Synergies has a great wealth of experience in assisting businesses, research organisations, NGOs and local councils with preparing business cases for projects and programs. Increasingly, government funding is competitive and often calls for robust economic analysis to demonstrate positive returns to investment and contribution to jobs.
We frequently work with clients to help develop business cases for major infrastructure projects, R&D programs, or new technologies that are seeking government support.
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The Port of Abbot Point and Townsville have both been identified as prospective hubs for the largescale production and export of green hydrogen by the Queensland and Commonwealth Governments. Acknowledging the significant technical hurdles that must be overcome for Australia to develop a commercially viable green hydrogen export industry, effective infrastructure planning is a critical requirement to facilitate the growth of the green hydrogen and other emerging energy industries.
The North Queensland Water for ...
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After a sustained period of strong performance, the last five years in the Nogoa Mackenzie WSS has been characterised by relatively poor availability of Medium Priority water entitlements for agricultural users. Compounded by the removal of the inflatable bag from Bedford Weir, this period of poor reliability has coincided with strong performance in most other water supply schemes throughout Queensland.
This has significantly impacted irrigation users in the scheme, which includes largescale cotton producers ...
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The Dawson Valley Water Supply Scheme has exhibited significant growth in agricultural water use over the past five years, driven by the increased uptake of water entitlements by largescale cotton growers. The significant demand for the temporary leases of the Strategic Water Infrastructure Reserve, administered by the Queensland Government, is evidence of the significant demand that exists in the scheme and the opportunity for additional water supply to generate significant direct and flow-on economic benefits.
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Synergies undertook the economic analysis component of the North Pine Dam Staged Strengthening Options Analysis and Dam Improvement Project Preliminary Business Case for Seqwater. The project involved undertaking a cost-benefit analysis of several options for addressing the dam failure risk, noting North Pine Dam was assessed as non-compliant with the ANCOLD Dam Safety Guidelines. The Staged Strengthening project involved the analysis of early works to partially address the dam’s non-compliance, while the Dam Improvement Project ...
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The Rookwood Weir project represents a transformational piece of water supply infrastructure for the Lower Fitzroy region. The $568.9 million project, which was completed in late 2023, has a yield of 86, 000 ML (Medium Priority-equivalent) and has significantly increased the volume of water available for irrigated crop production in the Lower Fitzroy region, in addition to providing for a significant improvement in water security for urban customers in the Livingstone Shire Council and major ...
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While significant dam proposals such as Hells Gates Dam and Urannah Dam capture a great deal of public attention, a review of recent history in the Australian rural water sector shows that smaller scale projects can present more economically and financial propositions for government while delivering significant benefits to regional communities.
Synergies was engaged by Flinders Shire Council to undertake the economic and financial analysis of the Hughenden Water Bank project as part of ...