NSW AG Speakman hails "new #renewableenergy zone for the New England region " with generation capacity "nearly the size of the state's entire fleet of coal-fired power plants" -seems unaware that #renewableenergy zone will require imported parts that are flown to Australia on old, gigantic Antanovs
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by Ganesh Sahathevan
A tweet from NSW Attorney General Mark Speakman, who is considered a future premier of NSW:
It is unclear how many these jobs are likely to eventuate, when crucial components must be imported, on some of the world's largest planes, which are not known to be carbon efficient. As reported by The Australian,
Flight radar data showed the An-124 registered UR82009 arrived in Sydney from Colombo in Sri Lanka after leaving Kiev in Ukraine. Airservices Australia also confirmed the An-124’s landing in Sydney.
The Australian has learned the massive aircraft, operated by the Antonov Design Bureau was carrying a 25-tonne solar energy converter, destined for an Australian wind farm.
The converter was collected from Palermo, Sicily where it was manufactured.
Mr Speakman seems to be struggling with the law, and this diversion into the highly complex area of energy generation is ill-advised, especially for someone who is regarded as a future premier.
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Hiding in plane sight: Border Force’s Antonov that wasn’t there
The huge Antonov An-124 UR82009 which carried major components for a wind farm from Italy to Sydney. Picture: Kurt Ams
The arrival of the world’s second largest cargo plane in Sydney last Friday did not go unnoticed by planespotters but Australian Border Force insists it never landed.
In response to queries from The Australian about the Antonov An-124, an ABF spokeswoman said “this aircraft never landed at Sydney Airport”.
Pictures captured by planespotter Kurt Ams show differently, and Sydney Airport also confirmed the An-124’s arrival on Good Friday afternoon and departure Monday morning.
Flight radar data showed the An-124 registered UR82009 arrived in Sydney from Colombo in Sri Lanka after leaving Kiev in Ukraine. Airservices Australia also confirmed the An-124’s landing in Sydney.
The Australian has learned the massive aircraft, operated by the Antonov Design Bureau was carrying a 25-tonne solar energy converter, destined for an Australian wind farm.
With a capacity to carry 150 tonnes of freight, the An-124 is second only in size to the Antonov An-225, the world’s largest cargo plane.
Measuring 69m long, 21m high and with a 73.3m wingspan, the An-124 can travel up to 10,090km with its 250,000kg-capacity fuel tanks.
Although the Australian delivery was not coronavirus-related, the Antonovs are currently in high demand to transport vital medical supplies around the world.
The aircraft normally generate much interest among the aviation community with a 2016 visit by an An-225 Mriya attracting thousands of people to Perth Airport.
In contrast last week’s visit by the An-124 took most by surprise, with social media abuzz with questions about the cargo plane.
It took The Australian three days to get a response from the ABF which denied the aircraft ever landed at Sydney, but a spokeswoman promised to revisit the matter if more evidence was provided.
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