Tag: sustainability
Sandfire announces major milestone at DeGrussa Solar Power Project in WA
At the beginning of this year, Sandfire Resources partnered up with Juwi Renewable Energy to construct a 10.6 MW off-grid solar power station at...
WA’s Rottnest Island to get an off-grid hybrid power system
Australia’s largest producer of renewable energy Hydro Tasmania will deploy an off-grid hybrid system that will transform the popular Rottnest Island in Western Australia.
The...
Huntlee in NSW could become Australia’s first off-the-grid suburb
Brookfield Energy has been awarded $442,000 from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) to conduct a $1.1 million study and determine whether entire suburbs...
Check out Dubai’s 3D printed smart palms (VIDEO)
Dubai based media, marketing and design company D Idea Media has developed and installed “community tech hubs” in the form of 20-foot palm trees...
GE and BHP join forces to boost efficiency and cut greenhouse gas emissions in...
General Electric and BHP Billiton have formed a partnership to work on pinpointing innovative solutions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from mining operations and...
Australia to become world leader in home battery storage – new report
A new report, titled Powerful Potential: Battery Storage for Renewable Energy and Electric Cars, by the Climate Council has revealed that Australia is on its...
Uralla in NSW could become the first self-sufficient town in Australia
Environment Minister Mark Speakman has launched a model to help towns plan a transition to 100% renewable energy consumption in the town of Uralla,...
WA company develops new inverter technology that is set to revolutionise the solar industry
Back in May, Perth-based Sunvertec Pty Ltd launched its Xenos distributed inverter at the Australian Solar Council Solar 2015 Exhibition and Conference that took...
Dyesol awarded ARENA grant to commercialise high-efficiency, low-cost solar cell
Renewable energy supplier Dyesol has announced that it has been awarded a $449,000 grant from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA).
The NSW company will...
Rio Tinto turns on Australia’s first commercial diesel displacement solar plant
Weipa Solar, a 1.7MW solar PV plant at Rio Tinto's Weipa bauxite mine and processing facilities in north Queensland, has officially begun operation.
The plant –...













