Queensland

FFI To Deliver Hydrogen Electrolyzers From Gladstone Facility This Year

2023-04-24T16:07:03+00:00

Fortescue Future Industries (FFI), the green energy subsidiary of Andrew Forrest-owned Australian iron ore firm Fortescue Metals Group, has completed construction of its first Australian-made hydrogen electrolyzer prototype. The company says it plans to begin producing the devices at its new facility in Gladstone, Queensland, later this year. FFI is now looking at using its own Read More

FFI To Deliver Hydrogen Electrolyzers From Gladstone Facility This Year2023-04-24T16:07:03+00:00

Rio Tinto Seeks Bids For 4,000 MW Of Renewable Power For Queensland Aluminum Ops

2022-06-13T11:12:01+00:00

To operate its aluminum assets in Queensland, Rio Tinto needs an aggregate 1140MW of reliable power, which translates into 4,000 MW of renewable power with firming solutions. The mining major has floated a Request for Proposals (RFP) to develop wind and solar power projects that can satisfy this requirement by 2030. The RFP covers the energy Read More

Rio Tinto Seeks Bids For 4,000 MW Of Renewable Power For Queensland Aluminum Ops2022-06-13T11:12:01+00:00

SunSHIFT’s movable solar suits New Century Resources

2019-02-13T10:12:07+00:00

Contractors installing SunSHIFT's movable solar farm at the Century Zinc Mine and processing plant. Movable solar company SunSHIFT is moving up in the world. The Sydney-based firm landed a new deal to power the Century Zinc Mine, a New Century Resources site located in Queensland. The portable and scalable system will be built with SunSHIFT’s one-megawatt Read More

SunSHIFT’s movable solar suits New Century Resources2019-02-13T10:12:07+00:00

Indian energy giant Adani to build $100m solar plant in Australia

2019-02-13T13:21:15+00:00

Power magnate Adani will diversify its Australian holdings by building a $100 million solar farm in the heart of the nation’s coal country. While Adani’s operations in Australia have so far been limited to coal mining — its proposed Carmichael Coal Mine in central Queensland would be Australia’s largest, if approved — work on the array Read More

Indian energy giant Adani to build $100m solar plant in Australia2019-02-13T13:21:15+00:00

210 new jobs as Sun Metals solar powers North Queensland Clean Energy Boom

2019-08-28T12:14:45+00:00

Photo by First Quantum Minerals (FQM) (FQM Image Library) [Public domain, GFDL or CC BY-SA 4.0-3.0-2.5-2.0-1.0], via Wikimedia Commons. Construction has begun on Queensland’s largest industrial solar project, which will see 1.3 million solar panels installed at the Sun Metals zinc refinery in North Queensland. When completed, the new power station will generate 125 megawatt of Read More

210 new jobs as Sun Metals solar powers North Queensland Clean Energy Boom2019-08-28T12:14:45+00:00

If Glencore wants cheap energy for Mt. Isa, it should go solar

2019-02-14T13:44:47+00:00

Mt. Isa Mines (CC BY-ND 2.0). Photo by densbin, via Flickr. Mining magnate Glencore is rattling sabers about shuttering its copper mines at Mt. Isa in Queensland, largely due to the soaring cost of energy. If it follows through on its threat, the company will be scuttling at least 2,000 local jobs. But the firm’s woes Read More

If Glencore wants cheap energy for Mt. Isa, it should go solar2019-02-14T13:44:47+00:00

Former gold mine to become renewable energy hub

2019-02-15T12:25:07+00:00

Photo: Marc McCormack, via Genex Power Sydney-based Genex Power will transform the abandoned Kidston Gold Mine in Northern Queensland into a clean energy powerhouse combining solar and storage. The site will host a 50 MW solar project (KSP1), a 250 MW pumped-storage hydro project (KPSHP), and another 270 MW solar project (KSP2). Kidston’s former status as Read More

Former gold mine to become renewable energy hub2019-02-15T12:25:07+00:00

Adani to Build 1,500 MW of Solar Projects in Australia

2019-02-13T13:16:43+00:00

India’s energy giant Adani, which is trying to build Australia’s largest thermal coal mine, has secured land for two solar farms worth A$400 million ($300 million) in Queensland and South Australia. The projects will kickstart the company’s five-year plan to install 1,500 MW of solar power plants in Australia. The energy conglomerate is planning to build Read More

Adani to Build 1,500 MW of Solar Projects in Australia2019-02-13T13:16:43+00:00