EDL
Winning Year(s): 2021
Industry: Agriculture, Mining & Utilities
Innovation Name: Agnew Hybrid Renewable Project
Awards: 3rd Most Innovative Agriculture, Mining & Utilities Company
Employees: 100-499
EDL’s Agnew Hybrid Renewable Project offers a solution to the energy trilemma (balancing energy reliability, affordability and sustainability).
The microgrid, installed at Gold Fields Agnew gold mine in WA addresses the limitations of different generating technologies, integrating renewable and thermal generation with energy storage to maximise sustainability benefits. The microgrid has delivered 99.99% reliability while reducing Gold Fields’ carbon footprint by 40,000 tCO2-e per annum.