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China and Russia to build lunar space station
Victoria and AEMO welcome certainty of Yallourn’s early exit, as Taylor stokes fears
AEMO, the state government and industry welcome early notice of Yallourn closure, with only Angus Taylor warning of dire consequences.
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NSW ramps up energy efficiency targets in quest to save $2.4bn in energy costs
NSW government ramps up targets under its Energy Saving Scheme, that could deliver substantial energy savings for households and businesses.
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Epho and Solgen: Is this the solar market consolidation Australia had to have?
AGL's purchase of Epho and Solgen is a major endorsement of the booming market and the latest sign of a period of consolidation.
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ACT flooded by proposals as suppliers jostle for role in electric bus fleet
ACT receives more than 100 expressions of interests from a range of suppliers to help deliver its 90 electric buses.
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Australia’s big fossil fuel generators are being replaced by big batteries
Australia's ageing fleet of coal and gas generators are being replaced by big batteries.
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Regulator expects continued growth in Australia’s carbon offset market
JinkoSolar Recognized as a ´TOP BRAND PV Australia Seal 2021` by EuPD Research
Jinko Solar was awarded the ‘Top Brand PV Australia 2021’ by EuPD Research, a highly specialized European research firm.
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Storms, delays, constraints and low prices batter UK fund’s Australian solar portfolio
Foresight Solar fund hit by storms, delays, network constraints, falling power prices and poor sunshine at its Australian solar farms.
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Hungary to install solar at site of last coal plant as it fast-tracks coal exit
Hungary brings forward coal phase-out to 2025, and will replace its last coal plant with a solar farm and a gas generator.
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From veggie gardening to op-shopping, migrants are the quiet environmentalists | Sukhmani Khorana
Research shows ethnic minorities are often under-represented in the urban environmental movement, yet often practice sustainability at home
The organised environmental movement is largely a white, middle-class space. But our research shows migrants care for nature in other ways – including living sustainably in their everyday lives.
This is most obvious on the domestic front. From repurposing goods to keeping vegetable gardens and being careful with electricity use, migrants are highly likely to practise sustainable living – sometimes without even realising it.
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EnergyAustralia to close Yallourn coal plant in 2028, to build massive big battery
EnergyAustralia will close the Yallourn power station four years early, announcing one of Australia's dirtiest power stations will be shuttered in mid-2028.
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Ten years on from Fukushima, nuclear power continues to struggle with deeper problems
Ten years on from Fukushima, the problem with new nuclear remains economic: it costs too much to build.
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Shopify and Carbon Engineering announce largest ever direct air capture purchase
Snowy signs up new 90MW solar farm as part of retailing deal with BP
Snowy Hydro signs 15-year contract with Lightsource bp for a new solar farm that will help deliver 100 per cent renewable energy to the oil giant's retail outlets in NSW.
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