Tag: renewable energy
World-leading waste-to-energy company plans to open a $400m facility near Ipswich
German waste-to-energy company REMONDIS is looking to build a $400 million energy-from-waste (EfW) facility in Swanbank, south of Ipswich.
Subject to receiving all approvals from...
QUT to establish pilot plant producing hydrogen from renewable energy
Queensland University of Technology (QUT) has announced that it will establish a pilot plant for the production of hydrogen from renewable energy.
The pilot plant...
Origin Energy to build Victoria’s largest virtual power plant
Origin Energy has partnered with the Victorian Government to develop its first virtual power plant (VPP) in the state.
The Victorian Government, through its Microgrid...
Boral looking to build a biorefinery that turns sawmill residue into renewable diesel
Boral Timber, a subsidiary of Boral Limited, is investigating the possibility of building a ‘second-generation’ biofuels refinery in the Mid North Coast of New...
Australia could become a global hydrogen exporter within a decade, according to report
A new report prepared for ARENA by ACIL Allen Consulting has found that Australia is in a strong position to benefit from the growing...
SRT Logistics’ massive new solar array commissioned in Tasmania
Tasmanian Minister for Energy Guy Barnett has welcomed the delivery of one of the largest commercial PV installations in the state.
Designed to meet the...
Global auto conglomerate opens distribution warehouse in Melbourne
The Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance has announced the opening of a state-of-the-art National Distribution Centre in Melbourne designed to maximise productivity, efficiency and accuracy in order...
Stage One of Onslow’s microgrid project completed
Energy Minister Ben Wyatt has visited Onslow on Tuesday to see the completed gas-fired power station and associated infrastructure built as Stage One of the...
New wind farm for regional Victoria
Victorian Minister for Planning Richard Wynne has announced the approval of a new 40 MW wind farm near Wonwondah North in Western Victoria.
The thirteen-turbine...
Mars Australia to go fully ‘green’ by 2020
Mars Australia will become one of the first FMCG manufacturers in Australia to source the equivalent of 100% of its electricity from renewable energy sources, thanks...