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Western Australia to become coal-free by 2030 with Muja power station to be shut down
Mark McGowan says state’s two remaining coal-fired power stations are becoming less viable due to rise of renewable energy
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Western Australia will shut its last coal-fired power unit before the end of the decade and spend an extra half a billion dollars to foster new jobs for displayed workers, the state government said.
Later this year, the first of the 854-megawatt Muja power station’s units near Collie, south of Perth, will close, with the entire plant to be shut by 2029. The nearby 340MW Collie plant will exit the market by the end of 2027, the premier, Mark McGowan, said in a statement on Tuesday.
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Continue reading...Africa must forgo gas exploration to avert climate disaster, warn experts
Call comes after former UN climate envoy urged African countries to exploit their natural gas reserves
Africa must embrace renewable energy, and forgo exploration of its potentially lucrative gas deposits to stave off climate disaster and bring access to clean energy to the hundreds of millions who lack it, leading experts on the continent have said.
Their call came as the UN secretary general, António Guterres, warned that exploring for gas and oil anywhere in the world would be “delusional”.
Continue reading...Climate change: New fossil fuel funding is 'delusional' says UN chief
Australia’s CEFC awards A$2 million to help scale new shark-inspired tech for aviation, shipping
Australia’s “largest grid forming battery” to go ahead after landing finance deal
Edify locks in finance to start building 150MW/300MWh Tesla Megapack big battery featuring a "new vintage" of grid forming inverter controls.
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Regulator reminds generators of market obligations as Bowen plays down risk of outages
Bowen says there's no need to cut essential electricity use despite forecast shortfalls, as regulators remind generators of their obligation to play fairly.
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The day the fossil fuel industry lost all perspective, and threw away its social licence
Fossil fuel generators want more market support to ensure the lights stay on. But their actions this week show they care more about profits than providing an essential service.
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Australian Market Roundup: Small number of projects registered as watchdog looks to stamp out greenwashing
Just a lick of paint: CEFC backs Aussie coating innovation to slash transport emissions
An Australian invented "shark skin" coating, which can reduce drag for planes and ships, gets an investment boost from the CEFC.
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EnergyLab joins forces with New Energy Nexus to “set loose” Australian innovation
After change in Australia's political tide, Australian cleantech startup incubator EnergyLab joins forces with New Energy Nexus to supercharge innovation.
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It's time to come clean on Lismore's future. People and businesses have to relocate away from the floodplains
Record flooding and mudslides force closure of Yellowstone national park
The entire park, spanning parts of Wyoming, Montana and Idaho, will remain closed to visitors as officials assess damage to roads and bridges
Record flooding and rockslides following a burst of heavy rains prompted the rare closure on Monday of all five entrances to Yellowstone national park at the start of the summer tourist season, the park superintendent said.
The entire park, spanning parts of Wyoming, Montana and Idaho, will remain closed to visitors, including those with lodging and camping reservations, at least through Wednesday, as officials assess damage to roads, bridges and other facilities.
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Researchers use whale photo archive to help protect important WA calving site
Southern right whale populations were severely depleted by whaling but may be bouncing back in Geographe Bay
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Researchers are combing through thousands of whale photos to help protect a calving site off Western Australia’s coast that was severely impacted by the whaling industry.
The researchers believe that Geographe Bay off south-west WA is an important calving ground in need of environmental protection, and are using a 30-year archive of images to determine how many southern right whales have visited the area over time.
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