John Laing Group has announced the start of construction at the East Rockingham Waste-to-Energy (WTE) plant in Western Australia. The project kicked off with a virtual opening on May 30, 2020, replacing a traditional onsite groundbreaking ceremony, currently impossible with COVID-19 restrictions.
The second of two WTE plants in the state, it is a critical piece of infrastructure that is designed both to protect the public health of residents in the state and to provide a significant source of renewable energy. The new plant will process up to 300,000 tonnes of residual waste from across the Perth metropolitan area, a much-needed solution to the State’s – and Perth in particular – landfill problem, which is at risk of contaminating drinking water.
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June 08, 2020
Vestas secures service agreements for three Australian wind farms
In partnership with global energy producer EDL, Vestas has secured service agreements for the three Australian wind farms of Coober Pedy in South Australia, Cullerin Range in New South Wales, and Wont...
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June 04, 2020
Largest wind farm in Australia starts commissioning phase
The largest wind farm in the Southern Hemisphere, 527 MW Stockyard Hill Wind Farm in Australia, has connected the first wind turbine to the Victorian transmission network and started generating electr...
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June 02, 2020
Santos completes US$1.3bn Australia LNG acquisition
Australian upstream operator Santos has completed the acquisition of ConocoPhillips’ northern Australia and Timor-Leste LNG assets for a reduced purchase price of US$1.265 billion and an in...
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May 28, 2020
One of the largest wind farms in Australia commissioned
The AGL Energy, in partnership with the Powering Australian Renewables, has commissioned one of the largest wind farms in Australia - 200 MW Silverton Wind Farm project in Western New S...
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May 27, 2020
New South Wales launches tender for Central-West Renewable Energy Zone
The government of New South Wales has launched a request for expression of interest (RFEOI) for the development of up to 3 GW of wind, solar, and energy storage projects that would create a Renewable...
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