Following UTAS pro vice-chancellor David Adams' opinion piece, Mr Grose said Launceston was a logical choice and would benefit the city in several ways if chosen. He said if the project was based in the city why not also make it Australia's centre and leader in renewable energy education.

"The headquarters would deliver significant benefits to the city in terms of increased professional employment and the clearly-demonstrated broad economic benefits from which would flow.

"The next logical step is to create Launceston as the national hub for the teaching of skills in the renewable energy industry," he said.

"The national debate at the moment is revolving around the need for higher levels of low-emission renewable energy, yet where in Australia do students go if they wish to specialise in this field.

"This is one way that [it] can do far more than simply generate renewable energy."

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The BOTN project envisions the state making a greater contribution to the national electricity market through renewable energy including wind, hydropower expansion and further interconnection to the mainland.

Mr Grose said the case to base the project in the city was strong, due to its proximity to a growing UTAS campus and a place like Henty House may be appropriate for a HQ.

"This creates opportunity and investment where people, and capital, can draw confidence that a secure and exciting future beckons."

He said artificial stimulation, such as incentivising companies and people, did not work for long term growth and instead of a long-term plan needed to be implemented to encourage population and business growth.

"The key way that governments can drive this is by establishing things like the headquarters...in Launceston," Mr Grose said.

"This creates opportunity and investment where people, and capital, can draw confidence that a secure and exciting future beckons."