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President Remarks

 

 

 

President Mic's comments

 

this evening Mic didn't have much to share and

the meeting went quickly to the guest Speaker

 

 

 

 

 

Reports

Jane:  Discussed the Rotary Community Leader,

Leanne:  working-bee at the weekend Leanne has put out an email

Brian Herd: The generator: saw Delmac who are happy to give it a service.  A working bee of the 13/14 April we need to clean the van and finish the Playgrounds ready for transit. 

Perry: key for the post office box pamphlets shelterbox Changing faces Changing lives

 

Speaker

Dan Butler
Manager Engagement and Social License
Office of Hydrogen Power SA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

his week, 

Dan Butler is the Manager, of Engagement and Social Licence, with the Office of Hydrogen Power SA. (OHPSA). He lives in Adelaide with his partner and their four children.  At present, he spends more time in Whyalla than at home.  An interesting note he shared with us was that, he has had to change his address at the Gym he goes to because he attends the one here more often.

 

Dan’s Job is to be here in Whyalla and have conversations with the leaders and the people of Whyalla on what SA’s Hydrogen Jobs Plan means for our community.  They have an office at 73 Westland Shopping Centre and the scale model can be seen there (Dan and Aiden brought it along tonight).  The office is open Tuesday to Thursday from 10 am to 3 pm or via appointment.

 

The PowerPoint presentation Dan brought along and talked to included

• How far it stretches across the region, from Olympic Dam down to Port Lincoln and across to Ceduna.  It encompasses, Solar and Wind; Copper; Magnetite Iron Ore; Port Facilities and Smelters and Steelworks
• SA’s Hydrogen Journey from 2017 through to 2026
• Renewable Hydrogen Electrolysis
• The Hydrogen Jobs Plan
• Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) Preferred delivery partners.  BOC and epic energy
• Power generation GE Verona is the preferred turbine supplier
• Transmission Connector ElectaNet
• Hydrogen Supply, early agreement signed with GFG Alliance
• Worker Accommodation
• Hydrogen Information Hub and the Port Bonython Hydrogen Hub
• Northern Water

 

This evening was well attended and many questions were asked. There was plenty of Interest in the model Dan had brought along.

Immediate Past President Brian Herd gave the vote of thanks.  We look forward to hearing from Dan again with further progress of the OPHSA

 

 

 

 

Reminders

• 13 April Working bee 10 am at the pavilion
• RlI 25 -26th May
• Club assembly at the end of this month