Australia’s soon to be largest solar plant, a step closer to perfection
On a 250 hectare site, 550 km northwest of Sydney, Australia's soon to be largest solar plant moves a step closer to completion. The...
Terracycle: Australia has already joined the Cigarette Waste Brigade
Last week we wrote a story about the New Jersey-based recycling company TerraCycle Inc, which developed a program in 2012 to recycle discarded cigarette butts by...
V/Line’s first solar powered level crossing installed at Huntly
Minister for Public Transport Terry Mulder has announced that V/Line — Australia's largest regional public transport — has installed its first solar powered level...
Sydney to join unique cigarette butt recycling program
Discarded cigarette butts are being turned into something useful in New Orleans, and Sydney may soon join the large-scale recycling effort which was originally...
CEFC to provide $120m in funding for Tindo, Kudos and SunEdison
Tindo Solar, Kudos Energy and SunEdison will receive funding from the Government's Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) which is set to provide up to...
German and French researchers reach new record in solar CPV efficiency
A team of researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE in Freiburg, Germany — the largest solar research institute in Europe...
Experts say Australia’s policy on renewable energy stifles investments in the sector
California-based renewable energy company Solar Reserve has abandoned plans to develop electricity plants for the public market in Australia because of the Government’s hostile...
Australia’s $10b clean-energy bank set to announce solar deals
The Australian Government’s A$10 billion clean-energy bank, which operates under the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) Act 2012, is set to announce a number...
Burder Industries goes solar to boost competitiveness
To boost competitiveness and protect local jobs, Victoria-based Burder Industries — a regional manufacturer of customised tractor and earthmoving equipment — has installed a new 355kWp...
Downer snags ‘Excellence in Sustainability’ award
The Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia (IPWEA) South Australian Division has presented Downer’s Road Infrastructure business in South Australia with the Excellence in...
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AVEVA and Schneider Electric spearhead digital transformation in mining
AVEVA, a global leader in industrial software driving digital transformation, has partnered with Schneider Electric to redefine what smart, sustainable mining looks like in the age of AI.
