Statement – Nexsphere, 9 December 2021
Bass Offshore Wind Energy project (BOWE)
The Bass Offshore Wind Energy project (BOWE) is a transformational renewable energy project that will help accelerate Australia’s change to a green and clean energy supply.
The project will design, construct and operate a large-scale wind farm in Commonwealth waters 30 kilometres off the coast of north-eastern Tasmania, taking advantage of Tasmania’s world-class offshore wind resources.
BOWE will redefine what it means to give back, with between 35 and 70 offshore wind turbines generating up to 1,000 megawatts of renewable energy, potentially powering up to 325,000 homes with zero emissions – and saving 2 million tonnes of CO2 annually.
The project will support Australia’s transition to a zero-carbon economy, and will confirm Tasmania’s status as a global renewable energy powerhouse, while also supporting the Tasmanian Government’s global leading target of 200% renewable energy.
BOWE. Change is in the air.
Project Team
BOWE is a project of Nexsphere, an Australian-owned and operated company with a focus on projects that can significantly impact and accelerate Australia’s transition to a green economy.
We are a committed group of experienced professionals with a drive to deliver meaningful solutions that help the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy – before it’s too late. We aim to find and develop economically viable, transformative solutions, ensuring Australia’s energy needs are met with green power.
Founded in 2017 by Glen Kierse, an international expert in infrastructure and energy development, and Leanne McDougall, a finance professional who is passionate about our natural environment, we have brought together some highly credentialled professionals, including a core team of engineers and a range of renewable energy experts, to plan and deliver BOWE in the coming years.
Media release – Guy Barnett, Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction, 9 December 2021
Nexsphere to develop offshore wind energy project in Bass Strait
The Tasmanian Liberal Government welcomes today’s announcement by Nexsphere that it intends to develop an offshore wind energy project in Bass Strait.
Tasmania is already a world leader at generating 100 per cent of our electricity needs from renewables and we have legislated to be 200 per cent by 2040.
Bass Strait has been identified as one of the top options for offshore wind energy generation in the country by the national Blue Economy Cooperative Research Centre.
These projects also complement Project Marinus, Battery of the Nation and our plans to supply renewable energy for an emerging green hydrogen industry to be based out of the Bell Bay Advanced Manufacturing Zone.
Nexsphere, formerly known as Brookvale Energy, plans a windfarm project off north-east Tasmania that would generate between 500-1000 megwatts – enough energy to power 325,000 homes.
Offshore wind as a renewable energy source is booming globally and the International Energy Agency views offshore wind as one of the big three sources of clean energy alongside solar and onshore wind.
Bass Strait was found to have consistently higher and stronger winds at points both 50 and 100km offshore than the other locations and second only to Portland in Victoria for a 25km offshore based location.
As part of the Tasmanian Renewable Energy Action Plan we have identified Tasmania’s ocean, tidal, and offshore energy resources as a key direction towards delivering a fully self-sufficient, fully-green energy supply that can feed into the broader national energy network to generate significant economic returns for our state.
Tasmania’s world class offshore wind resource can play a key role providing the nation with the clean energy it needs as well as developing a new offshore industry with the potential to create hundreds of jobs.
