South Australia is a world-leader in green energy, with around 71 per cent of its energy produced from renewable sources. The state is now using its expertise to help other nations kick green energy goals.

Hillgrove Resources has been awarded a $2 million state government grant to trial underground technology aimed at reducing the costs, carbon emissions and the number of explosions required to restart operations at its Adelaide Hills copper-gold mine.

OZ Minerals has committed $600 million to expand the Prominent Hill copper and gold mine, located 650 km north-north-west of Adelaide, approximately 100 km south-east of Coober Pedy and 150 km north-west of BHP Billiton’s Olympic Dam mine.

Experts are helping the mining industry find a pathway to more efficient, green, sustainable and safer mining operations by transitioning to battery-supported electric vehicles (BEVs).

South Australians in public housing are being offered the chance to join a world-first program that provides them with a free home battery and slashes their electricity bills without needing to have a solar system installed on their roof.

Tonsley welcomes Western Air as the first private business to set up offices at the South Australia Drill Core Reference Library, based at Tonsley Innovation District.

Leading supermarkets, motels, holiday parks and petrol stations are among more than 600 sites that have registered to host electric vehicle charging stations as part of the Marshall Government’s $13.4m commitment to support a statewide Electric Vehicle Fast Charging Network.

The State Government and the Port of Rotterdam Authority have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to study the feasibility of exporting green hydrogen made in SA to Rotterdam, Europe’s largest port.

South Australia now has its first 10 star-rated energy efficient home with construction finished at the Woodforde property in Adelaide’s eastern suburbs.

The world’s largest fully moveable solar array is now taking shape at Adelaide’s Happy Valley Reservoir as part of an ambitious renewable energy initiative by SA Water to reduce its operating expenses and deliver significant environmental benefits to South Australia.

Already a global leader in renewable energy, South Australia is becoming home to new energy generation that will further harness our wind and solar resources, prove a game-changer for reducing carbon emissions and create significant economic growth.

Hydrogen produced using renewable energy will start to flow into 700 Adelaide homes within weeks, as South Australia’s ambitious plan to become a “green hydrogen” hub takes another step forward.