Categories for Sustainability

EDL’s decade long journey of empowering women in trades

In 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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Energy and Mines Australia Summit 2023

EDL’s Head of Growth, Jason Dickfos, is guest speaker at the Energy and Mines Australia Summit 2023, in Perth, Western Australia. Now in its 7th year, the Energy and Mines Australia Summit brings together leaders from the energy industry to discuss the latest insights and strategies for realising net-zero targets. Jason will speak about EDL’s…

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Lansing’s first renewable natural gas facility opened

Global sustainable energy producer EDL and key project stakeholders bp, Consumers Energy and Granger Waste Services welcomed the start of operations at the Wood Road Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) Facility. The landfill gas to RNG facility is the first of its kind in Lansing, Michigan. EDL Chief Executive Officer James Harman said, “Converting waste gases…

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Jabiru soars into zero emissions future with EDL

Sustainable energy producer EDL has flipped the switch on its Jabiru Hybrid Renewable Power Station, giving the remote Northern Territory township of Jabiru a flying start into its future as an ecologically sustainable tourism and services hub for the region. EDL CEO James Harman said the new 11.4MW solar-battery-diesel power station had replaced the town’s…

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EDL Chief Executive Officer joins Board of Australian Energy Council

EDL Chief Executive Officer James Harman has been appointed as a Director to the Board of the Australian Energy Council. The Australian Energy Council represents major electricity and downstream natural gas businesses operating in the competitive wholesale and retail energy markets. These businesses collectively generate most of Australia’s energy supply, sell gas and electricity to over 10…

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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.

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Agnew leads the way in decarbonising Australian mining with wind and hybrid power

Global 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.

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