resources

Hybrid solar and battery system to power mineral sands project in W.A.

ASX-listed miner Strandline Resources has signed a 15-year supply agreement with Contract Power, a move that will see it pay…

March 16, 2021

Mining majors pledge to electrify industry with renewables, batteries, EVs

Fourteen companies join forces to decarbonise Australian mining industry and to help it harness the benefits of renewables, storage and…

March 10, 2021

W.A. mines to add solar, batteries, with backing of state government

Two mining operations in W.A. Goldfields region to add solar and battery storage via first round of the state’s $19…

January 20, 2021

Ground-breaking solar microgrid completed at Granny Smith gold mine

Ground-breaking solar, battery and gas microgrid built to power remote W.A. gold mine is complete and cutting fossil fuel consumption…

October 7, 2020

Solar and battery storage to power Western Australia rare earths mine

Northern Minerals has signed a PPA with Soluna Australia for 100kW solar, 200kWh battery system to help power its Brown's…

May 8, 2020

Why an Australian mining giant chose wind and solar over gas

Oz Minerals reveals why it chose wind, solar and batteries over the traditional gas pipeline solution for its new $1…

February 27, 2020

Mining giant eyes wind, solar to power huge nickel project

Oz Minerals says 55MW hybrid power plant combining solar and wind could provide 70-80% of power for West Musgrave project,…

August 29, 2019

Santos to convert 56 crude oil pumps to 100% solar and battery storage

Santos kicks off ARENA-backed plans to shift all of its remote crude oil beam pumps to 100% solar and battery…

December 18, 2018