Global distributed energy producer EDL’s Agnew Hybrid Renewable Project in Western Australia has edged out competition from around the world to be named Engineering Solution of the Year at the 2020 Global Energy Awards.
Read moreLeading energy producer EDL and global miner Gold Fields were joint winners at the Australian Engineering Excellence Awards for 2020, as their Agnew Hybrid Renewable Project was hailed as “a significant step forward in hybrid renewable energy engineering at scale”.
Read moreIn conjunction with National Reconciliation Week and Mabo Day on 3 June 2020, sustainable energy producer EDL launched its first Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) via a virtual event attended by almost 200 employees across Australia.
Read moreGlobal energy producer EDL has successfully completed the 56MW Agnew Hybrid Renewable Project for Gold Fields’ Agnew Gold Mine in remote Western Australia.
All five wind turbines are now up and running and successfully integrated into Australia’s largest hybrid renewable microgrid, and the first in the country to power a mine with wind-generated electricity on a large scale. In favourable weather conditions, the project has delivered up to 70% of Agnew’s power requirements with renewable energy.
EDL is proud to announce that its 32MW Brea Power Plant has achieved a major safety milestone of five consecutive years without a significant safety incident, even through the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read moreAs the COVID-19 pandemic unfolds, EDL remains focused on our target of ZERO Harm by keeping our people safe and healthy as we deliver essential services to power our communities and customers. There have been no disruptions to EDL’s 24/7 operations and we are continuing to supply reliable, sustainable energy through our 99 sites.
Read moreOn 3 March 2020, EDL and joint venture partners Kinetrex Energy and South Side Landfill celebrated the opening of the Indy High BTU plant at the Indianapolis South Side Landfill. The plant, which will be fully operational March 20, will convert landfill methane gas into approximately 8 million gallons of pipeline-quality renewable natural gas (RNG) each year.
Read moreEDL has donated $250,000 to the Red Cross and rural fire services to support bush fire-fighting efforts in Australia, and offered to match employee donations up to $250,000.
Read moreSustainable energy producer EDL has been awarded $243,000 by the West Australian Government’s Renewable Hydrogen Fund towards its study to produce hydrogen from renewable energy sources, as the first step towards totally displacing diesel and gas to power remote sites.
Read moreIn the United Kingdom, global energy producer EDL has proudly launched a partnership with leading science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM) educator Primary Engineer with a teacher and engineer training day.
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