applications close 5pm, Thursday 29 August 2024.

We’re excited to share that CS Energy is developing our first 100 per cent owned wind farm asset! CS Energy has acquired the Lotus Creek Wind Farm from Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP). The 285 MW wind farm will be located near St Lawrence in Central Queensland and produce enough clean energy to power the equivalent of 150,000 homes. CIP will help deliver the project, and Vestas and Zenviron have been appointed to lead equipment supply and construction, which will commence in the coming weeks. The project is backed by $624.3 million from the Queensland Government’s Renewable Energy and Hydrogen Jobs Fund and $300 million from coal royalties announced in the 2023-24 Budget. CS Energy CEO Darren Busine said the project will support the growing demand for renewable energy from our large commercial and industrial customers and demonstrates our ongoing commitment to the Central Queensland region. “The proximity of the Lotus Creek Wind Farm in the Central Queensland region makes it ideally located to provide reskilling opportunities for our employees.” This announcement is the result of an incredible amount of time, energy and work from our Customer & Growth team and many others across the business. Thank you to everyone involved.

It was great to see the interest in Careers for Net Zero in Gladstone last week! These events have been an important way for the CS Energy to meet with current and future energy industry colleagues to discuss renewable energy jobs, skills and career development, and how we’re moving forward together as the energy industry transforms. Our own grad Olivia Leighton (pictured with Kerry Quilkey) joined the panel discussion with colleagues from Stanwell Corporation Limited Iberdrola Australia and Alpha HPA. The final Queensland event is being held today, Wednesday August 14, in Townsville. For more details including registration, go to https://lnkd.in/gukf9-hc You can read more about Olivia and her work experience at CS Energy here: https://lnkd.in/g_qrbYYd Careers for Net Zero #c4nzqld

Kogan Creek Power Station hosted around 30 delegates from the Toowoomba and Surat Basin Enterprise Energy Summit held last week, with a tour of our power station’s operations – the largest group we’ve hosted in one day! The power station is located near Chinchilla in the Western Downs, and contains the largest single generating unit in Australia, generating up to 750 MW of baseload electricity – that’s enough to power up to one million homes. The delegates were broken up into two groups, with both visiting the new Chinchilla Battery at the Kogan Clean Energy Hub, adjacent to the power station. One group was also able to visit the Kogan Renewable Hydrogen Demonstration Plant at the Hub, while the second group visited the control room at the power station. Thank you to our team Brittany Herbert, Mel Street, Leo Nel, and Stephen Hoult for hosting our guests and showing them around our site, and to FKG Group for sponsoring the group to attend.

Behind every CS Energy asset are teams of people who are responsible for its development, operations, and maintenance – and there were some very happy faces on our Trading floor when the Chinchilla Battery began commercial operations in the National Electricity Market (NEM) recently. From planning and procurement to engineering and maintenance, this project has seen colleagues from across our business involved at different parts of the journey as it was built, extensively tested, and commissioned. We’d like to say a big thank you to everyone who has been involved in the journey. The 100MW/200MWh Chinchilla Battery is CS Energy’s first grid-scale battery, located at the Kogan Clean Energy Hub adjacent to the Kogan Creek Power Station near Chinchilla. It is part of CS Energy’s strategy to create a more flexible, diversified energy portfolio which can rapidly respond to the energy market’s fluctuating demands. It is now in the capable hands of the on-site operations and maintenance team – read more about them here https://lnkd.in/gtB4Pmzz - with further engineering support from the Brisbane office; and the Trading team, which is ‘driving’ the battery in the NEM. Darren Busine Tom Gregg Michael Johnstone Mollie Z. Michael Statham Yanshan Yu Matthew Kennett Maaike Brouwer

We’re excited to share that the Chinchilla Battery recently commenced commercial operations! The 100 MW/200 MWh grid-scale battery is the first completed project at CS Energy’s Kogan Clean Energy Hub on the #westerndowns. Grid-scale batteries complement renewable energy by charging up in the middle of the day when there is often a surplus of solar energy and then releasing it later on when it is needed the most. The Chinchilla Battery underwent a comprehensive commissioning program to test it under a range of operating conditions, ensuring it operates safely and reliably. Since becoming operational, it has been helping meet electricity demand in the morning and evening peaks. Getting the battery to this stage has taken a large effort from many people across our business – from the team at site who will operate and maintain the asset to our traders in Brisbane who will dispatch its output into the grid. Tesla Downer Powerlink Queensland