The Queensland Government has announced the Low Emissions Investment Partnerships (LEIP), which aims to accelerate least-cost emissions reductions via partnerships and co-investment in established emissions reduction strategies. The focus is on reducing emissions from the State’s largest emitting facilities, with an initial focus on the metallurgical coal industry.

The engineering services advisor will be a key member of the Low Emissions Investment Partnerships (LEIP) team, over the course of this multi-year program. The primary roles of the engineering services advisor are to provide advice and support on the technical issues relating to emissions reduction projects proposed by LEIP proponents and assessing proponents’ approaches to achieving their Safeguard Mechanism baseline requirements. The scope of services surrounding the review of proponent projects is expected to include advising on their:

• Technical and commercial readiness
• Emissions reduction effectiveness
• Existing use in the field (Australia and internationally)
• Fit-for-purpose.
• Facility-specific issues
• Scaling (including abilities to share costs and benefits through multi-facility participation / cooperation)
• Ability for diffusion across other projects or facilities in the state
• Capital and ongoing costs
• Integration with existing infrastructure and processes
• Replacement of existing technology
• Safety implications
• Regulatory requirements
• Potential alternatives.

For detailed information on the specific services sought under this tender, please download the Request for Quote document