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Happy birthday Challicum Hills: The wind farm that launched an industry
As Victoria's Challicum Hills wind farm turns 20, it's worth reflecting on what a pioneering and pivotal project it was for renewable energy in Australia.
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Mysterious plants and fungi named new to science
Forrest turns sod on NSW biggest wind farm, firms 14GW plans with major turbine deal
Squadron Energy breaks ground on Uungula Wind Farm and announces multi-billion dollar turbine supply deal to underpin giga-scale project pipeline.
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US has both responsibility and capacity to lead loss and damage funding -experts
How do I use air conditioning efficiently? Is it better to blast it briefly throughout the day, or just leave it on?
California allowance surplus bank could narrow, but CCA prices unlikely to reach ceiling -expert
Tree that lives underground among newly named plant species
Volcano-top orchid also named by scientists contending with extinctions caused by the human destruction of nature
Two types of tree and a palm that live underground are among the new plant species named in 2023 and highlighted by scientists at the Royal Botanical Garden Kew in the UK.
The palm is unique, as the only species known to flower and fruit almost exclusively underground, and was discovered in Borneo. The trees were discovered in the deep Kalahari sands of highland Angola, where the free-draining terrain has led a number of species evolving to live at least 90% underground.
Continue reading...UK government sets out plans for ‘biggest nuclear power expansion in 70 years’
Ministers hope to build fleet of reactors to meet quarter of electricity demand by 2050 but critics highlight long delays and rising costs
The government has set out plans for what it claims will be Britain’s biggest nuclear power expansion in 70 years, despite concerns about faltering nuclear output and project delays.
Ministers published a roadmap on Friday that recommits the government to building a fleet of nuclear reactors capable of producing 24GW by 2050 – enough to meet a quarter of the national electricity demand.
Continue reading...Mass seal deaths in southern Atlantic confirmed as bird flu
Scientists warn further spread could threaten fragile ecosystem, as tests show seals died of H5N1 on South Georgia island
A UK virology team has confirmed the first bird flu infections in elephant and fur seals in the sub-Antarctic region, as the highly contagious H5N1 virus continues to spread around the world.
Researchers previously reported the mass deaths of seals and that a number of elephant seals on South Georgia island – a UK overseas territory in the southern Atlantic Ocean – had been exhibiting symptoms of avian flu. But while seabird cases were confirmed, the seal infections were classed as suspected, pending lab results.
Continue reading...UK government to update nuclear regulation, explore building another large plant
Preliminary estimates show US emissions decline in 2023 for first time in two years -research firm
Utility solar steps up: South Australia’s new record-breakers
South Australia sets new renewables benchmarks with two significant big solar records, while the NEM reveals some of the unique challenges it is facing.
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California ARB begins 2024 with no new offset issuance
US DOE grants $17 mln towards university-led decarbonisation research from minority serving institutions
“No green power, no project:” Can Australia compete on green steel?
Proximity to renewable energy sources is shaping a new paradigm in the steel sector. What does this mean for Australia?
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Zuckerberg derided for his ‘high quality beef’ ranch where cows are fed macadamia nuts and beer
Critics call cattle-raising project on Hawaii ranch ‘a billionaire’s strange sideshow’ and bad for the environment
The social media tycoon Mark Zuckerberg’s latest business venture raising “world-class” beef cattle on his sprawling luxury Hawaiian hideaway has been derided as out of touch and environmentally irresponsible.
The Meta billionaire posted a picture of himself on Wednesday eating a steak – medium rare, no sides – from his Ko’olau ranch, a 1,400-acre compound on Kauai, Hawaii’s oldest island.
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