OPTrust, GE, Downer, Partners Group and RES to deliver Australia’s 3rd largest wind farm
Canada's OPTrust, GE, Downer, Partners Group and British company Renewable Energy Systems (RES) will finance a 25-year wind farm project, the third biggest in...
The global map for manufacturing is being re-drawn – yet again
By Karen M. Reddington, President, FedEx Express, Asia Pacific
Just a few decades ago the buzz was all about 'off-shoring' - where manufacturing moved to...
GE signs deal with TerraForm Global to boost international wind growth
GE announced a $25 million investment in US renewables pace-setter SunEdison yieldco, TerraForm Global.
The investment marks GE as the first wind manufacturer included in...
Kimberly-Clark releases 2014/15 Sustainability Progress Report
Kimberly-Clark Australia & New Zealand has released its 2014/15 Sustainability Progress Report highlighting the company’s progress against its sustainability efforts within its People, Planet...
Downer EDI wins $130m wind farm project
Engineering and infrastructure company Downer EDI has announced that it has been awarded a $130 million contract for work on a new wind farm...
Victoria cuts red tape to encourage renewable energy investments
The Victorian Government has made changes to its procedures for applying for wind farm project approvals to drive renewable energy investment in the state.
The...
SA car manufacturer that diversified into renewable energy reaps success with CSIRO solar thermal...
Thanks to the Australian Government’s $20 million Automotive Diversification Programme, Heliostat SA, a SA solar component supplier that employs former auto industry workers, has...
Australia’s largest PV power station gets go ahead to feed full capacity into grid
The Nyngan solar PV plant – part of the $440 million AGL solar project, which is supported by $166.7 million from ARENA and $64.9 million from...
Queensland one step closer to laws requiring petrol companies to put ethanol in fuel
Queensland’s Energy Minister Mark Bailey released a Discussion Paper for an ethanol mandate "to grow the biofuels and bio-manufacturing industries and create more jobs"...
Panasonic tests solar battery storage system in Australia – inks deals with 3 Aussie...
Electronics giant Panasonic has struck agreements with three Australian energy utilities to trial its home-based battery storage options.
The company has announced pilot projects with...
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Responding to manufacturing demand and performance signals
Australian manufacturers are navigating a challenging environment. Just as output had returned to growth, higher fuel and freight costs, rising input prices and global supply chain disruption renewed pressure on margins and cash flow.
