The NSW Government is investing $28 million to build a new Renewables Manufacturing Hub in Blacktown, Western Sydney.
The new hub is expected to employ 143 full-time workers over the lifetime of the project, creating a workforce that will make Western Sydney a key supplier to the renewable energy industry.
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In addition to the $28 million NSW Government grant to metal recycling group Sell & Parker to operate the hub, $38 million will be co-invested by Sell & Parker, taking the total investment in the local area to $66 million.
Sell & Parker is an Australian-owned company with a 60-year history in the steel industry and a strong track record in recycling and steel manufacturing. It has an existing facility in Smithfield.
The hub will produce 780 turbine anchors for the wind sector, thousands of torque tubes, mounts and brackets for solar farms and 200 monopoles per year for transmission infrastructure.
Once complete, the hub will produce 46,000 tonnes of competitively priced steel a year, backing local manufacturing and supporting homegrown innovation and jobs.
This funding has been awarded under the Renewable Manufacturing Construction Ready Stream of the NSW Government’s $480 million Net Zero Manufacturing Initiative, which is helping local businesses scale up to meet the demand for renewable energy components and low-carbon products.
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Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Penny Sharpe said, “The Minns Labor Government is driving new jobs and this new Renewables Manufacturing Hub is a perfect example of the way NSW is building the industries of the future right here at home.
“This facility will not only deliver the steel components needed for renewable energy projects across the state, but it will also strengthen Western Sydney’s role as a powerhouse of innovation and manufacturing.”
