Tag: Western Australia
Here Comes the Infinity Train
After 3 years of anticipation, the long-awaited Gravity (or Infinity) locomotive has arrived in the Pilbara in Western Australia to be put to work transporting iron ore to the coast for shipment to China. This is part of Dr Andrew Forrest’s aim of achieving real zero across all the operations … [continued]
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Australia Achieves 12% Plugins in May
The overall Australian auto market continues to be buoyant, with 109,425 light vehicles sold in May 2025. Of this number, 12% had plugs. A total of 10,065 battery electric cars (BEV) were sold (9.2% of the market) and 3,081 plugin hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) were sold (2.8% of the market). … [continued]
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Green Mining, Green Iron, Green Shipping, and Community Support — the Andrew Forest Report
Andrew Forrest has scoffed at “net zero” and challenged the mining industry and maritime shipping to go for “real zero.” To this end, he has purchased battery electric mining equipment — we wrote about it here. Now, the big news is that he is expanding his renewable energy resources to … [continued]
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Fleet Electrification in Australia — Lessons Learnt
Many Australian businesses and government agencies are turning to fleet electrification to minimise their carbon footprint and fuel costs. The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) is co-funding some of these projects under their “Driving the Nation” program, and recently released “Lessons Learnt” reports to chronicle progress. I will attempt to … [continued]
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7 Projects Down In The Inevitable Death Of Hydrogen For Energy In B.C.
It was never going to work. The CBC’s March 2025 freedom of information exposé confirmed what engineers, analysts, and every mildly numerate policymaker should have known: British Columbia’s grand hydrogen production ambitions were built on sand. According to briefing documents to B.C.’s then energy minister in September of 2024, at … [continued]
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