HRL Holdings Limited

Geothermal

HRL Holdings (HRL) continues to be engaged in the clean energy industry with the exploration and development of its geothermal projects in Victoria, aiming to produce clean base load power using world best practice. Two Geothermal Exploration Permits (GEP’s 6 and 8) have recently been renewed for a further 5 year term. The proposed work programs include targeting high flow rates from hot water areas in fractured sedimentary aquifers, re-interpreting 2D seismic data, completing 3D seismic surveys, drilling and testing.

Environmental Services

Through its 2 certified laboratories located in Brisbane and Darwin, OCTIEF offers a number a specialised environmental services, which includes but is not limited to:

- environmental studies;

- management of safe containment or removal of hazardous contaminates;

- sampling water and soils for toxic materials such as asbestos, metals and other contaminates;

- dust, noise and vibration sampling and monitoring;

- environmental compliance monitoring;

- contaminated land assessment;

- ecological assessment;

- environmental auditing; and

- project management.

OCTIEF also work fundamentally within sustainability, which includes providing an understanding, measurement and baseline of the footprint of an organisation including direct and indirect emissions, energy, water and waste.

The sector operation of OCTIEF and provision of services as outlined above, when considered in totality with the operations of HRL, generate a combined company with a focus in the environmental services and clean energy industries.