Construction of new Jabiru power station kicks off
Works on the Jabiru Hybrid Renewable Project will get underway from 15 June 2021, starting with site clearing and preparation for the construction of the new power station and solar farm.
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EDL launches Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan
In 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 moreEDL donates $250,000 to fight bushfires, offers to match employee donations up to another $250,000
EDL 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 moreEngineering schoolkids’ enthusiasm for STEM
In 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.
Read moreRead “From China to the outback: Logistical nightmare behind transport of gigantic wind turbines”
This ABC News story on the Agnew Hybrid Renewable Project outlines the challenges of delivering renewable energy solutions in remote regions as the wind farm components are transported from China, to Geraldton in Western Australia, then 630km inland to the goldfields region
Read moreWatch “Life against the odds in Australia’s underground town”
This BBC story on the remote South Australian opal mining town of Coober Pedy shows how our award-winning Coober Pedy Hybrid Renewable Project is putting this unique, off-grid town on the world map as a “leader in sustainable living”.
Read moreEDL encourages girls to try a career in trades
In Term 3, a team from EDL visited Dapto High School in New South Wales to encourage female senior students to take up non-traditional careers either through electrical and mechanical trades or STEM opportunities. EDL Global Engineering Manager Helen Burns, Operations Supervisor Rebekah Utting and apprentices Hollie Hasiuk and Alkira Lazaro attended the school assembly,…
Read moreEDL’s Coober Pedy Hybrid Renewable Project wins at 2019 Asia Power Awards
EDL has won the 2019 Asia Power Awards’ Environmental Upgrade of the Year in recognition of its successful Coober Pedy Hybrid Renewable Project.
Read moreEDL and CareerTrackers partnership growing from strength to strength
CareerTrackers Indigenous Internship Program participants and their EDL mentors and executives attended the CareerTrackers 2019 annual gala dinner to celebrate the interns’ success and the long-standing relationship between both organisations. EDL Chief Executive Officer James Harman said since 2014, the company has been recruiting interns through CareerTrackers, a national not-for-profit organisation that mentors Indigenous tertiary…
Read moreEDL adds new solar hybrid station for South32
EDL today announced it has executed a 14-year extension of its contract to supply electricity at South32’s Cannington silver, lead and zinc mine in North Queensland.
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