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Taylor incurs wrath of community solar groups, including in his own electorate
Federal energy minister upsets two separate solar groups in one week, including the developers of a 1.8MW community-based PV project in his Hume electorate.
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Revealed: True cost of Tesla big battery, and its government contract
Neoen prospectus reveals capital cost, government contract details and first half revenue of Tesla big battery in South Australia, as well as some key wind and solar pricing contracts.
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Neoen cites risk of class action against wind farms over South Australia blackout
French-owned renewable energy developer Neoen cites risk that wind farms in South Australia could face class action suit over state-wide blackout in September, 2016.
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Coalition exposes its ignorance in anti-renewable stance
Angus Taylor is a disaster for Australian households and business struggling under skyrocketing power prices because of the Liberals’ energy and climate policy paralysis.
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Cost over-runs and delays hit more solar projects and contractors
Neoen says it has received more than $22 million in damages from delays to three NSW solar farms, and also has a claim over the Degrussa solar and storage project in WA.
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Australia could launch legal challenge to Japan's 'scientific' whaling hunts
After a ‘win for whales’ at the IWC, government is urged to do more but refuses to send ship to monitor Japan’s actions
The environment minister, Melissa Price, has not ruled out taking legal action to challenge Japan’s so-called “scientific” whaling hunts.
An international law expert says prospects for a legal case against Japan’s whaling program, which is carried out under an International Whaling Commission clause that allows for scientific whaling, have strengthened after the recent IWC meeting in Brazil, and would get even stronger if Japan followed through on its threat to leave the commission.
Continue reading...Genex secures development approval for Kidston pumped hydro
Genex gets all clear to add 250MW pumped hydro storage to solar – and perhaps wind – at old Kidston gold mine in north Qld.
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There are no winners from Australia’s costly energy chaos
Investment in energy generation does not need new subsidies, but it does need certainty. Yet, a small group of vindictive politicians would prefer to block all action on climate change and get revenge on Malcolm Turnbull, rather than reduce power prices.
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Sustainability at the Solar Farm succeeds again
The Sunshine Coast Solar Farm has been recognised once again, taking out the Environmental and Sustainability Award at the Australian Regional Development Conference Awards 2018.
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Solar + flow battery to power Barrier Reef research station
University of Queensland-run research hub to be more than 80% solar powered, via 500kW PV and 600kWh vanadium flow battery system.
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All the plastic you can and cannot recycle
CP Daily: Thursday September 20, 2018
Poland lodges request for EU to investigate ETS price hike, says some other states agree
US EPA data reveals 11 RFS waiver applications submitted for 2018
NA Markets: RGGI allowances hit new highs as WCI cools
Whitsundays shark attacks: drum lines to be set as two tourists remain critical
Fisheries Queensland to set baited lines in Cid Harbour after separate attacks on same day
Drum lines will be set after two tourists were critically injured in separate shark attacks at a harbour in the Whitsunday Islands in north Queensland.
A 12-year-old New Zealand girl holidaying with her father and sister received a life-threatening wound to her leg on Thursday afternoon at Cid Harbour.
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The backflip over Sydney's marine park is a defiance of science
Ciwem environmental photographer of the year 2018 winners – in pictures
The Iranian photographer Saeed Mohammadzadeh has been named Ciwem’s environmental photographer of the year. End Floating, his haunting image of a beached boat on the solidified salty remains of Urmia Lake, illustrates how climate change, water mismanagement and drought have decimated the landscape
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