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Northern Star Contracts With Zenith For 40MW Renewable Energy At The Jundee Mine

2023-07-10T17:02:09+00:00

Zenith Energy and Northern Star have announced a long-term agreement for the supply of electricity to Northern’s Jundee Operations. This agreement involves the incorporation of 40MW of wind and solar energy generation using a combination of wind turbines, solar panels, and a battery system that would be installed and integrated into the existing gas power station Read More

Northern Star Contracts With Zenith For 40MW Renewable Energy At The Jundee Mine2023-07-10T17:02:09+00:00

Bellevue Inks PPA With Zenith Energy To Advance Net Zero Ambitions

2023-05-28T23:20:13+00:00

Bellevue Gold and Zenith Energy have partnered to establish a hybrid power station for the Bellevue Gold Project in Western Australia. Zenith Energy, a Tier 1 Independent Power Producer, will finance, build, own, operate, and maintain the 78.9MW power station, which will utilize a combination of wind and solar generation, thermal generation, and battery storage. The Read More

Bellevue Inks PPA With Zenith Energy To Advance Net Zero Ambitions2023-05-28T23:20:13+00:00

Rising Costs May Push Up Neoen’s 2025, €5.3B Target Of 10GW By €750M

2023-03-08T15:38:57+00:00

The cost of wind, solar, and battery storage projects has risen by 20-60% over the past two years, according to French renewable and storage developer Neoen. The firm, which has around 3 GW of renewable energy projects in Australia, said polysilicon price rises, Covid-19 lockdowns, and supply chain accidents in China were behind the increase. Meanwhile, Read More

Rising Costs May Push Up Neoen’s 2025, €5.3B Target Of 10GW By €750M2023-03-08T15:38:57+00:00

Wind And Solar Generation In Australia Touched All-Time Highs On Feb 11

2023-02-13T16:48:57+00:00

Energy analyst Geoff Eldridge from Global Power Energy observed that Australia's main grid saw record-breaking output from renewables and wind and solar energy on February 11th. At 1.55 pm (AEST), the renewables output reached 20,138.5 MW, surpassing the previous peak by over 731 MW. Additionally, the output of wind and solar energy (variable renewables) touched 19,573.9 Read More

Wind And Solar Generation In Australia Touched All-Time Highs On Feb 112023-02-13T16:48:57+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

Sedibelo Platinum Awards 75 MW Renewable Energy Projects To juwi

2022-03-14T15:00:11+00:00

A juwi/Sturdee consortium will construct two renewable energy projects for the Pilanesberg Platinum Mines situated about 60 km northwest of Rustenburg on the western limb of the Bushveld Complex in South Africa. Aggregating 75 MW, the projects will enable the mine to cut its carbon emissions by 45% and generate significant cost savings. Pilanesberg Platinum, a Read More

Sedibelo Platinum Awards 75 MW Renewable Energy Projects To juwi2022-03-14T15:00:11+00:00

Oz Minerals’ $1.1B West Musgrave Mine To Use Renewables For 80% Of Energy Needs

2020-12-18T16:53:03+00:00

Oz Minerals has issued a  Pre Feasibility Study Update (PFSU) on its greenfield West Musgrave copper and nickel mine in central Western Australia. The project will now cost an estimated A$1.1 billion and assumes a fully off-grid 50MW power solution implemented on a Build-Own-Operate-Maintain (BOOM) basis. The study remarks:  “Off-grid renewable power solution confirmed; focus on Read More

Oz Minerals’ $1.1B West Musgrave Mine To Use Renewables For 80% Of Energy Needs2020-12-18T16:53:03+00:00

Trafigura Adds Renewable Energy As A ‘Third Pillar’ To Its Business

2020-10-29T00:12:16+00:00

Singapore-headquartered Trafigura Group, an international commodity company that trades in metals and energy, has joined hands with IFM Investors, a Swiss fund manager, to form Nala Renewables. (FT) The move marks a huge shift in business focus for Trafigura. One of the world’s biggest independent oil traders, the company is looking to buy or build 2 Read More

Trafigura Adds Renewable Energy As A ‘Third Pillar’ To Its Business2020-10-29T00:12:16+00:00

BHP To Power Queensland Coal Mines With Renewables From CleanCo

2020-10-29T00:10:35+00:00

BHP, the Australian mining giant announced a PPA with clean energy generator CleanCo for the supply of energy from low-emission sources and renewables such as solar and wind to its Queensland coal mines. (BHP) The five-year agreement, effective January 1, 2021, will cut emissions at the mines by 50% by 2025. Between 2021 and 2025, it Read More

BHP To Power Queensland Coal Mines With Renewables From CleanCo2020-10-29T00:10:35+00:00

Chevron and Algonquin To Develop Renewable Energy Projects, Including in Australia

2020-08-03T17:26:29+00:00

Chevron Corporation, the $157 billion global energy major, and Algonquin Power, the Canadian renewable energy and utilities giant, have agreed to co-develop more than 500 MW of renewable energy projects, according to RENEW ECONOMY. Under the four-year agreement, the jointly-owned, co-developed renewable energy projects will come up on Chevron-owned sites in  U.S. Permian Basin (TX and Read More

Chevron and Algonquin To Develop Renewable Energy Projects, Including in Australia2020-08-03T17:26:29+00:00