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Wirsol reveals plans for 85MW solar farm and big battery in Victoria
Wirsol says it has secured land rights to develop up to 85MW of solar and a "battery opportunity" in Barnawartha in Victoria's north.
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Superb fairywren crowned 2021 Australian bird of the year winner in hotly contested vote
Beloved small bird known for its polyamory and shared household labour narrowly beats tawny frogmouth and gang-gang cockatoo in Guardian Australia/Birdlife Australia poll
- Australian bird of the year: how they finished
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The superb fairywren has been voted bird of the year for 2021, narrowly defeating the tawny frogmouth in a nail-biting finish.
The winner of the Guardian Australia/Birdlife Australia poll was announced on Friday after more than 400,000 votes were cast during the 10-day competition.
Continue reading...Energy Insiders Podcast: Alinta’s big Pilbara and offshore wind plays
Alinta CEO Jeff Dimery on offshore wind, Pilbara wind, pumped hydro, battery storage, 5-minute settlements and the ESB.
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“We’ve been caught out:” Switch to 5-minute settlement traps market turtles
Alinta admits to being "caught out" by price spikes since 5-minute settlement, and is flagging changes to cap contracts, and maybe a big battery.
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Alinta plans massive 1GW offshore wind project, and the first wind farm in Pilbara
Alinta plans 1GW plus offshore wind farm and the first wind farm in the Pilbara as part of a $6 billion investment in renewables and storage.
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Afraid of the dark and clutching at coal, ESB is still beating capacity market drum
ESB cites wind droughts or "dunkelflaute" as reasons for a capacity market, but the modelling for such claims does not exist.
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Makes no sense to think of emission cuts as a cost, says Morrison government advisor
The Climate Change Authority says stronger climate action is key to Australia's global competitiveness
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Bird of the year 2021: superb fairy-wren crowned winner of Australia’s favourite #BirdOfTheYear poll – live
The final 10 birds in contention in the Guardian/BirdLife Australia poll were the Australian magpie, gang-gang cockatoo, regent honeyeater, Australian brush turkey, Gouldian finch, superb fairywren, galah, tawny frogmouth, peregrine falcon and laughing kookaburra
- Bird of the year top 10: how the votes were distributed
- ‘Birdwatching doesn’t make me forget Covid, but it helps me see life anew’
- Download the poster as PDF here or JPEG here
- See all our bird of the year coverage here
Our 8th place-getter has some of the most passionate supporters around. With 8152 votes, it’s the Laughing kookaburra!
In 9th place, we have the hero of the Australian backyard and friend of cyclists everywhere, the Australian magpie with 8046 votes.
Continue reading...Australia could 'green' its degraded landscapes for just 6% of what we spend on defence
CP Daily: Thursday October 7, 2021
Angus Taylor advised by department that IPCC climate report was ‘balanced’, documents show
Emissions reduction minister told to expect more vigorous calls for ambitious targets before Barnaby Joyce declined to endorse findings
Australian government officials privately advised Angus Taylor that the latest international report on climate science was “balanced and transparent” before Barnaby Joyce later refused to endorse some of the key findings.
Amid government divisions on climate policy in the lead-up to the Glasgow Cop26 conference, Guardian Australia can reveal Taylor’s department also told him to expect intensified calls “for more ambitious climate targets, such as net zero emissions by 2050 or earlier”.
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