Sustainable energy producer EDL Energy is partnering with educational organisation Primary Engineer for a competition across United Kingdom schools to inspire more students to pursue engineering careers. The Primary Engineer Leaders Award Competition is asking school students aged 3-19 to consider problems in their everyday lives and draw their solutions to the question, ‘If you…
Read moreEDL’s Coober Pedy Hybrid Renewable Power Station has achieved a significant milestone, recently passing 25,000 hours of 100% renewable energy generation for the remote South Australian mining town. The power station came online in mid-2017 and integrates a 4 MW wind farm, 1 MW of solar power and a 1 MW/500kWhr battery, which is backed…
Read moreA beautiful mural painted by locals, new gear for the triathlon club, support for First Nations content creators and even restoration of two 103-year-old rickshaws are projects bringing more colour and movement to the town of Broome with funding support proudly pledged by EDL. This year EDL and the @Shire of Broome Council have pledged…
Read moreEDL has announced an update to its Executive Leadership Team, with the appointment of Anthony Falbo as North America Chief Executive Officer (NA CEO). EDL Chief Executive Officer (CEO), James Harman said: “I am very pleased to welcome Anthony Falbo as North America CEO. Anthony brings a wealth of experience in landfill gas to renewable…
Read moreWe 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…
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