ENERGY TRANSITION

Santos switches to solar 

ADELAIDE oiler Santos has received a grant from the Federal government-backed Australian Renewable Energy Agency to transition to 100% renewable energy for its oil well operations in the Cooper Basin as part of the Advancing Renewables Program. 

 Cooper Basin beam pumps to switch to cost-saving solar-battery route with Fed funding 

Cooper Basin beam pumps to switch to cost-saving solar-battery route with Fed funding 

The project will convert all beam pumps at 56 sites to solar and batteries at a cost of A$16 million, with ARENA stumping up 25% of that.    A single, pilot solar beam pump has been in operation since...

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