Net Zero are definitely the buzz words these days and while industry pursues that goal it’s also on the agenda of homeowners. And battery storage is key. It’s part of what is now known as Battery Energy Storage Systems or BESS, and one application helps store power generated from clean energy like solar photovoltaic or […]
A new study says two thirds of consumers know how to make sustainable energy choices, but won’t spend the time or money to do it. Really? The snapshot from Ernst Young (EY) calls this “consumer fatigue”. They found households—and they asked 100K of them—are keen on clean energy and know quite a bit about it, […]
Australia’s Clean Energy Finance Corporation is investing $99M to boost a South Australia wind farm to provide clean energy to BHP’s Olympic Dam copper mine. Olympic Dam, located 550 km north-northwest of Adelaide, has one of the largest copper deposits in the world. The Neoen Goyder South Stage 1 Wind Farm will generate 203 MW […]
I like starting the year with some good news and the fact that Australia’s electric vehicle sales jumped last year was just that. A record 1.21M new cars were sold in Australia in 2023, breaking the previous high of 1.18M set in 2017, with battery EVs 7.2% of the total—up from 3.2% in 2022—and hybrid […]
A new report from Powerlink Queensland looks at the challenges of expanding Australia’s grid for renewable energy, and the trade-offs between overhead & underground transmission lines. At least $21.4T needs to be invested in electricity grids worldwide by 2050 to support a net-zero trajectory. Australia has set a goal of more than 80% of electricity […]
A new report from BHP this week called Recapturing Australia’s Competitiveness is a timely reminder of how important Australian mining is to our future given the challenges of climate change. Meeting our net zero goals will “only be possible through the scaling up of mineral production”. BHP says that may mean creating up to 140 […]
Copper Powers Data Centres A new infographic from the Copper Development Center in the U.S. shows at a glance how crucial Copper is to the growing role of Data Centres in modern economies, one that is only going to get bigger. Data centres are computer server hubs that collect, store and process large amounts of […]
The Responsible Minerals Initiative-RMI-and The Copper Mark have launched new versions of the Risk Readiness Assessment-RRA-and the Criteria Guide, version 3.0. The RRA is a set of mineral-agnostic criteria for responsible production, sourcing, processing and recycling of minerals and metals. Version 3.0 of the RRA consists of 33 criteria covering environmental, social, and governance (ESG) […]
‘It’s not easy being green’ may have been a hit song by a frog 30 years ago, but for most people renovating a home that original message still rings true. Till now that is. The Green Building Council of Australia—GBCA—has just launched their sustainable guide to home renovations so builders, designers & homeowners can make […]
Sydney is hosting the International Mining and Resources Conference (IMARC) from 31 October – 2 November in what has become a “Grand Slam” event of the industry, globally. IMARC Chief Operating Officer Anita Richards said this year’s event was looking to be the largest ever, with over 520 speakers from global giants such as, BHP, […]
Copper is getting a lot of attention these days for all sorts of uses, but its importance for the health, look and feel of our skin is increasingly on the radar of both consumers and business. A recent article in sportskeeda magazine outlined the top 5 benefits of copper for our skin, namely: 1. Copper […]
The United Nations this week said the world is throwing out nearly $10B of electronic waste—or e-waste—a year, calling it “invisible” because most people don’t know it can be recycled. Most of it is lying around out of sight in our homes, including unused cables, electronic toys, power tools, vaping devices, and countless other small […]
