Green Day Energy aims to turn prickly acacia into biochar at Richmond

Sally Gall
Updated July 4 2022 - 11:19pm, first published March 29 2022 - 4:45pm
Green Day Energy founder Brad Carswell and Richmond Shire Council Mayor John Wharton at the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding in Richmond. Picture supplied.
Green Day Energy founder Brad Carswell and Richmond Shire Council Mayor John Wharton at the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding in Richmond. Picture supplied.

Renewable energy company Green Day Energy has joined forces with the Richmond Shire Council and CQUniversity to design, construct and commission a biomass plant in the Richmond shire, using prickly acacia as its raw material.

Sally Gall

Sally Gall

Senior journalist - Queensland Country Life/North Queensland Register

Based at Blackall, CW Qld, where I've raised a family, run Merino sheep and beef cattle, and helped develop a region - its history, tourism, education and communications. Get in touch at 0427 575 955 if you've got a story idea for me.

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