We are pleased to be supplying more local homes and businesses with renewable energy following an expansion of our landfill gas power station at Byron Center, Michigan in the United States. A third engine has been commissioned, taking the operation’s installed capacity to 4.8MW, to make beneficial use of more biogas from the South Kent…
Read moreThis Sunday, 23rd June, we celebrate International Women in Engineering Day and honour the women working in the field of engineering. EDL is proud to embrace this year’s theme, #Enhancedbyengineering, and the contributions of female engineers and women who support engineering departments globally across our business and the customers we power. Meet Suki Zhang, one…
Read moreEDL’s General Manager for Remote Energy, Geoff Hobley, was a guest speaker at the Energy and Mines Australia Summit 2024, held on 7-8 May in Perth, Western Australia. The theme for this year’s 8th Energy and Mines Australia Summit was ‘The Decarbonised Mine’, with energy companies and miners seeking to advance their focus from target…
Read moreImproving technology and reduced costs is making it more viable for mining operations to incorporate renewable power generation into their overall energy mix. Off grid, or islanded power solutions are becoming increasingly attractive as the cost of upgrading and replacing transmission networks surge. EDL is an Independent Power Producer (IPP), and works with customers to…
Read moreWith the Summer wet season taking effect, teams at our northern Australian operations and Global Control Centre in Brisbane have put the finishing touches on an advance readiness program to prepare for the impacts that peak electricity demands and extreme weather events can have on our power stations. EDL operations supply power to numerous remote…
Read moreIn 2014, EDL National Maintenance Facility Manager, Neil King, embarked on a journey to redefine the landscape of trades by fostering gender diversity. Initially faced with challenges in attracting female candidates for mechanical apprenticeships, EDL’s commitment to change began with a single apprenticeship offered to a young lady from Dapto High School. The turning point…
Read morePamela Johnson was three-and-a-half months pregnant when she applied for her role with EDL. After disclosing her pregnancy during the recruitment process, Pamela was unsure if she would be considered a desirable candidate and concerned about how she could manage maternity leave when her baby was due. But EDL’s General Manager of Technical Services, Jenny…
Read moreOn January 5, 2023 a wind turbine at EDL’s Cullerin Range Wind Farm in regional New South Wales overheated and caught fire. There were no injuries, and the Rural Fire Service were immediately notified. As the operations and maintenance provider of Cullerin Range Wind Farm, Vestas, has been working closely with EDL and regulatory authorities…
Read moreThe team at EDL are mid-way through their most active month of the year – STEPtember – when many employees have significantly increased their daily exercise activity. While STEPtember presents a great opportunity to fine-tune fitness levels before heading into the end-of-year celebration season, there is a much more personal cause driving EDL, and that…
Read moreEDL’s Jabiru Hybrid Renewable Power Station has won Project of the Year at the Engineers Australia Excellence Awards – People & Projects Northern Division, held in Darwin on Thursday, 7 September. EDL CEO James Harman said the award recognised a project that has reliably delivered renewable power to the residents of Jabiru since the power…
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