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Australia’s Most Advanced Renewable Energy Hub
Daystar Energy’s Columboola Renewable Energy Hub delivers solar, battery, hydrogen, and data innovations powering a sustainable future.
Our project portfolio is fully DA-approved, covering large-scale battery storage, solar generation, hydrogen, and data centre developments. This ensures that every project has a clear pathway to completion. By achieving approvals upfront, we deliver certainty to investors and accelerate time to market.
The project area is surveyed, registered, and secured on title, with reconfiguration DA approvals in place. This enables long-term lease registration and provides de-risked tenure with full legal rights over the development footprint. For partners, this means guaranteed access, clear boundaries, and confidence that land security will never delay progress.
Located just 150 metres from Powerlink’s 275kV Columboola Substation, our projects enjoy direct and cost-efficient access to Queensland’s transmission network. This unparalleled proximity minimises connection costs, reduces development risk, and positions Columboola as one of the most strategically located renewable energy hubs in the National Electricity Market.
CREH OVERVIEW
Located just 4.5 hrs west of Brisbane covering over 120 hectares is the Columboola Renewable Energy Hub (CREH).
The CREH is a multi project renewable energy facility comprising of 100MW Solar farm, 2 x 250MW Battery Storage (BESS) a 50MW Hydrogen/Oxygen production facility and a 25MW+ Data Centre.
All projects have DA approval.
The project site is located within 150m of the Columboola substation with both 275kV and 132kV infrastructure available.
Land Security and Tenure
The land is fully secured, with the project area surveyed and a long-term lease registered on the title. Development approvals are in place for a reconfiguration of a lot providing a de-risked tenure and ensuring full legal rights over the project area, giving investors and partners complete confidence in long-term project stability.
CREH OVERVIEW
Queensland Renewable Energy Zone Located (Southern QREZ)
Hydrogen Refuelling Network Proximity
NBN Fiber Optic Proximity
DA Validity up to 2029
CREH PROJECT STRUCTURE
All projects within the CREH development are set up as independent Special Purpose Vehicles (SPV). This means any project can be acquired individually or in specific bundles. Each Pty Ltd company (e.g. Whitestone energy Pty Ltd) is the project proponent on the respective DA. To acquire a project only the shareholding in a Pty Ltd company (SPV) needs to be acquired. The CREH project area is subdivided by lease (DA approved – Reconfiguration of lot) and is registered on land title. This structure gives the project all “rights” up to fee simple over the project area and ensures project autonomy from the rest of the property.
Project Proponents
100MW Solar Daystar Energy Pty Ltd
250MW BESS Whitestone Energy Pty Ltd
250MW BESS Cornerstone Energy Pty Ltd
50MW Hydrogen - Hygen Energy Pty Ltd.
25MW Data Center Genesis Data Pty Ltd
33kV/275kV Substation Omni Energy Pty Ltd
Daystar Energy 100MW Solar Farm
The Agrivoltaic (hemp) option is achieved by raising the solar array up to 4m high allowing for cultivation underneath. Hemp is the ideal crop for this with its quick growing (90 days) bi/tri annual harvest and valuable by-products. It can also sequester large amounts of carbon providing carbon offsets (approx 7500TPA on the 100MW 120ha site).
There is also carbon nanotube production (Industrial Graphene) for use as concrete additive for construction (increasing tensile strength) and biochar production for soil conditioning/ rejuvenation (increased agriculture production).
NB growing hemp under the solar array can increase the efficiency of solar PV (20-30%) as it keeps panels cooler during the day (creates a micro-climate underneath the solar PV array).
Agrivoltaic Option
DAYSTAR ENERGY 100MW/200MW SOLAR FARM (with agrivoltaic opFon).
The Daystar Energy 100MW solar farm i nv olve s t he c o n s t r u cF o n a n d operaFon of a large-scale solar farm covering an area of 120 hectares, which will generate up to 600MWac of clean renewable energy per day 300 days/year.
The Project will uFlise 720w bi-facial photovoltaic (PV) solar panels mounted in rows on a Flt axis tracking system. Solar output in our region is on average of 6hrs/day x 300 days/year.
NB: 30ha addiFonal land available giving 150ha in total.
500MW Battery Storage - Bess
Battery Storage for FCAS / Arbitrage / Firmed Energy Storage
The CREH project will house two x 250MW battery storage facilities (BESS). The project proponents of the two BESS facilities are Cornerstone Energy & Whitestone Energy respectively.
The BESS projects have multiple capabilities and applications such as firmed energy storage /FCAS/Arbitrage.
Having 500MW of BESS storage within 150m of major network infrastructure lends itself to accessing an AM/PM peak energy market.
There is currently an option for each 250MW BESS to have an independent ( 275 k V) bay at the Columboola Substation.
Omni Energy - 33kV – 275kV Substation
The Omni Energy Pty Ltd Substation (OES) forms the heart of the Columboola Renewable Energy Hub CREH. The OES will Interlink the two 250MW (4h) battery projects and the 100MW/200MW solar farm together as one interchangeable utility.
The DA approved OES comprises of a 33kV substation based on the project site that connects to the Columboola substation grid infrastructure via a 275kV connection.
Having a 275kV connection to the national grid infrastructure enables large-scale load and generation possibilities for the CREH project
Columboola 132kV/275kV Substation
The Columboola Substation (CS) forms part of the National Energy Grid Network (NEGN) and comprises of both 132kV and 275kV infrastructure. The (CS) services the South East Queensland (SEQ) electricity network and is one of the main interconnector substations.
The CS infrastructure is already playing a vital role in the development of renewables in (SEQ) and is one of the key pieces of infrastructure for the Southern Queensland Renewable Energy Zone (SQREZ).
The CREH project is located within 150m of the (CS) making it not only exceptionally well positioned but giving it unparalleled ease of access to the (NEGN).
Queensland Renewable Energy Zone (Qrez)
As part of the Queensland governments target of 50% renewable energy by 2030 Queensland Renewable Energy Zones (QREZ) have been implemented to coordinate achieving this goal.
The CREH project is positioned within the southern QREZ, which opens up significant benefits and advantages over other renewable energy projects positioned elsewhere.
One of the main advantages of being within a QREZ is that a project is flagged by government (on the radar) and this can help with funding/off take agreements for a project.
Hygen Energy – Green H2/O2
By using our solar energy to power an electrolysis process to energise the H2O, the H2 and O2 gasses can be separated and captured.
At Full production it is estimated that the Hygen Energy H2/O2 facility will produce 24,000kg/day of high grade hydrogen and 12,000Kg/day of medical grade oxygen.
This would equate to an annual production capacity of 8,7600,000Kg of hydrogen and 4,380,000Kg of Oxygen.
Project Proximity Potential
The CREH project is well positioned to take advantage of the emerging Hydrogen economy, both by its location on the Warrego highway (the major east west arterial route) and as part of the East Coast Renewable Hydrogen Refueling Network. This initiative is supported by the Queensland, New South Wales and Victorian state Governments.
Being located near key transport infrastructure is critical for hydrogen adoption, as it enables rapid distribution for both domestic and industrial users. This ensures the project can support both regional operators and facilitate an east/west refueling network with minimal additional infrastructure investment.
Queensland Renewable Energy Zone (Qrez)
As part of the Queensland governments target of 50% renewable energy by 2030 Queensland Renewable Energy Zones (QREZ) have been implemented to coordinate achieving this goal.
The CREH project is positioned within the southern QREZ, which opens up significant benefits and advantages over other renewable energy projects positioned elsewhere.
One of the main advantages of being within a QREZ is that a project is flagged by government (on the radar) and this can help with funding/off take agreements for a project.
Why We're different
Live Green, Love Green, Think Green.
Empowering sustainability with solar, battery, hydrogen, and data innovations, Daystar Energy delivers advanced renewable solutions for a cleaner future.
We harness proven technology with forward-thinking solutions to create next generation energy hubs.
Our portfolio spans solar, storage, data and hydrogen, ensuring resilience through multiple revenue streams.
With DA approvals secured and proximity to major grid infrastructure, our projects are truly future-ready.
Every project is designed to deliver clean, reliable energy while leaving a lasting positive impact on communities and the environment.
Invest in Australia’s Renewable Energy Future
Daystar Energy’s Columboola Renewable Energy Hub (CREH) —solar, battery, hydrogen, and data creating sustainable growth, clean energy, and long-term value.